Review of Ericson 37
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The interior is like many other boats made of mahogany. Mahogany belongs to the hardwood species, known for being water-repellent and resistant to decay. It has an attractive wood grain and holds wood polish and varnish well.
The boat is equipped with a galley and toilet facility.
The Ericson 37 is equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.
Fin keel
The Ericson 37 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.
The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.75 - 1.85 meter (5.74 - 6.04 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Ericson 37 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
Ericson 37 may be equipped with an inboard Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine at 30 hp (22 kW).
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Perkins 704 diesel engine
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.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Ericson 37 is 1.75, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Ericson 37 is about 255 kg/cm, alternatively 1432 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 255 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1432 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.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Ericson 37 is 3.40.
The ballast ratio for Ericson 37 is 50%.
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): 15.45
Maintenance
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.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Jib sheet | 11.4 m | (37.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 11.4 m | (37.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 28.5 m | (93.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 25.1 m | (82.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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