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C&C 37
Petronella(1984)
Classic C&C lines.
Made for life on the water.
Meet Petronella
C&C 37 —
Petronella (1984)
Classic C&C lines with a modern, livable interior, a sweet spot the 38/41 IOR-era designs often missed. Petronella is set up for comfortable cruising with newer UK sails, radar, wind generator, forced-air diesel heat, and a newer propane stove/oven.
Introducing the Petronella Sailing Boat
Our C&C sailing boat combines elegance with precision engineering, offering a unique sailing experience backed by expert craftsmanship.
Owner: Wim Adriaan Bakker
Overview
The C&C 37 blends proven offshore sailing manners with a comfortable interior layout and excellent headroom (approx. 6’3”). Petronella is equipped for extended coastal cruising with a strong sail inventory, substantial winch package, roller furling, autopilot, radar, inverter/charger, shore power, refrigeration, and a roomy L-shaped galley. She’s been in the Pacific Northwest since new and is coming to market after long-term ownership.
A closer look
Aboard Petronella
Explore the boat, inside and out.
Select a photograph to see it in full.
02 / Boat profile
Technical Specifications
Measurements
- LOA
- 37 ft
- LWL
- 31 ft 10 in
- Beam
- 11 ft 7 in
- Max Draft
- 6 ft 8 in
- Ballast
- 6,000 lbs
- Displacement
- 14,300 lbs
- Fuel
- 60 gal total (3 tanks)
- Fresh Water
- 40 gal total (2 tanks)
- Holding
- 1 tank
Propulsion
- Engine
- Yanmar YM30 (2014)
- Power
- 30 hp
- Drive
- Direct drive (inboard)
- Prop
- 3-blade
- Hours
- Unknown
Quick Highlights
LOA: 37 ft | LWL: 31 ft 10 in | Beam: 11 ft 7 in | Draft: 6 ft 8 in
Displacement: 14,300 lbs | Ballast: 6,000 lbs
Engine: 2014 Yanmar YM30, 30 hp (inboard, direct drive), 3-blade prop
Fuel: 60 gal (3 tanks) | Water: 40 gal (2 tanks) | Holding: 1 tank
Additional specification summary from the original listing
Detailed specs include a 37-foot hull length, 11.8-foot beam, 6-foot draft, robust 16,000 lbs displacement, 750 sq ft sail plan, and a reliable Yanmar 35 HP engine.
This summary differs from the detailed measurements above. Confirm beam, draft, displacement, sail area, and engine details with the owner.
03 / Life aboard
Interior &
Accommodation
Approximate interior headroom
Forward, the forepeak features a large main berth with a custom 6” marine mattress, shelving along both sides, and storage below. A swinging door provides privacy and space to dress comfortably.
To port is a spacious molded head with Vacu-Flush toilet (fresh-water flush), sink storage, pull-out shower, and a Bosch/propane Insta-Hot mounted to the wall. The head has a full door and room to stand and move around.
Moving aft, the salon offers two straight settees with storage, a centerline drop-leaf table (seats 4 comfortably), and forced-air diesel heat to keep the boat warm year-round.
The nav station includes a forward-facing chart table with storage and easy access to panels and comms. Aft of nav is a generous quarter berth with custom mattress and batteries below.
To starboard, the large L-shaped galley includes a Princess 3-burner gimbaled propane stove/oven (approx. 1 year old), deep top-loading fridge, double stainless sink, microwave, and excellent storage — capable for liveaboard or family cruising.
04 / On board
Equipped for the passage
The full inventory,
from sails to ground tackle.
01Sails & Rigging
- UK Dacron cruising main (good condition)
- UK Dacron roller-furling genoa (good condition)
- 3/4 oz spinnaker
- Two (2) 1.5 oz spinnakers
- Cruising spinnaker w/ sock
- Navtec hydraulic backstay
- Rod rigging
- Harken MKIII roller furling
- Harken main luff track w/ ball bearing cars
- Cabin top mainsail traveler
- Lazy jacks + stack bag
- Halyards led aft
- Baby stay on track
- Spinnaker pole
02Winches
- 2 × Barient 28 self-tailing cockpit winches
- 2 × Barient 32 cockpit winches
- 2 × Barient 17 self-tailing cabin top winches
- 2 × Barient 21 cabin top winches
- 2 × Barient 21 winches near mast
03Galley
- Adler Barbour refrigeration pump + large top-loading fridge
- Emerson microwave
- Intex propane monitor/controller
- Princess 3-burner gimbaled stove/oven
- Double basin stainless sink
- Excellent storage throughout
04Deck, Cockpit & Ground Tackle
- Oversized wheel steering
- Binnacle mounted compass
- Lifeline gates (port & starboard), coated lifelines
- Adjustable jib leads
- Dodger with window covers
- Rear helm seat, removable
- Propane locker aft
- Shallow lazarette to port / deep lazarette to starboard
- 22 lb Bruce anchor on roller
- Chain to rope
- Mast-back boat cover
- Magma rail-mount BBQ
- Sheet bags and covers throughout
- Horseshoe + Life Sling
05Plumbing & Head
- Vacu-Flush toilet
- Molded shower pan, shower, shower sump
- Holding tank alert system
- Single basin sink
- Bosch/propane InstaHot
06Electronics & Navigation
- Autohelm radar
- Autohelm Autopilot 4000
- Autohelm Seatalk binnacle display
- Raytheon speed/wind/depth displays
- Standard VHF + cockpit VHF remote mic
- Wind generator
07Tankage & Extras
- 1 aluminum fuel tank aft on center
- 2 plastic fuel tanks below cockpit
- Plastic water tank under port settee
- Plastic water tank under starboard settee
- Plastic black water tank under forepeak
Available with good offer
- 10’ Achilles RIB
- 8 hp Mariner short-shaft outboard
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