2004 Etap 37 S, 96.000 EUR

Etap 37s "HEA" (2004) — The Self-Sufficient Aegean Cruiser
96 000€ · VAT paid · Lying Leros, Greece · Estonian (EU) flag · RCD Category A


The short version
HEA is a two-owner, Belgian-built Etap 37s set up for genuine independence: make your own water, make your own power, and stay on anchor as long as you please. A Dessalator watermaker with new 2026 membranes, a 300W solar array with a 100A Balmar alternator and smart Victron monitoring, and a full cockpit enclosure mean her owners rarely, if ever, plug into shore power. The engine was fully rebuilt in 2019 (1,500 hours total), the saildrive seal was done in 2022, and the bottom was freshly antifouled in 2026. VAT is paid, the paperwork is clean, and she is lying in the Dodecanese ready to sail away.


Why this boat
Unsinkable by design. Etap's signature double-skin GRP construction with a closed-cell foam core makes the 37s famously unsinkable, and quieter and better insulated as a bonus. RCD Category A (Ocean). HEA is the deep-keel (~1.95 m) performance version: stiffer, faster upwind, and perfectly at home in the deep waters of the Greek islands.

Water independence. Dessalator D60 watermaker producing 60 litres per hour, serviced in 2026 with new membranes, backed by a 250 L tank. No queueing for marina water, no rationing showers.

Energy independence. The power system was substantially renewed in 2025–26: 2× 150W flexible solar panels on the rear bimini through a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/20, a high-output Balmar 621-Series 100A alternator, a Crystec 60A shore charger, a Mastervolt 2000W sine-wave inverter, and a ~595Ah house bank (four batteries new in 2025) with a new start battery, all watched over by a Victron BMV-712 smart monitor. In practice: the fridge runs, the fans spin, the phones charge, and the shore cable stays in its locker.

Real comfort at anchor. A full dual-bimini system with curtains on three sides encloses the entire cockpit against sun, wind and rain, wider than the standard Etap fit, and collapsible for sailing. Five quiet Caframo Sirocco 12V fans (one at every berth plus the galley) keep the boat comfortable through Greek summer nights without a generator or air-con. Sprayhood like new. A teak-and-aluminium passerelle (2024) handles Med stern-to mooring with dignity.

A home port you cannot simply buy. HEA comes with something no equipment list can match: her established place at Leros Marina, secure dry-dock storage ashore each winter and a berth afloat for the summer season, in one of the Aegean's best natural harbours. Waiting lists here run to many years; the new owner steps straight into an arrangement (subject to the marina's standard confirmation) that other buyers queue half a decade for. Buy the boat, inherit the base.

Easy to sail short-handed. All control lines lead aft to the cockpit. Furling genoa on a Selden Furlex 200S, Raymarine autopilot, a powerful 1200W Leroy-Somer windlass with remote, a Walder boom brake for controlled gybes, and a VHF extension handset at the helm. One person can take her out; two can cruise her indefinitely.


Specification

General:
Etap 37s, built June 2004 (HIN BEETP37046F404), designed by Mortain & Mavrikios
Two owners from new · Estonian (EU) registration VLU-088 · VAT paid · TEPAI valid
LOA 11.26 m · beam 3.85 m · draft ~1.95 m (deep fin keel) · displacement 6,350 kg · ballast 2,000 kg

Engine & drive:
Volvo Penta MD2030 diesel (~28 hp), 1,500 hours total, full rebuild 2019, serviced annually (last 2026)
Volvo 120S saildrive, membrane/seal completely replaced 2022
J-Prop 16" three-blade feathering propeller (serviced 2026), low drag under sail, strong in reverse
New engine temperature sensor and ammeter (2025); fuel capacity 116 L with new tank sender (2025)

Rig & sails:
Full Selden rig: mast, boom, Rodkicker rigid vang, Furlex 200S furler; carbon spinnaker pole on mast track
Complete five-sail wardrobe, all original 2004, stored indoors every winter and lightly used, in good condition: fully battened mainsail (Delta Voiles), furling genoa (Delta Voiles), cruising jib, asymmetric spinnaker, storm jib (Elvström Sobstad)
4× Lewmar winches (2× 44 primaries, 2× 40); removable cockpit mainsheet traveller
Standing rigging original (2004), disclosed openly; a rig inspection can be arranged

Electronics:
Integrated Raymarine SeaTalk suite: RC530 chartplotter, ST60 Tridata (depth/speed/log), ST6002 autopilot
Raymarine wind instrument upgraded 2021; new Windex 2026
Radio Ocean 4500 VHF with cockpit extension handset

Power (largely renewed 2025–26):
300W flexible solar (2025) · Victron MPPT 100/20 (2025) · Balmar 100A alternator (2025)
Crystec 60A charger (2025) · Mastervolt 2000W inverter (2019) · Victron BMV-712 monitor (2026)
~595Ah house bank (4× new 2025) + new start battery (2025) · new Mastervolt shore inlet and cable · 12V/USB in cockpit

On deck:
Delta 16 kg anchor on 60 m of upgraded 10 mm chain plus 30 m braided rope; folding kedge as second anchor
Leroy-Somer SV1201 1200W windlass with remote
Full dual-bimini cockpit enclosure (2024) with three-side curtains; like-new sprayhood
New white plastic-coated guardrails (2025) · swim ladder · 9 fenders (1 inflatable) · passerelle (2024)

Below decks:
Sleeps 6: wide aft double, forward V-berth, two saloon settee berths; twin drop-leaf saloon table
Distinctive Etap island galley: twin stainless sinks in a central island with lift-up worktop link, gimballed gas cooker and oven, fridge, both original and in really good condition; gas system renewed 2025
Heads with completely renewed Jabsco WC (2025, new hoses throughout), basin and shower; 65 L holding tank
Hot water via calorifier (engine + 230V); 5× Caframo Sirocco fans; 32" LG TV; new curtains (2024); new cockpit cushions (2022)
Fresh water 250 L with new sender and gauge (2025)

Tender & safety:
Zodiac C260 dinghy with Yamaha 2.5 hp outboard included (outboard fully refurbished and serviced 2025)
8-person Seatec/Seago liferaft (ISO 9650-2), serviced May 2025, valid to May 2028
Automatic lifejackets (serviced 2025) · jackstays · fire extinguishers · new horseshoe buoy (2025)
Flares due for renewal; no EPIRB or radar fitted


Refit history:
2026
Antifouling renewed (International) · watermaker serviced, new membranes · J-Prop serviced · Victron battery monitor · new Windex · new mast cleats · engine service

2025
300W solar + MPPT controller · Balmar 100A alternator · 60A charger · 4 new house + new start battery · complete WC renewal with new hoses · gas system renewal · new shore power inlet + cable · cockpit 12V/USB · new guardrails · tank senders + water gauge · engine temp sensor + ammeter · fridge service · outboard refurbished · lifejackets + liferaft serviced · new horseshoe

2024
Full dual-bimini cockpit enclosure · teak/aluminium passerelle · new interior curtains

2022
Saildrive membrane/seal replaced (complete) · new cockpit cushions

2021
New 8-person liferaft · Raymarine wind instrument upgraded

2019
Engine full rebuild · Mastervolt 2000W inverter


The honest bits
We believe in full disclosure. The sails and standing rigging are original 2004; the sails have been stored indoors every winter and remain in good condition, but a buyer planning serious offshore miles may budget for rig renewal in time. The Raymarine electronics are the original integrated suite (wind instrument 2021) and work well, though they are not the latest generation. There is no cabin heating (she is a warm-climate boat), no radar, and no EPIRB, and the flares are due for renewal. Everything else, as the refit list shows, has been relentlessly maintained.

More information and photos available on request