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Buchanan 37

£65,000

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Red Ensign Marine

CENTRAL OFFICE Port Pendennis Marina
Challenger Quay
Falmouth, TR11 3YL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1326 313143

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Make Buchanan
Model 37
Year 1964
Condition Used
Price £65,000
Type Sail
Class Antique and Classic (Sail)
Length 37 ft / 11.2 m
Hull Material Wood
Location Falmouth, Cornwall
Tax Status Tax Not Applicable
LOA 36 ft 9 in / 11.2 m
Length at Water Line 26 ft 6 in / 8.08 m
Beam 10 ft / 3.05 m
Min. Draft 6 ft / 1.83 m
Gross Tonnage 12 t
Engine Make Vetus
Engine Model M4.15
Power 33 hp
Engine usage (hours) 400
Designer Alan H. Buchanan
Builder R.J. Prior & Son

Description

This Alan Buchanan Prior 37 is presented in turnkey condition with continuous maintenance and upgrades: new Vetus M4.15 engine (2022), standing and running rigging (2017), sails (main/Genoa 2017, asymmetric 2017, staysail 2023), digital AIS (2023), and diesel-fired warm air cabin heating (2022). She is a complete, ready-to-sail package, offering both classic regatta performance and comfortable cruising, and has been consistently praised as one of the best-maintained wooden yachts of her era.
Purchased by the current owner in 2002, she underwent a comprehensive rebuild (2002–2005) including hull, decks, coachroof, cockpit, interior joinery, and rig, relaunching as a fast, seaworthy classic yacht. Since then, she has been extensively cruised around the Channel, France, and the West Country, while remaining actively raced at classic regattas, proving her speed and versatility in all conditions.  2025 survey is available - please call us.

Construction

Hull:

  • Teak planking for first 6 planks, mahogany above, fastened with copper rivets to steam-bent CRE & oak frames (35mm x 50mm @ 150mm centres)

  • Lead keel, 3.5 tons

  • Bronze strap floors and bronze floor bolts

  • Rudder hung on stern post, tiller steering, recently refurbished bottom pintle and bearing (2024)

  • Hull splined and long-boarded, with replacement planking as needed during rebuilds

Decks & Cockpit:

  • Epoxy-sheathed plywood decks, cream deck paint

  • Varnished teak covering boards, margin boards, and toe rails

  • Stainless steel stanchions and guard wires

  • Self-draining cockpit with scrubbed teak thwarts, redesigned in rebuild

  • New cockpit structure, thwart lids angled for drainage

Superstructure:

  • Coachroof with small raised doghouse aft

  • Varnished teak coamings, chromed bronze portlights

  • Epoxy-sheathed plywood coachroof deck

  • Forehatch with double water seal

  • Varnished teak grab rails

Rig & Sails

  • Masthead Bermudan sloop, keel-stepped alloy mast (Z-Spars, 2005)

  • Alloy slab reefing boom with stack pack & lazyjacks

  • Spinnaker pole and alloy jockey pole

Standing & Running Rigging:

  • Stainless steel standing rigging (2017) with bronze rigging screws

  • Removable inner forestay, running backstays for cutter or storm jib setup

  • ProFurl headsail furling

Sails:

  • Mainsail: Kemp 30.7 m² (2017, excellent)

  • Genoa 140%: Kemp 37.94 m² (2017, excellent)

  • Asymmetric: Kemp 70 m² (2017, excellent)

  • Staysail: SKB Sails (2023, as new)

Winches:

  • Andersen 28ST mast winch

  • Andersen 40ST mast winch

  • Andersen 28ST mast reefing winch

  • 2 x Andersen 46ST primary cockpit sheet winches

  • 2 x Andersen 28ST secondary cockpit sheet winches

  • 2 x Andersen 28ST cockpit mainsheet winches

Machinery

  • Engine: Vetus M4.15 33 hp 4-cylinder diesel (2022, approx. 400 hrs)

  • TwinDisc gearbox to centreline feathering propeller

  • Stern tube, shaft, stern gland, and cutlass bearing new 2022

  • Engine beds shot-blasted, zinc-sprayed, powder-coated

  • Impeller pump and filters mounted forward for easy access

  • Cruising speed 5.5 knots @ 1.5 L/h, top speed 6.5 knots

Tankage

  • Fuel: 88L TekTank under cockpit sole (2022)

  • Fresh Water: 160L stainless steel tank under cabin sole

  • Waste: 35L TekTank under forecabin berth

  • New pipework, Racor fuel filter

Electrics & Systems

  • 3 x 100 Ah Rolls deep cycle house batteries

  • 1 x engine start battery

  • 110A engine alternator with Sterling smart regulator

  • 100W solar via 3 x Sunware panels, Victron MPPT 75/15

  • Switchboard rewired & new loom (2022)

Accommodation

  • Berths: 5 single berths, all 6’3”

  • Headroom: 6’3” midships & forward

  • Interior: Complete new joinery post-rebuild, varnished teak

  • Companionway over engine box, galley to port

  • Chart desk and quarter berth to starboard

  • Port & starboard saloon settee berths with storage beneath

  • Dropleaf varnished teak saloon table on stainless steel legs

  • Forecabin with 2 single V-berths, forehatch, and anchor locker

  • Galley: Origo 2-burner gimbaled stove with oven, twin stainless sinks, pressurised hot/cold water, Waeco 12V fridge

  • Heads: Jabsco manual sea toilet, 35L waste tank, stainless basin with hot/cold water

  • Heating: Mikuni diesel-fired warm air cabin heating (2022)

Navigation & Electronics

  • 2 x Plastimo compasses

  • Raymarine ST60 wind, depth, log (2017)

  • Standard Horizon Matrix DSC VHF with AIS (2022/2023)

  • Furuno GPS35, Sailproof tablet with charts

  • Raymarine Evolution EVI autopilot (2025)

  • Windpilot Pacific wind vane steering system

  • Clipper Navtex

  • Clock and barometer

Ground Tackle & Deck Equipment

  • 35 lb CQR anchor with 55m x 10mm chain + 50m x 16mm warp (new 2025)

  • 20 lb Danforth kedge anchor with 12m x 10mm chain + 50m x 16mm warp

  • Simpson Lawrence Hi-Speed manual windlass (2017)

  • New sprayhood & sail cover (2025)

  • Teak boarding ladder

  • Avon inflatable tender with oars & Mariner 2.5hp outboard

  • Fitted cockpit cushions, sun covers (2023), cockpit cover (2023)

  • Mainsail StackPack & lazyjacks, mainsail cover (2025)

Safety Equipment

  • 4-person Ocean Safety liferaft (service due 2027)

  • Horseshoe lifebuoy, flare pack, MOB rescue sling

  • Auto electric bilge pump & manual bilge pump

  • Fire blanket & 2 fire extinguishers

Key Highlights

  • Fully restored and continuously upgraded, turnkey classic yacht

  • Raced & cruised extensively, competitive in classic regattas

  • Extensive refit 2002–2005; continuous maintenance & upgrades

  • New Vetus engine (2022) and smart-charged batteries

  • Recent rigging & sails: mainsail/Genoa/asymmetric (2017), staysail (2023)

  • Digital Yacht AIS (2023), Raymarine EVI autopilot (2025)

  • Diesel cabin heating (2022)

  • Complete inventory for both racing or cruising

  • Exceptional brightwork, hull, and deck finish

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.

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Presented For Sale By:

Red Ensign Marine

CENTRAL OFFICE Port Pendennis Marina
Challenger Quay
Falmouth, TR11 3YL
United Kingdom
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