1983 Dickerson Dickerson 37 Ketch

This 1983 Dickerson 37 is a center cockpit ketch with classic lines and a modern underbody. The fiberglass hull features a fin keel with skeg rudder and 4'6" shoal draft, giving her easy handling and balanced helm characteristics. Powered by a 37 hp Perkins diesel engine, she cruises at 7 knots and reaches 9 knots at full throttle. The ketch rig—with tanbark sails including a roller-furling jib, main, mizzen, 130% genoa, asymmetrical spinnaker, and storm trysail—provides versatile sailing options.

Below deck, the layout centers on a main salon with port and starboard settees, the starboard settee converting to a double berth, and a forward-mounted dining table. A v-berth cabin sits forward with two opening ports and an overhead hatch. The galley to port includes a stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressure water and a three-burner LPG stove with oven and broiler. To starboard lies the head with vanity sink, shower, and wet locker. An aft cabin provides another double berth. Twelve opening ports and two hatches throughout offer substantial ventilation.

Significant updates over recent years include a fresh water system upgrade with Kracor tank and new vinyl tubing, new cabin headliners, dripless shaft seal, new Bowmar hatches, upgraded propane system with new hoses and solenoid, new bimini and dodger, rebuilt Hurtz transmission, refurbished fuel injection pump and diesel atomizers, and new macerator-equipped holding tanks. Electronics include a Garmin echoMap CHIRP 40 GPS chartplotter, Triducer multisensor for depth and speed, NMEA 2000 network, and gWind sensor. A 12V electrical system features a Mastervolt charger, 6-gallon water heater, battery monitor, and solar panel. Safety gear includes a 2024 Viking six-person liferaft, lifesling, horseshoe buoy, VHF radio with DSC, CO2 and smoke detectors, four fire extinguishers, and six Type IV lifejackets.