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PETERSON 37

PETERSON 37

Wiggers Custom Yachts Ltd.🇨🇦· Design: Doug Peterson
from 1981
$2.3K – $6.1K est. annual maintenance
Racer/CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA37 ft
LWL30.92 ft
Beam11.92 ft
Draft6.75 ft
Displacement12,000 lb
Ballast6,000 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.5 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height50.4 ft
Jforetriangle base15.1 ft
Pmainsail luff44.2 ft
Emainsail foot13 ft
FLforestay15.1 ft
Mainsail690.8 sq ft
Jib (100%)380.5 sq ft
Spinnaker646.9 sq ft

Performance

Comfort20.9
Capsize2.09
SA/Disp20.5
Disp/Len181
Bal/Disp50.0

ORC Performance Data(1 certificate)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

2468100°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
4kn6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20kn24knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH635.1 s/miOSN618.5

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.84301.05901.1623Inshore0.65920.87100.9800

ORC Measured

Displacement5081 kg (11204 lb)Wetted surface25.1 m² (270 ft²)Stability index-1.0

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main32.5 m² (350 ft²)Genoa49.7 m² (535 ft²)Spinnaker95.7 m² (1030 ft²)Asymmetric95.7 m² (1030 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS468101214162024
52°4.15.46.36.76.97.07.07.07.0
60°4.45.76.56.87.07.17.27.27.2
75°4.55.86.67.07.27.47.57.67.7
90°4.45.76.57.07.37.57.77.98.1
110°4.15.66.67.27.57.88.18.48.9
120°4.05.46.57.17.57.88.28.89.3
135°3.54.96.06.87.27.68.08.89.9
150°2.94.15.26.16.87.27.68.39.2
Beat VMG2.63.64.34.74.95.05.05.04.9
Run VMG2.53.64.55.36.06.67.07.78.3

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 37ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.3K – $6.1K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the PETERSON 37yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
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