Development | |
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Designer | Jim Brown |
Year | 1960s |
Name | Searunner 37 [1] |
Boat | |
Crew | 1-5 [1] |
Draft | 2.08 ft (0.63 m) (hull) [1] 6.33 ft (1.93 m) (centerboard) [1] |
Hull | |
Type | Trimaran [1] |
Construction | Fiberglass over plywood [2] |
Hull weight | 8,500 lb (3,900 kg) [1] |
LOA | 37.33 ft (11.38 m) [1] |
LWL | 34.33 ft (10.46 m) [1] |
Beam | 5.83 ft (1.78 m) (center hull) [1] 22.25 ft (6.78 m) (full beam) [1] |
Rig | |
Mast length | 45 ft (14 m) (length) [1] 48.5 ft (14.8 m) (bridge clearance) [1] |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 268 sq ft (24.9 m2) [1] |
Total sail area | 760 sq ft (71 m2) [1] |
The Searunner 37 is a trimaran sailboat designed by Jim Brown in the 1960s. [1] It is the second largest boat in the Searunner series, the largest being the Searunner 40.
Jim Brown stayed with Piver's narrow-waisted hulls while introducing the centerboard, center cockpit, and cutter rig. Of the 47 multihulls we spoke outside U.S. waters, 13 were Brown designs. While poor payload capacity and hobby-horsing are owner complaints with the 31 and 37, his 40-footer gets high marks. The Searunner's safety record is outstanding. Its divided accommodation provides the best ventilation of any boat in the tropics.