Welcome to Harlequin Princess, the web site dedicated to my princess 37, pictures, descriptions, her systems and electronics and lastly, and regretfully why she is now for sale.

History

Harlequin Princess (although not her original name) was built and completed in 1980 by Marine Projects in Plymouth. She spent the first part of her life as a corporate hospitality boat off the coast of Scotland. A number of years later she was sold to a company in the midlands, the exact name of the company is not known but it did contain the name Harlequin. It was at this point she was renamed Harlequin Princess. Her third owner purchased her and set about a full restore.

Her hull was stripped back and several new coats of epoxy was applied before repainting and polishing. The boat was totally rewired, with both 12v and 240v throughout. New stainless fuel tanks and water tanks were installed and then 2 band new Ford Mermaid Mariner heavy duty engines were installed. To finish off, the interior, headlinigs and fresh water systems were replaced with new up to date systems. For summer, air conditioning was fitted, and for winter a 3kw blown air diesel heater was fitted. To power all this away from shore an 8kw Westerbeke diesel generater was installed. Finally the radar arch was replaced with a custom stainless version that easily lowers down to get under those low bridges.

Due to family commitments, her third owner could no longer use her and we bought her 2 years ago. Since then she has had a new chart plotter and DSC radio. Also installed was a split charge system so that the domestic battery bank is kept charged while under way.

Situation

Harlequin spent the first half of her current ownership in Swansea in Wales, and then early in 2007 was moved to Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. I spent many happy hours on her both sailing and maintaining the boats systems with my father, who passed away early this year. It was a difficult decision, but I have decided that the boat holds too many memories and it is now time for something new.

If you are interested or wish to ask any questions then please email us directly at steve@sherwood-tech.co.uk.

Harlequin Princess is a Marine Projects Princess 37. She is a 'Y' shaped hull profile, better known as a semi-displacement hull. She has 2 135hp Ford Mermaid diesel engines and twin rudders which give her a comfortable economic cruising speed of 7-8 knots and maximum speed of 12-13 knots. Along her hull under the waterline she has outlets for 2 sea toilets, and inlets for the water cooling for each engine, intake for water cooling of the generator and intake for the reverse cycle air-conditioning. In addition she has fittings for the depth sounder and speed log.

Her upper hull is painted and polished white and is generally in very good condition with few scratches or scrapes. She has her name on each side of the bows and on the stern.

On the bow there is a an anchor, attched to approx 40m of chain and then another 10m of rope. This is securely fixed to the inside of the chain locker. There is also an exectric windlass to aid retreval of the anchor, and a chain counter which indicates in metres how much chain has been released.

Down each side of the boat are several sets of stainless steel cleats, and rails which run down each side of the boat. In addition there are grab rails along the roof and front deck. All the side decks and the cockpit are laid with fake teak

To the rear of the boat there are 2 stainless steel Simpson Davits and an extended swim platform. On the swim platform there is a set of steps which allow access into the boat, or can be swung down into the water for easy access in and out of the water. Overall the boat is just under 40' long, 37' if swim platform is not taken into account and 32' at the waterline.

On the roof there is heavy duty stainless radar arch which houses antenna, radome, GPS antenna, spotlights and radar reflector.

The self draining cockpit is a good size with large lazerette locker hatch, shore power locker, gas locker and two outside lights which run off the 12v system. Included are a number of fenders with quick adjusters, one large fender and all ropes.

Included in the sale is a 3m valiant RIB, which while scruffy is perfectly servicable and stays inflated for quite a while. In addition there is a 4hp Yamaha 2 stroke outboard engine. This rib sits nicely on the davits at the back of the boat which means it's always ready for a quick launch.

Inside, Harlequin is split into 2 levels. The saloon has seating on the left hand side and the helm on the right. The entire saloon floor will left up to give excellent access to the engine room underneath.

Under the seats in the saloon there is more storage and in a sound insulated compartment, the air-conditioning unit.

The saloon doors are split into 2 parts. You can open a single door, or you can open all 3 doors and fasten them back which effectively extends the saloon into the cockpit.

Decending 3 steps gives access to the fully equipped kitchen, with 4 ring smev gas hob, smev oven, fridge, microwave, double stainless steel sinks with drainer and pressurised hot and cold water. The cold water runs through a Jabsco water filter. There is ample storage for all kitchen implements.

Across from the kitchen is the master cabin with double bed, storage and access to the on-suite heads. The headboard has a built in stereo and speakers.

The on-suite heads has a sea toilet and wash basin with hot and cold pressurised water and shower attachment. The floor has pumped drainage for the shower.

Further forwards is another heads with a chemical toilet (portapotti) and wash basin with hot and cold pressurised water and shower attachment. The floor has pumped drainage for the shower. The original fittings for a fitted sea toilet still exist and a sea toilet could easily be re-fitted.

The forward cabin has 3 separate bunks in a V configuration. There are several drawers and a cupboard for storage. On the roof is a ventilation/escape hatch and also access to the chain locker.

There are a number of fire extinguishers and alarms fitted.

The Engines

Harlequin has 2 x 135hp normally asperated 6.5L Ford Mermaid Mariner Diesel engines fitted. Each engine is connected to a 3 bladed prop through heavy duty shafts with a vetus flexible coupling. The stern glands are water pressure lubricated and are fed from each engine. Fuel for each engine is supplied from 2 x 500 litre stainless tanks in the lazerette locker through easily accessable fuel filters. The engines are cooled via raw water which is pumped though raw water strainers. Each engine has a built in brass pumps to ease oil changing. Each engine has less than 100 hours on the clock.

The Batteries

There are 2 x 110ah batteries which feed the domestics, 2 x 110ah batteries (one for each engine) and 1 x 125ah battery which is used to start the generator and run the diesel heater. The domestic and engine batteries sit in a custom made battery box. The domestics and main engine batteries are charged via a 3 output analogue battery charger and the generator battery is kept topped up with a separate digital charger. While under way, the main engine batteries are kept charged via the alternators, and the domestic batteries via a split charge diode.

Navigation Systems

Harlequin is fitted with a Lowrance 3500c colour chart plotted with 28XG Navionics Gold cart (dated 2007 which covers the United Kingdom, Ireland, English Channel, Belgium and The Netherlands), a Navman 7100 DSC VHF radio, depth sounder, though water speed log, Koden radar, Navtex and autopilot.

240v Electrics

Mains voltage electricity is provided by either a shore power connection or via the diesel generator, a switch in the saloon allows the selection between the two. The generator is a 8kw 3 cylinder Westerbeke model installed in the engine room, cooled by a raw water exchanger with wet exhaust and fed by a dedicated stainless fuel tank in the lazerettte locker. The generator supplies enough electricity to power the air-conditioning when not plugged into shore power.

Heating

Heating is supplied by a 3kw Ardic blown air heating which is ducted throughout the boat.

Cooling

Cooling is supplied by a 17,000btu reverse cycle air conditioning unit which is located in a sound proofed compartment under the saloon seats. This system will both cool and heat and control is via a digital control unit and thermostat in the saloon. Raw water is used to cool the reverse cycle unit and is extracted under the saloon steps via a pump and raw water strainer. The cool air is ducted throughout the boat.

Water Systems

Cold water is supplied by 2 stainless balanced 50 gallon fresh water tanks. The water is pressurised via a pump and automatically controlled via an in-line pressure switch. An accumulator tank ensures smooth delivery of water to all outlets. A large fully insulated hot water tank is installed which is heated either via a 1kw 240v calorifier or via the starboard engine when running. The tank is large enough for 3-4 showers and some washing up and takes about an hour to heat up via the calorifier.

The Lazerette Locker

The Lazerette Locker which is accessed via a trapdoor in the cockpit floor holds the 2 main fuel tanks, the aux fuel tank for the generator and diesel heater, and access to the rudder mechanism. Even with all of this, the is a very large amount of storage space left.

Other Systems

All compartments are fitted with switchable automatic bilge pumps with alarms.

You can contact us by sending an email to steve@sherwood-tech.co.uk if you wish to talk further about Harlequin.

Thank you for your interest!