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Review of Seekreuzer 377


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Seekreuzer 377 is a sailboat. The Seekreuzer 377 is built by the German yard Scharping.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 4-6 berths.

Note: the boat has also been sold to be self-made/-interiored, which means that the quality of each boat may vary.


Keel

Unknown keel type

Seekreuzer 377 can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.32 - 1.42 meter (4.33 - 4.63 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Seekreuzer 377 is 1.67, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Seekreuzer 377 is about 161 kg/cm, alternatively 904 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 161 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 904 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Seekreuzer 377 is 3.43.

Wide Slim 82% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 82% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)
Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind:
- Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15
- Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20
- Racers have ratios above 20
- High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24
Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 19.05


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 9.1 m(29.9 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet9.1 m(29.9 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet 22.8 m(74.6 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet20.0 m(65.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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