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The Seidelmann 37 is an American
sailboat A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminology ...
that was designed by
Bob Seidelmann Seidelmann Yachts was an American boat builder based in Berlin, New Jersey. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. The company was founded by Bob Seidelmann in 1977. History Bob Seidelmann was a sailma ...
as a racer-
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and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 296-297. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.


Production

The design was built by Seidelmann Yachts in
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, but it is now out of production.


Design

The Seidelmann 37 is a recreational
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, built predominantly of
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, with
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wood trim. It has a
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rig, with
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spars, a
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, a raised
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, an internally mounted spade-type
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controlled by a
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and a fixed fin
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. It displaces and carries of ballast. The design was produced with several different keel and rig combinations. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat is fitted with a Japanese
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of for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has sleeping accommodation for six people. There is a bow "V"-berth, two settee berths in the main cabin and a quarter berth aft, with a sixth, optional pilot berth above the settee berths. The
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is located aft, on the starboard side and includes a two-burner, alcohol-fired stove and oven, plus a sink with pressurized water. There is a navigation station on the port side that is normally angled, but can be leveled for use as counter space. The
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is located on the port side and just aft of the bow "V"-berth. The cabin woodwork is all of teak. Ventilation is provided by two
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s, bow cabin and main cabin deck hatches, plus four opening ports. The cockpit is a T-shaped design. The
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s,
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and
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lines are all mounted internally. The cockpit has two
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winches, plus there are two additional winches on the mast for the halyards. There are also genoa sheet tracks mounted inboard. There is an
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well in the bow. The design has a
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racing average handicap of 120 with the deep keel fitted.


Operational history

In a 1994 review, Richard Sherwood wrote, "like many Seidelmanns, this one has a very tall rig. The beam, however, is wide in relation to length. The result is a spacious interior."


See also

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Columbia 36 The Columbia 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Crealock and first built in 1967. Production The design was built by Columbia Yachts in the United States. The original Columbia 36 design was built from 1967 to 1972, with 4 ...
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Coronado 35 The Coronado 35 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr. as a cruiser and first built in 1971. The Coronado 35 design was developed into the Portman 36 in 1978 and later into the Watkins 36 and the Watkins 36C. Devel ...
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Crealock 37 The Crealock 37, also called the Pacific Seacraft 37, is an American sailboat that was designed by British naval architect W. I. B. Crealock as a cruiser and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North Amer ...
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Ericson 36 The Ericson 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as a racer and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 282-283. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ...
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Frigate 36 The Frigate 36 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1968. It is named in honour of the Frigate warship class. The Frigate 36 is a development of the 1966 C&C-designed Invader 36, with a stub long keel and ...
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* Watkins 36 *
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References

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