Motor Boat & Yachting — November 2017

BOAT MASTER FINDME A USED...

A new model in 2000, the F37 was an

evolution of the 360 Senator, itself an

upgrade of the 350. That said, Sealine

did a good job of putting a fresh face

on the established model. The exterior

window line is far curvier and the

stainless-steel trims around the

windows and rubbing band add class.

INTERIOR

Rather than the single large heads of

boats like the Princess 360, the F37

gives the shower and toilet separate

compartments. It was even possible

to option a second toilet for the

shower area, ideal for two cruising

couples, especially with the optional

guest cabin conversion that made the

twin berths a double. In the saloon,

US-spec boats got a settee opposite

the large converting C-shaped settee

to starboard, the UK a lift-up breakfast

bar and a comfy armchair to port.

The US layout soon became standard.

EXTERIOR

The layout is conventional but there

are some neat Sealine touches. The

flybridge helm seat swivels through

90° to create a more social area at

rest, the trailing edge of the flybridge

overhang sports a clamshell opening

locker for canopies to roll into, and

four (rather than the usual two)

spring cleats are a useful bonus.

PERFORMANCE

Cummins were a US-spec option,

a pair of 6TBA 5.9M2 330hp units

giving about 33 knots. In the UK, it

was predominantly Volvo Penta. Twin

KAMD 44 (260hp) give mid twenties,

the marginally more powerful KAMD

300 (285hp) adding a knot or two.

Later boats got the newer D4 motors

at 260hp and 300hp, the latter

restoring a 30-knot performance.

SEAKEEPING

In 2000, MBY put an F37 through its

paces in challenging conditions off

Miami, reporting ‘upwind, downwind,

and in beam seas... the ride is pretty

soft and more comfortable than you’d

expect from something on the short

side of 40ft’.

2003 £129,950

DATA FILE

Length 38ft 6in (11.7m)

Beam 12ft 5in (3.8m)

Draught 3ft 5in (1.0m)

Displacement 7.9 tonnes

Fuel capacity

220 gallons (1,000 litres)

Engines Volvo Penta KAMD

300 EDC 285hp diesel

FOR SALE RPA Boat Sales.

http://www.rpaboatsales.co.uk

Sealine F37

Finish is not quite top

drawer – that ‘wood’

is actually Formica

Neat detailing, two

heads and a modern-

looking boat in its day

★★★★★

RATING

101

The helm seat

swivels to face the

bench opposite

The oval table has

a stool tucked into

the base

The galley still

looks smart

14 years on