Classic Yacht Great Dane 37 Boat for Sale

• Manufacturer: Classic Yacht
• Price: £30,250
• Location: Chatham Marina, Kent
• Year: 1970
• LOA: 36'9" (11.21m)
• Beam: 10' 11'' (3.32m)
• Berths: 6
• Draft: 1.65
• Keel: Long keel
• ID no.: 38706

• Cabins: 2
• Aircon: No
• Heating: Yes
• Heads: 2
• Showers: 1
• Watertank Size: 265 Litres
• Engine Make: Perkins 4236
• Horsepower: 72hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 225 Litres
• Cruise Speed: 6 Knots
• Top Speed: 9 Knots

Broker Remarks

 Great Dane 37 for sale in Kent

This  Great Dane 37 built in 1970 is a well-built long-distance cruiser with good sea keeping qualities with 6 berths in 3 cabins with two heads. This Great Dane 37 benefits from an array of Raymarine navigation equipment with Navtec, electronic charts, and a Vetus bow thruster. She has recently been antifouled and had her anodes replaced. A previous 2014 survey is available upon request. A berth at MDL Chatham marina is also available. 

Please call our Kent – Chatham Office+44 (0)1634 571605 for further information or to arrange a viewing.

Accommodation

This Great Dane 37 offers six berths in three cabins. The forward cabin includes two single vee berths to both port and starboard with under berth and cupboard storage and cupboards above.

Moving aft, the separate heads compartment is to port with a marine toilet, and a sink mounted in a vanity unit with storage, hot and cold pressurised water and cupboard storage behind the toilet. The heads compartment also benefits from an integrated shower tray and attachment.  

The saloon features booth seating with a table located on the portside with cupboard storage behind, this area also converts to a double berth and includes storage under the seats.

The linear Galley is located along the starboard side and is equipped with a gimbaled 2-burner gas hob with an oven and grill, a 240v fridge, a 12v cool box under the cart table seat, a single stainless-steel sink with pressurized hot and cold water, and ample storage space. This vessel also benefits from a 265 Litre freshwater capacity with hot water being provided by the engine calorifier tank and a 240v immersion heater.

Ascending the saloon companionway leads to the spacious centre cockpit, featuring bench seating for up to six people with a cockpit table and generous storage and access to the engine compartment. The cockpit instrumentation includes a compass, depth gauge, wind direction indicator, speed log, wheel steering, Chartplotter and engine controls.

The aft cabin consists of one large double berth across the stern of the vessel with under berth storage along with a single hanging locker on the starboard side. Located on the port side is a heads compartment with a marine toilet, and a sink mounted in a vanity unit with hot and cold pressurised water. 

This Great Dane 37 also benefits from a Diesel cabin heater and CD/Radio.

Mechanical and Rigging

Sails and Spars:

This Great Dane 37 has a Ketch Masthead Rig with two deck-stepped aluminium Proctor masts with Proctor booms. The stainless steel standing rigging was last replaced in 2002 and running rigging was replaced in 2012. Equipped with a proctor furling headsail and a slab reef mainsail with lazy Jacks, this vessel allows for efficient sailing in various conditions.

Winches

• 2 x Barlow sheet winches, self-tailing
• 4 x Barlow halyard winches

Sails

• 1 x Genoa/Jib (Wilkinson’s new 2022)
• 1 x Mainsail (Crusader year unknown, good condition)
• 1 x Mizzen 100% (Crusader year unknown good condition)
• 1 x Cruising Chute (Wilkinson's 2015 only used twice)

Mechanical Systems:

Located a midships this Great Dane 37 is powered by a 1970 Perkins 4236 four-cylinder 70hp diesel engine, fitted in 1970. This Perkins 4236 is powering a shaft driven three bladed fix propellor and is supplied by two 225 Litre fuel tanks 1 x stainless steel, 1 x plastic tank fitted with a fuel polisher and transfer pump. The engine and gearbox were last serviced in Spring 2024 

Electrical Systems:

6 x 12-volt batteries (4 x domestic battery 2017, 1 x 12-volt engine battery 2022, 1 x anchor winch & Bow Thruster new 2017) charging from the engine alternators and a 240 Battery charger. This Great Dane 37 benefits from shore power connection with a ring main throughout the vessel, immersion heater and 12V inverter. The has two alternators, one for the domestic batteries and one for the engine and bow thruster batteries. 

Inventory

Deck Equipment:

• Main Anchor – Danforth
• Kedge Anchor – Danforth
• Electric Anchor Windlass – S-Leztric
• Mainsail cover
• Mizzen sail cover
• Sprayhood/cockpit enclosure
• Boarding ladder
• 10 x Fenders
• 4 x Mooring warps plus a locker of spare warps and lines
• Davits
• Engine driven deck Wash Pump – Needs Servicing
• Dinghy - 4 man - available by separate negotiation. 

• Compass 
• Digital Compass - Raymarine new 2015
• Depth Gage – Raymarine
• Speed Log – Raymarine
• Windspeed Direction – Raymarine
• VHF Radio - Garmin
• GPS/Chartplotter – Raymarine
• AIS Receiver and Transponder – Raymarine
• Radar – Raymarine
• Autopilot - Raymarine - new 2015
• Electronic charts – Navionics last updated 2022
• Navigation lights – Deck and Mast Level
• Paper Chart’s 
• Barometer

Safety Equipment:

• 1 x Fire extinguisher
• 1 x Fire extinguisher and smoke alarm in engine bay
• Fire blanket
• Gas alarm
• Smoke alarm
• 2 x Jack Stays
• Deck Light
• Spotlight
• 1 x Horseshoe lifebuoy
• 1 x Floating light
• Seago 4 Person Life Raft – Last Serviced 2015
• Emergency Tiller
• 2 x Manual Bilge Pump
• 1 x Electric Bilge Pump
• Radar reflector