Pacific Seacraft 37 (Crealock 37)

About the Pacific Seacraft 37 (Crealock 37)

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Built

1978–?

Builder

Cruising Consultants Inc. (1978-80), then Pacific Seacraft

Designer

William I. B. Crealock

Length

36.92 ft

Waterline

27.75 ft

Beam

10.82 ft

Displacement

16,000 lb

Hull

fiberglass

Hull / keel

fin keel

Rig

cutter

Propulsion

inboard

Fuel

40 gal

Water

varies by year

Water heater

AC + engine · factory option

Stern thruster

not fitted

Steering

varies by year

Sources disagree on ballast, draft, deck construction, hp (Yanmar 4JH2E) — left blank rather than guessed.

Built as the Crealock 37 from 1978, by Pacific Seacraft from 1980. Sloop, cutter or yawl; cutter most common. Engines ranged from a 24 hp Volvo in early boats to a 50 hp Yanmar in later ones. Solid hull (balsa/foam hull core was a rare option). Fin keel with skeg-hung rudder; external chainplates.

Engines fitted

• Volvo Penta — diesel, single standard
  sailboatdata lists a Volvo diesel for the Crealock/Pacific Seacraft 37 (first built 1978 as the Crealock 37, Pacific Seacraft from 1980) without model or rating; likely the earliest boats.
  Sources: sailboatdata.com
• Universal 5432 (Kubota-based) — 32 hp, diesel, single standard
  SailNet PS37 owners report original Universal 5432 32 hp engines on a 1982 boat and a 1983 boat (hull 151).
  Sources: sailnet.com
• Yanmar 4-cylinder 40/44 hp — 44 hp, diesel, single standard
  SailNet owners mention 40/44 hp four-cylinder Yanmars on mid-period boats; search results show a 1990 PS37 with a Yanmar 4JHE 44 hp (listing not read).
  Sources: sailnet.com
• Yanmar 4JH2E — 51 hp, diesel, single standard
  A Denison listing for a 2000 PS37 quotes the manufacturer's spec as a Yanmar 4JH2E four-cylinder 51 hp diesel; a Bluewater listing for the same boat gives the 4JH2E as 54 hp. SailNet owners describe 50/54 hp Yanmars.
  Sources: denisonyachtsales.com · bluewateryachtsales.com · sailnet.com
• Yanmar — 50 hp, diesel standard
• Beta Marine 38 hp — 38 hp, diesel, single common repower
  SailNet PS37 owners report repowers with a Beta 38 and with smaller Yanmars (32-39 hp) in place of the 50 hp Yanmar.
  Sources: sailnet.com

Boats of the same model can differ — check which engines yours actually has before ordering parts.

Generator

No builder or review source mentions a generator; one 1998 listing shows a 2500 W generator (likely portable) and another only a wind generator.

Manuals and brochures online

• Spec sheet Pacific Seacraft 37 model page with specifications (no tankage listed) (2008) — pacificseacraft.com

Hosted by the builder or an owners' association; they own the copyright.

Known problems for this model

• Osmotic blisters on 1980s hulls hull
  The same surveyor saw a significant number of blisters on several early-to-mid-1980s 37s, mostly cosmetic but worth addressing; later hulls use a vinylester skin coat to resist blistering.
  spinsheet.com · practical-sailor.com
• Aluminum fuel tank in the bilge corrodes fuel
  A surveyor reviewing the 37 notes Pacific Seacraft placed aluminum fuel tanks low in the bilge where standing bilge water can corrode them quickly; check tank condition and access.
  spinsheet.com
• Cored deck - check around hardware deck
  Decks are cored (Practical Sailor describes end-grain balsa with plywood under hardware; a SpinSheet surveyor described plywood core), so moisture-meter the deck around stanchions and fittings.
  practical-sailor.com · spinsheet.com
• External 304 stainless chainplates rigging
  Chainplates are bolted outside the hull so they are easy to inspect, but they are type 304 stainless; inspect for crevice corrosion at the deck and bolt holes on older boats.
  practical-sailor.com

Engines & parts

Other Pacific Seacraft models

• Pacific Seacraft 31 1987–?
• Pacific Seacraft 34 (Crealock 34)
• Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 1984–2007