1976 Rafiki 37 Cutter

Interior

Aft Cabin

• Galley is compact, secure and made for using while underway
• Mariner Princess stove with 2 burners, grill and oven
• Double stainless steel sink with pressure hot and cold water
• Cold water foot pump
• Fridge Freezer runs off 12V compressor
• Storage for cookware under sinks

Navigation Station

• Full size nav table with drawer storage to starboard
• Double cupboard beneath
• Standard Horizon CP590 chart plotter with 12” display
• Uniden UM525 VHF Radio
• Uniden Atlantic 250 Handheld VHF
• Quarter berth aft of the navigation station for a guest or sail storage

Centre Cabin

• U- shaped dinette to port converts to a double berth
• Settee berth to starboard extends out 14” with lee cloth
• Bookshelves, louvered cupboards and storage under bunks

Forward Cabin

• Head with stainless steel sink
• Pressure fed hot and cold running water to sink and shower
• Medicine cabinet
• Toilet with holding tank, through deck and through hull abilities
•  Hanging lockers to starboard,
• Forepeak has double berth
• Multiple hanging lockers
• Drawers
• Shelves
• Reading lamp and overhead light
• Access to chain locker, storage and deck wash pump

Superstructure, Deck and Hull

Hand laid fiberglass was used on the hull and deck, far in excess of Lloyd’s requirements, over Airex and balsa cores for maximum stiffness, strength and insulation. The fiberglass layup incorporated in the 37’ Rafiki were normally used on vessels ten to twenty feet longer. In other words, the hull is solid. The hull and deck are bonded together in such a way as to form an enormously strong T-beam.

The deck is of wide laid teak with high double lifelines making going forward secure and safe. Tiller steering lead to transom hung rudder is simple, dependable and allows for greater ‘feel’ of the boat. Autohelm 2000 Autopilot with tiller ram and wired remote for when you just want to relax.

Sails and Sailing

The cutter rig is simple and versatile with many sail combinations to ensure a balanced sail plan in any weather. The compact mast and two smaller headsails have a low centre of gravity and therefore create less of a heeling angle. This means that the boat sails more upright, reduces the risk of capsizing and provides for easier handling in changing  weather conditions.

There are wireless Tactic sailing instruments that mount above the companionway including wind speed, wind direction and multi-function display as well as analog boat speed and analog depth sounder.

Sails are all ocean weight dacron.

• Sail Area: Fore Triangle (100)%  = 376 sq. ft
• Main = 352 sq. ft.
• Main:  Full Battens and 3 Reef Points (2 set up for slab reefing)
• Genoa:  2 Genoas approximately 140%
• Yankee: 1 Full size and 1 storm size (Yankee 1 & 2)
• Staysail: 1 on Self tacking boom with 1 reef point
• Cruising Chute: 1
• Spinnaker/Whisker Pole:  12 foot extends to 20 feet

Winches:

• Primary:                      Barient 28 ST (2)
• Cabin Top:                   Lewmar 30 ST (2)
• Main Halyard:            Lewmar 30 ST (1) – On Mast
• Spinnaker Halyard:     Barient 18 – On Mast

Reefing:

• Barient 10 – On Boom

Sheet Clutches:

• Lewmar (8) on cabin Top
• All control lines are led to the cockpit including:
• Reef 1; reef 2; Pole Downhaul; Vang; Staysail Sheet; Staysail Halyard.

Ground Tackle, Heat and Miscellaneous

• Anchor: 45lb CQR Danforth
• Chain: ⅜” x 70 meters
• Rope Rode: 30 meters (Separate to chain)
• Electric anchor winch with foot control
• Webasto diesel fed forced air to Main cabin and Forepeak.
• Phoenix Firebird Diesel in Main cabin on forward bulkhead (Starboard)
• 120 Volt Hot water heater for hot water when on shore power.
• Smart Plug Shore Power
• Dodger with window covers
• Bimini over cockpit
• Hatch covers for winter (2)
• Main Sail cover and lazy jacks
• Staysail cover
• MOB Pole and light attached to life ring (Canadian Coast Guard approved)
• Life Sling
• Dinghy Yachtline 310 Rib with 2 oars

Batteries:

• House 12V – 6 Lead Acid x 6V each
• Engine 12V- 1 Lead Acid

Bilge Pumps

• Centrifugal in bilge 1″ diameter 12V DC always live to batteries
• Diaphragm 1″ large with pickup to bilge hand-pump
• Centrifugal 12V in shower sump
• Diaphragm 3/4″ 10 GPM for emptying grey water tank

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.