1972 Nautors Swan 37, GBP 59,000

Own a piece of sailing history: a 1972 Swan 37, designed by Sparkman & Stephens and hand-crafted by Nautor with the quality, beauty, and performance that define the Swan name.
Built to race and cruise with equal grace, she offers proven offshore capability, balanced handling, and classic S&S lines. She’s been prepared for single- and short-handed sailing, with her rig, systems, and deck layout optimized for ease and safety.

All that’s left is a touch of deck finish and your personal touches before she’s ready to launch you on your next adventure — from blue-water passages to club regattas. A rare opportunity to own an icon.

Construction

GRP hull, Kiwi Grip non-slip decks
Hull shape: tumble-down topsides, long keel to skeg rudder
All deck fittings/stanchions resealed or replaced 2024/5

Machinery

Engine: 30 HP diesel (replacement engine, age not specified)
Consumption: 1.3 l/h
Prop: folding
Drive: shaft
Fuel type: diesel
Solar wiring & Victron control installed; solar panels stowable when not in use

Electrics

12 V & 220 V systems
Domestic batteries: 5 × 110 Ah (new 2023)
Engine battery: 1 × 110 Ah (new 2023)
Battery charger: Victron
Shore power
Solar panels
New wiring throughout, new control panel, new charger, new inverter for Starlink, new masthead wiring for instruments, radar and VHF

Tankage

Fuel: 180 L (3 tanks)
Water: 200 L (2 tanks)

Rig and Sail

Rig type: masthead sloop
Rigging age: 8 years, oversized wire
Single spreader, baby stay, two spinnaker halyards
Working hydraulic backstay
Winches: Lewmar 44 (genoa), Lewmar 30 (main), Dyneema halyards; mast halyard winches, genoa winches and return deck blocks recently replaced

Accommodation

8 berths, 4 cabins (1 double, 6 singles, 4 saloon berths)
1 heads
Cabin heating
Calorifier
Cooker: 2 hobs & oven
Fridge & freezer
TV
Cushions in forepeak & aft cabins serviceable but may need replacing
Heads recently renewed headlining

Deck

Cockpit aft
Anchor: 15 kg Knox, 60 m chain + 20 m rope
Warps good, most halyards new, fenders new
Windlass: old manual removed, needs new electric unit installed

Navigation

Radar: Raymarine Quantum
Plotter: Raymarine Axiom 9
Autopilot: tiller drive + Fleming wind vane
Speed log, wind indicator, depth: Raymarine Axiom
VHF: Raymarine 63
AIS transceiver
Instruments at helm; tablet repeater for inshore work

Tender

Tender: Excel Ventura 230
Outboard: Mariner 3.3 HP
Small, light, folds away, electric 12 V or manual pump

Safety

Liferaft: Viking bag 4-person
EPIRB
Jackstays
Lifebuoy: 1
Danbuoy: 1
Bilge pumps: 1 electric, 1 manual
Radar reflector
Fire blanket: 1
Fire extinguishers: 3
Flares will need replacing soon