| Express 37 | |
| Line Drawing: | Express37.gif |
| Image Boat: | File:Express 37's in St Francis YC Spring One Design 2010.JPG |
| Image Caption: | Express 37s pHat Jack and Stewball racing on San Francisco Bay |
| Designer: | Carl Schumacher |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1984 |
| No Built: | 65 |
| Builder: | Alsberg Brothers Boatworks |
| Draft: | 7.25feet |
| Displacement: | 98000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 37.08feet |
| Lwl: | 30.83feet |
| Beam: | 11.5feet |
| Engine: | Yanmar 2GMF 180NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 46000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 48.75feet |
| J: | 14.33feet |
| P: | 42feet |
| E: | 13.75feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 288.75square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 349.29square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 638.04square feet |
The Express 37 is an American light displacement sailboat designed by Carl Schumacher as a racer-cruiser.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by Alsberg Brothers Boatworks in Santa Cruz, California from 1984 to 1988, but is now out of production. A total of 65 were completed.[2] [4]
The Express 37 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 98000NaN0 and carries 46000NaN0 of lead ballast.[2]
The boat has a draft of 7.25feet with the standard keel fitted. The later Mk II model offered an optional shallow draft keel of 5.92feet.[2]
The first 25 boats built were fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GMF two cylinder diesel engine of 180NaN0. Later boats had a three-cylinder Yanmar 3GMF diesel engine of 270NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[2] [5]
The later Mk II version has a taller rig, an updated keel and rudder and a more cruising oriented interior. Only ten were built in this configuration.[5]
The Express 37 finished first, second and third in its debut at the 1985 Transpacific Yacht Race.[5] [6]
In a 2005 used boat review in Sailing Magazine, writer John Kretschmer concluded of the design, "The Express 37 offers exhilarating performance both on and off the racecourse. And although one-design fleets are shrinking, most 37s have a lot of speed left in them. Also, following the trend of their boats, as racing sailors get older and migrate toward more casual sailing, a logical decision might be to convert a 37 into more of a cruising boat."[5]
Marine surveyor and naval architect, Jack Hornor described the design in a 2007 review, "the Express 37 will appeal to sailors interested in racing more than the dedicated cruiser; although, there is no reason these mid-1980s models can’t serve double duty for prospective buyers looking for a reasonably priced, solidly constructed racer/cruiser...Although contemporary in appearance, Schumacher’s respect for the beauty of traditional, well balanced boats is apparent in this design."[6]
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