This WEIRD and AFFORDABLE Boat Can Take You ANYWHERE [Full Tour] Learning the Lines

This is an ocean-going Slocum 37 that’s very well kept and customized by a retired boat builder. This boat can take you anywhere in safety and comfort.

There’s been a Major refit in 2020 including:
2020 engine rebuild
2020 boat wiring
2020/2019 sails
2022 hull and deck paint
2020 standing rigging

Recent price reduction - with a motivated seller looking for offers. (Check video description for price and contact info).

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.

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Asking Price: $82,500 CAD

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[skyak]

It's not weird, it's just old. This is what a full boat world cruiser looked like in the late 70s. The fact that it is still completely functional 40 years later confirms they were not wrong. It might be a little bit slower, but it will always have a balanced sail and easy motion.

[vincent]

At 10:10 it is not an access panel but a very useful dust collector : when sweeping the floor (which is usually done several times in a day as tiny spaces get dirty very vast). Instead of struggling with broom and dies pan you just seemp you dust in the collector … et voilà!
I made one myself on my own boat.
Of course under that you have access to the bottom of the boat, here a sump pump I suppose…

BTW this is not a weird boat ! Where did you gt this notion? It's only an old boat designed very well with many proven little practical gizmos that make life easier at sea. Not like those modern tupperware that have been designed by people who spend a few days at sea each year…

[outerbound]

She's basically a glass Rafiki with a custom dodger. Super nice. Thank you Colin Archer.

[q.e.d.]

Looks like a great live-aboard for a couple. On passage, you hotbunk the quarter-berth and in port, use the forepeak. Great galley, and a clear saloon with a stove for cooler climes. Definitely the best heads I’ve ever seen on a yacht of this vintage. A self-tacking headsail is a boon for short handed sailing, plus its great to be able to tack your way through a crowded anchorage, with zero fuss or clatter. It looks like a thoroughly competent rig to me.
I can see her snugged down for the night with a couple of reefs in the main and maybe one in the staysail, surging along through a cloud of phosphorescence in the early, early hours, while her skipper keeps comfortable, dry watch and their mate sleeps snuggly in the quarter-berth just below.
Stop dreaming. You’re 80 and those days are behind you now.

[cheeseblog]

I love this boat. It has my fantasy juices flowing❣️

[roadboat]

That’s a nice boat and I like that it does NOT have a sprit or teak decks. Deal breakers for me. I sure do hope that there are removable panels for the engine room. Yeah, nice boat.

[mattevans-koch]

This is very similar to the Westsail and Crealock boats from the 70's. Based on Colin Archer designs, these boats were designed and built to take you anywhere in the world safely as long as you did your part. They aren't fast but they are sure. Thank you for finding this gem Jordan. And the price is practically a give away.

[justsomebloke]

Love all the cleverly designed woodwork, no expensive and high-tech catches to break and cause huge amounts of pollution in their production, just hand built carpentry. I would happily live on that.

[robertkreamer]

Worth every penny hope she gets a buyer soon .

[treywest]

A stupendous sailing vessel! I love the layout and design!

[BeeRich]

Your 'salon table' is actually called a Butler's Table. The wides fold up so that it can be carried. It comes off your table base, to go wherever it needs, mostly the galley for populating. That's why those handles are in it. You can use it to carry stuff out to the cockpit. That's what it's meant for.

[jabjab]

I crossed oceans in a Sadler 34 and this reminds me of that, but larger and with a full keel, of which I am a huge fan! Amazing boat. Your reviews are very good. I would like some of the detail in the scrolling info to be discussed by you however. For instance, most sails are new, but the 150 genoa is 13 years old, and will be I’m sure very stretched out and low performing. . .it’s a must purchase and it’s thousands of dollars. Other than that, I appreciate your style of review very much! Thanks.

[tonyschmidt]

I had a Westsail 43 20 years ago and absolutely loved it. Don't need as big a boat these days. I like this Slocum a lot.

[jvcoulter]

From reading Eric Hiscock, I know that the cutout at the aft end of the straight settee is known as a "trotter box, " because that's where your trotters, or feet, go.

[philh]

Riverport, Nova Scotia! My house is across the river!

[SteifWood]

The little hatch is also a dust sweep ....

[antonanton]

It might been an older boat, but it is a really interesting boat in this size and sure for a real interesting size. My family had a 44 Ancora( a copy of the Hatteras) in Germany. Really much greater, but something makes me fell in love with this sail boat. I hope that it will get a new good owner!

[emeticart]

Beautiful, classic boat with a robust, well-made and well-thought-out wooden interior. 👍

[harryecke]

"cosy" is a nice word and indeed, this boat seems cosy

[haydenwatson]

The only thing wierd about this boat is the color. Great layout inside.