I was working down at Norfolk Yacht Agency today Surveying this Classic Cruiser for a pre-purchase sale. Marine Projects built over 350 Princess 37’s from 1973 to 1981. She was one of many Princess designed by John Bennett.
The boat sleeps five in three separate cabins, including the wheelhouse/ saloon, which has a dinette-cum double berth. Like the Princess 33, the boat was unusual in being available with a choice of hulls- Y shaped or deep-vee, the former with flattish aft sections and a long shallow keel, designed for displacement and semi displacement speeds…. this one designed for high speed.
The Y hull boats were commonly fitted with 2 x 120hp Ford Mermaid inboard diesels, driving the boat up to 16 knots. The deep - vee models were fitted with a variety of twin inboards. A pair of 180hp Ford Mermaids, giving a top speed of 18 to 20 knots was the most popular option on the earlier boats. Many later ones have more powerful engines such as 235hp Volvos which could drive the boat up to 22 knots. This one was ‘top of the range’ with 300hp Mermaids…. top speed 28 knots!!
The boat sleeps five in three separate cabins, including the wheelhouse/ saloon, which has a dinette-cum double berth. Like the Princess 33, the boat was unusual in being available with a choice of hulls- Y shaped or deep-vee, the former with flattish aft sections and a long shallow keel, designed for displacement and semi displacement speeds…. this one designed for high speed.
The Y hull boats were commonly fitted with 2 x 120hp Ford Mermaid inboard diesels, driving the boat up to 16 knots. The deep - vee models were fitted with a variety of twin inboards. A pair of 180hp Ford Mermaids, giving a top speed of 18 to 20 knots was the most popular option on the earlier boats. Many later ones have more powerful engines such as 235hp Volvos which could drive the boat up to 22 knots. This one was ‘top of the range’ with 300hp Mermaids…. top speed 28 knots!!
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