The ceiling is all tongue and groove painted timber that is run throughout the boat. For’ard is the master cabin with a central island berth with storage in side shelves, under the berth and side lockers. The layout of the Southstar 37 is very much about cruising. As outboards last longer when they breathe fresh air, a special air ducting system was installed, which after a few seasons of boating has proven to work exceptionally well. Unless you open the hatch or ask, you would not know it was there. The forward space can then be converted to extra storage.Īlso, any readjustment of the weight distribution in the boat can still easily be achieved. With the V8 Yamaha powered Southstar, the engine is forward of the exposed aft transom and mounted separately under its own enclosed engine box that covers the engine totally. However, you do still have the option of running the engine at the rear of the cockpit and whilst the engine box needs to be only 100mm high from the sole, it makes much better sense to make it 400mm high, so you can have an extra table/seat area. This served two purposes. Firstly, it meant the extra storage space in a large lazarette aft of the engine could be retained and secondly, the critical weight distribution and balance of the boat was not compromised. In Juno, (Volvo Penta D6-400 DPH) and Lady May (Yanmar 6LY3-ETP/Hamilton 292) a 1.2m jackshaft was used so the engine was well forward of the transom, and in roughly the same position as the standard inboardon- shaft option.
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