1978 Tayana 37

$75,000

Used

Boat in Berkeley, CA 94710 US

builtBuilt in 1978
Year the boat was built
model

37

Boat model
engine

1 Engine (Perkins)

Engine type and count
length

37 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material
Nominal Length
37ft
Length Overall
37ft
Beam
11.5ft
Max Draft
5.67ft
Displacement
22500lb
Ballast
8000lb
Cruising Speed
6kn
Cabins
2
Heads
1
Fresh Water Tanks
100gal
Fuel Tanks
35gal
Windlass
electric-windlass
Hull Material
fiberglass
Engine 1
Engine Make
Perkins
Engine Model
4108
Total Power
40hp
Engine Hours
900
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
1978
Drive Type
direct
Propeller Type
3-blade
Propeller Material
bronze
Teak Cockpit
Tiller
Tender
Solar Panel
Electric Bilge Pump
Oven
Marine Head
Heating
Hot Water
Battery Charger
Depthsounder
Log Speedometer
Wind Speed And Direction
Navigation Center
Plotter
Autopilot
Radio
Compass
Gps
Cockpit Speakers
Vhf
Flat Screen Tv
Ais
Shore Power Inlet
Asymmetric Spinnaker
Furling Genoa
RIGGING
  • Aluminum mast, new Ballenger boom (2017) with 3 reefs and clutches
  • New Doug Fir bowsprit (SF Boatworks, 2016)
  • Titanium external chainplates (Colligo Marine, 2016)
  • Silicon bronze fittings (Port Townsend Foundry, 2018)
  • Norseman and Sta-Lok terminations (2016–2018)
  • Self-tailing Lewmar and Arco-Hutton winches (2017–2018)
  • Profurl roller furler, serviced 2020
  • Removable staysail stay with quick release (2017)
  • Spartite mast partner and Colligo fittings (2017)
  • Dyneema lifelines (2018)
SAILS
  • Rolly Tasker tanbark sail suite (2017)
  • Mainsail – 3 reefs, 9.88oz Dacron
  • Staysail – reef point, hank-on
  • Yankee – 115% furling
  • Quantum asymmetrical spinnaker (lightly used)
  • Spare working Yankee
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS
  • Complete ABYC wiring refit (2019)
  • Bluesea distribution and circuit protection
  • 260Ah AGM house bank (2021)
  • (2) 100W Renogy solar panels with MPPT controller
  • Balmar alternator & regulator (rebuilt 2019–2021)
  • B&G Vulcan chartplotters (cockpit & nav station)
  • VHF with AIS, NMEA 2000 network
  • LED cabin and navigation lighting throughout
INTERIOR
  • Galley: butcher block counters (2021), new sink and Delta faucet (2018)
  • Head: spalted maple and purpleheart woodwork (2023)
  • Cubic Mini wood stove (2019)
  • Sunbrella salon cushions (2017)
  • Insulated cabin throughout (Aerocell closed-cell foam, 2017)
  • Alpine stereo with cockpit and cabin speakers
PROPULSION & RUNNING GEAR
  • Perkins 4-108 diesel, rebuilt 2008, extensively upgraded
  • Recent major services: injectors, exhaust riser, fuel system, starter, and serpentine conversion (2018–2021)
  • New propshaft, coupling, and cutlass bearing (2022)
  • Campbell Sailprop (2018)
  • New 35-gallon aluminum fuel tank (2018)
  • Engine and transmission rebuilt in 2008 (per original log book)
STEERING
  • Rudder rebuilt (Berkeley Marine Center, 2022) with new 316L stock and straps
  • All penetrations sleeved and epoxy-sealed with G10 rod
  • Custom 316L stainless extendable tiller (Svendsen’s, 2017)
  • Monitor windvane with spares
  • Pelagic autopilot (2018)
PLUMBING
  • All new Groco seacocks (2018)
  • Raritan Marine Elegance electric head (2023) with freshwater/sea selection
  • Freshwater and washdown manifolds in bronze
  • High-capacity electric bilge system (2019)
  • Manual backup pumps
GROUND TACKLE
  • Maxwell Liberty RC2500 power windlass (2019)
  • Rocna Vulcan 25kg primary anchor (2019)
  • 300’ 3/8” HT chain (2019)
  • Stern Danforth with rode and roller
  • Custom stainless bow roller (2019)
HULL & TOPSIDES
  • Fiberglass decks re-laminated with epoxy and FRP (2017)
  • All deck fittings re-bedded, penetrations epoxy-shouldered
  • Two-part Alexseal topside paint (2017)
  • Hard dodger (2018) – FRP with Corecell construction
  • KiwiGrip non-skid (2017, maintained as needed)
  • Lewmar hatch, ABI fittings, teak accents retained in cockpit
CANVAS & DECK GEAR
  • Dodger insert, bimini, mainsail cover, and weathercloths (2018–2019)
  • Custom mast insulation cover (2018)
  • Lifesling 2, hatch covers, and storage canvas
DINGHY
  • 8’ Fatty Knees tender
  • Custom spruce oars handmade in Canada with carbon sleeves
COMMENTS FROM THE OWNER

The owner has lived aboard Freja for four years and sailed her extensively along the coast. Every system has been renewed with an emphasis on durability, simplicity, and ocean readiness. All known Tayana 37 issues have been addressed—chainplates, fuel tank, scuppers, and deck core among them. Freja is a sailor’s boat, a home, and a dream — ready to carry her next crew anywhere in the world.

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.

Price History

DateEventPrice
1/30/26Initial price$75,000

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