1977 Rafiki

- stock #245704 - ***sale pending*** beautiful sailing vessel in very good condition, much loved and well maintained! this gently used 1977 rafiki 37 designed by stan huntingford is a solidly built bluewater boat that will take you around the world and back, currently located in bay city michigan. the hull is a one-piece full airex cored with alternate layers of 24 oz. woven roving and 1.5 oz. mat 12 layers total, forward scrollwork, cove stripe, boot top, simulated planking. the decks are teak deck overlay, 5/8", bedded in thiokol, fastened with pan head self-tapping s.s. screws. the decks, cabin trunk, and cockpit are integrally moulded (one piece) using vertical grain coring (3/4"). the hull-deck mouldings overlap for the full height of the bulwarks and are permanently bonded together. ballast is 11,500 lbs., cast iron, encapsulated, and fiberglass laminated to the hull with top sealed. spars and rigging are 6061 t 6 type aluminum alloy mast with double spreaders; main boom and staysail boom. all spars are painted with white linear polyurethane. mast has a separate storm trysail track. double bale at masthead. four 8" cleats and three 6" cleats. the main boom has an internal outhaul, jiffy reefing winch, sheet stopper, 2 reefing cleats. staysail boom is mounted on a stainless steel pedestal and has an adjustable clew outhaul. u.s. stainless steel 1 x 19 shrouds and stays, navtec stainless steel non galling turnbuckles. all standing rigging is toggled. running rigging: jib halyard, main halyard, staysail halyard, 2 boom topping lifts, boom vang, running backstays, main, staysail, and headsail sheets, 2 sets jiffy reefing. sailing winches: main halyard winch, jib halyard winch, staysail halyard winch, staysail sheet winch, main sheet winch, boom-mounted #10 reefing winch. 2-2 speed #25 primary winches, winch handles. ventilation: 15 opening ports in cabin and hull. all forward ports have deadlights. all ports are double-dogged and screened. two translucent, teak framed hatches in cabin roof, screened. sliding teak main companionway hatch, mushroom ventilators (2) in stern. rudder is moulded, cored, fiberglass blade. 3" maximum section. 1% teak cheeks, s.s.. bolted with cap nuts, 3 cast bronze gudgeons, and s.s. pintles. stainless steel tiller head with solid teak tiller arm. pinrail for tiller placement. there is too much to list so if creating fantastic future memories sounds good to you, then don't miss out on this rare rafiki! we are looking for people all over the country who share our love for boats. if you have a passion for our product and like the idea of working from home, please visit wherefreedomtakesyou [dot] com to learn more. please submit any and all offers - your offer may be accepted! submit your offer today! reason for selling is aging out. at pop yachts, we will always provide you with a true representation of every vessel we market. we encourage all buyers to schedule a survey for an independent analysis. any offer to purchase is always subject to satisfactory survey results. you have questions? we have answers. call us at (941) 548-7496 to discuss this boat. selling your boat has never been easier. at pop yachts, we literally sell thousands of units every year all over the country. call (855) 218-2805 and we'll get started selling your boat today. contact us with questions or to request more information.