Sea Bird 37
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2022}}
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|designer = Stan Huntingford and Hardin International
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|location = Canada
|year = 1973
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|builder = Cooper Enterprises
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|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|18000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fibreglass
|loa = {{convert|36.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|32.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|11.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Perkins Engines 4-108 {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = long keel
|ballast = {{convert|6000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = keel-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Ketch rig
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|successor = Sea Bird 37 MS
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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.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sea-bird-37|title= Sea Bird 37 sailboat |access-date= 6 June 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220606192521/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sea-bird-37|archive-date= 6 June 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/sea-bird-37|title= Sea Bird 37|access-date= 6 June 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220606192542/https://sailboat.guide/sea-bird-37|archive-date= 6 June 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/huntingford-stan|title= Stan Huntingford|access-date = 6 June 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220509124953/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/huntingford-stan|archive-date= 9 May 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/stan-huntingford|title= Stan Huntingford|access-date= 6 June 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220509125035/https://sailboat.guide/stan-huntingford|archive-date= 9 May 2022|url-status= live}}
The design was developed into a motorsailer with a new deck and pilothouse, designated the Sea Bird 37 MS.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sea-bird-37-ms|title= Sea Bird 37 MS sailboat |access-date= 7 June 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220607135918/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sea-bird-37-ms|archive-date= 7 June 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/cooper/sea-bird-37-ms|title= Sea Bird 37 MS|access-date= 7 June 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220607135927/https://sailboat.guide/cooper/sea-bird-37-ms|archive-date= 7 June 2022|url-status= live}}
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.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cooper-enterprises-inc-can|title = Cooper Enterprises Inc. (CAN) 1970 - 1990|access-date = 6 June 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220511162445/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cooper-enterprises-inc-can|archive-date= 11 May 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/cooper|title= Cooper Enterprises Inc.|access-date= 6 June 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220511162504/https://sailboat.guide/cooper|archive-date= 11 May 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hardin-international|title= Hardin International 1977 - 1988|access-date = 6 June 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220606192214/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hardin-international|archive-date= 6 June 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hardin|title= Hardin International|access-date= 6 June 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220606192547/https://sailboat.guide/hardin|archive-date= 6 June 2022|url-status= live}}
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 {{convert|18000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|6000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard long keel.
The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-108 diesel engine of {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds {{convert|100|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|80|u.s.gal}}.
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.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|7.64|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.