Nor'Sea 37

Nor'Sea 37

Development
Designer	Lyle Hess
Location	United States
Year	1992
Builder(s)	Nor'Sea Marine
Role	Cruiser
Name	Nor'Sea 37
Boat
Displacement	19,600 lb (8,890 kg)
Draft	5.58 ft (1.70 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	36.42 ft (11.10 m)
LWL	32.50 ft (9.91 m)
Beam	12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 4JH2-E 51 hp (38 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	modified long keel
Ballast	7,200 lb (3,266 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel and transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Cutter rig
Sails
Sailplan	Cutter rigged sloop
Total sail area	720.00 sq ft (66.890 m2)

The Nor'Sea 37 is an American sailboat that was designed by Lyle Hess as a global blue water cruiser for living aboard and first built in 1992. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Production

The design was built by Nor'Sea Marine in Dana Point, California, United States, starting in 1992 but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [5]}

Design

The Nor'Sea 37 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a cutter rig, a raked stem, a rounded transom, a keel and transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces 19,600 lb (8,890 kg) and carries 7,200 lb (3,266 kg) of lead ballast. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 5.58 ft (1.70 m) with the standard keel. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat is fitted with a Japanese 4JH2-E diesel engine of 51 hp (38 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 170 U.S. gallons (640 L; 140 imp gal). ^{[1] [3]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double berth in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table in the main cabin, a pilot berth amidships on the port side and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. The head is located just aft of the galley on the starboard side. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a hull speed of 7.64 kn (14 km/h). ^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Nor'Sea 27

Similar sailboats

• Alberg 37
• Baltic 37
• C&C 37
• C&C 110
• CS 36
• Dickerson 37
• Dockrell 37
• Endeavour 37
• Express 37
• Hunter 36-2
• Marlow-Hunter 37
• Tayana 37

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Nor'Sea 37 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lyle C. Hess 1912 - 2002". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
3. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Nor'Sea 37". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
4. "Nor'Sea 37". Cruising World. October 1992. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Nor'Sea Marine (USA) 1975 - 2019". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.