Nor'Sea 37 explained

Nor'Sea 37
Designer:Lyle Hess
Location:United States
Year:1992
Builder:Nor'Sea Marine
Role:Cruiser
Draft:5.58feet
Displacement:196000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:36.42feet
Lwl:32.5feet
Beam:12feet
Engine:Yanmar 4JH2-E 510NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:modified long keel
Ballast:72000NaN0
Rudder Type:keel and transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Cutter rig
Sailplan:Cutter rigged sloop
Sailarea Total:720square feet

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 196000NaN0 and carries 72000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 5.58feet with the standard keel.[1] [3]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese 4JH2-E diesel engine of 510NaN0 for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[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 7.640NaN0.[3]

See also

Related development

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nor'Sea 37 sailboat . 25 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20211125132037/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/norsea-37. 25 November 2021. live.
  2. Web site: Lyle C. Hess 1912 - 2002. 25 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20210107195500/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hess-lyle-c. 7 January 2021. live.
  3. Web site: Nor'Sea 37. 25 November 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211125132054/https://sailboat.guide/norsea/37. 25 November 2021. live.
  4. Web site: Nor'Sea 37. 25 November 2021. Cruising World. October 1992.
  5. Web site: Nor'Sea Marine (USA) 1975 - 2019. 25 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20211124225334/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/norsea-marine-usa. 24 November 2021. live.