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Silverton 37 Convertible (1980-89)

Built 1980–1989 by Silverton Marine

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About the Silverton 37 Convertible (1980-89)

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

Illustration of a Silverton 37 Convertible (1980-89)
Illustration, not a photo of this model. AI-generated illustration of a typical convertible sportfisherman.
Built
1980–1989
Builder
Silverton Marine
Length
37 ft
Beam
14 ft
Draft
3.58 ft
Displacement
20,000 lb
Hull / keel
planing
Propulsion
inboard
Fuel
300 gal
Water
100 gal
Stern thruster
none

Single-stateroom layout with full dinette. V-drive installation on the earliest boats, switched to straight inboards in 1981. Teak interior before 1985, oak after. Most have 350hp Crusader gas engines (18-19 kt cruise).

Known problems for this model

No well-sourced problem reports found yet.

Engines & parts

Crusader 350 / 454 inboard gas V8 parts: good

Factory standard engine — you entered “Crusader gas V8 inboard”

GM-based inboard engines; Crusader (now part of Pleasurecraft Marine Engine Co.) still publishes illustrated parts manuals and sells through distributors. Go2marine stocks Crusader manifolds, risers, raw water pumps and ignition parts; Osco and Barr make aftermarket manifolds, and new GM/Crusader base engines are sold by rebuilders.

Parts sources: Crusader Engines, Go2marine (Crusader parts), 1-800-RUNS-NEW (GM & Crusader base engines)

Common problems (1)
  • Clogged or failing manifolds/risers exhaust
    Owners find individual risers running much hotter than the others (a sign of internal blockage) and debate replacing vs. flushing; Osco manifolds are often preferred as closest to OEM.
    marineengine.com · marineengine.com
Model sources (1)

hmy.com

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