Sea Bird 37

Sea Bird 37

Development
Designer	Stan Huntingford and Hardin International
Location	Canada
Year	1973
Builder(s)	Cooper Enterprises Hardin International
Role	Cruiser
Name	Sea Bird 37
Boat
Displacement	18,000 lb (8,165 kg)
Draft	4.00 ft (1.22 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	36.75 ft (11.20 m)
LWL	32.50 ft (9.91 m)
Beam	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Engine type	Perkins Engines 4-108 40 hp (30 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	long keel
Ballast	6,000 lb (2,722 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Ketch rig
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead ketch
Total sail area	551.00 sq ft (51.190 m2)
Sea Bird 37 MS  →

The Sea Bird 37 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Stan Huntingford and Hardin International as a cruiser and first built in 1973. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The design was developed into a motorsailer with a new deck and pilothouse, designated the Sea Bird 37 MS. ^{[5] [6]}

Production

The design was built by Cooper Enterprises in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, starting in 1973, but the company went out of business in 1990 and it is now out of production. It was also built by Hardin International in Kaohsiung, Taiwan during their time in business of 1977 - 1988. ^{[1] [2] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Design

The Sea Bird 37 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It was built with a choice of either a ketch or masthead sloop rig and an aft or centre cockpit. The boat has a raked stem, a nearly plumb transom, a/an keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel. It displaces 18,000 lb (8,165 kg) and carries 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard long keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-108 diesel engine of 40 hp (30 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 80 U.S. gallons (300 L; 67 imp gal). ^{[1] [2]}

The centre cockpit version has sleeping accommodation for six people, with two single berths in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a transverse double berth. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. There are two heads, one in the forepeak, forward of the bow cabin and one on the starboard side in the aft cabin. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.64 kn (14.15 km/h). ^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sea Bird 37 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sea Bird 37". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Stan Huntingford". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Stan Huntingford". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sea Bird 37 MS sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sea Bird 37 MS". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Cooper Enterprises Inc. (CAN) 1970 - 1990". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Cooper Enterprises Inc". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
9. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hardin International 1977 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
10. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hardin International". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.