37′  Nordic Esprit 37   1978    Upgraded and offered at $74,500

s/v Impulsive   Coming Soon – Currently in Gig Harbour, WA

Builder:   Nordic Yachts for Valiant  –  NOT a Blister Boat!

Designer:  Robert Perry  “His personal favorite design.”

Specifications    

Cutter Rigged / Fin Keel / Skeg Rudder

LOA:  37′                                        LWL:  31’ 7″

Beam:  11′ 5″                                  Draft: 5’ 9″

Displacement:  17,000 lbs               Ballast:  6,600lbs

Capsize Ratio:  1.81                        SA/Disp:  16.20

Sail Area (reported): 667.00 ft2       MotionComfort:  30.59

Rig / Sails / Winches

Single-Spreader Keel-Stepped Painted Aluminum Mast and Boom

Standing Rigging (6 shrouds replaced in 2013)  Newer Running Rigging 

Elvstrom Main, 2-Reefs, Full Battens, Slab reefing, +Garhauer Rigid Vang!

135% Genoa for ProFurl, 110%, Detached Forestay for Storm Jib

Code-0 w/ Top-down furling, plus older Yellow/Orange Spinnaker

Anderson 28 ST Halyard Winch(M), Adl. Halyard Winch on Mast(J)

2) Lewmar 48ST Sheet Winches, Lewmar 30 and 40 Trim Winches,

Engine / Mechanical

4-Cyl. Phasor Marine (Kubota), M:V1903-E (42HP @ 2800rpm) 1169Hrs.

Borg-Warner Velvet Drive / Walter V-drive, Racor and OEM fuel filters

2-Blade Flexofold Bronze Folding Propeller on 1″  Stainless Steel Shaft 

with Bellows-style Stuffing Box. Wheel Steering, Separate shift/throttle Controls

New 40 Gal. AL Fuel Coast Line Tank, from original drawings (2024)

New Oberdorfer Bronze Impeller Pump #OB N202M16 (2024)

Electrical / Electronics  / Batteries

2) LiTime 12V 230Ah Bluetooth LifePo Battery w/ LTCP (2025)

Balmar 120Amp Alternator #621-120DV, Lazer-aligned pullies 

w/ Serpintine belt, and Balmar MC-618H Voltage Regulator (6/25)

Victron Smart IP43 Battery Charger 12Volt/50 Amp (2025)

Victron Galvanic Isolator VDI-32A (2025)  Recent Zincs

9” B&G Vulcan 9 Chartplotter in Cockpit (2025) + SH  Depth Gauge

Icom IC-M510 VHF w/Display + CT-M500 Ext.Interface Box   (2025)

New Icom MA 510TR Class B AIS Transponder (MMSI3384919881)

110-volt AC System,  Original Esprit 37 Panelboard with AC voltmeter, 

Double-pole Main Breaker, reverse polarity indicator, and 3 circuit breakers

30A Marinco Power Cord and Inlet

Galley / Interior Notes

Force 10 3-Burner Propane stove w/oven

Seaward Solenoid Control in Galley

SS Deep Sinks, H/C Pressure Water

Isotherm Freezer/Fridge with condenser-panel 

Newport Dickensen Diesel and Red Hot Heaters

6 Gal. 120V Seaward Water Heater F-600

Hull Deck and Safety Notes

New Kiwigrip Nonskid in Esprit patttern (2026) 

Hull stripped, New SeaHawk Bottom Paint (11/25)

Manual Windlass (Cleaned and Serviced 2025)

45# Rocna Vulcan anchor w/3/8″ chain on roller

SS Stanchions, Rails and Lifelines w/gates

Throw cushions, Lifejackets, Lifesling (?)

Nav lights, LED spreader lights and Tricolor

4″ Ritchie Powerdamp Binnacle-Mount Compass

2) Manual Bosworth Guzzler 500 Pumps (2024)

2) Johnson HD 2200GPH Auto Electric 

   Bilge Pumps w/ Bilge Alarms (2025)   

Monitor Windvane – Stored for less moorage fees!

Tanks

90 Gal. Water, in 2 S.S. Settee Tanks

40 Gal. AL Diesel Tank – Original Drawings!  (2024)

20 Gal. Plastic Holding Tank beneath V-berth

Most noteworthy details!

42HP Phasor Marine Kubota Diesel with low hours (1,168 hrs) paired with a high-end Flexofold folding prop sure beats a tired Westerbeke. Borg-Warner Velvet Drive to Walter V-drive, with oil coolers. Latest improvements include new engine mounts, hoses, air filter, insulation, and most important – the new 40-gallon AL fuel tank built in Bellingham from the original drawings. Electrical Overhaul with new Victron Smart IP43 12Volt/50 Amp Battery Charger, Victron Galvanic Isolater, High-output Balmar 120Amp Alternator, and 460Ah of Lithium batteries represent a modern, offshore-ready DC system. Modern Navigation & Safety – the integrated 9” B&G Chartplotter, Icom VHF, and Class B AIS Transponder provide turn-key safety compliance.               Old deck diamond-pattern TreadmasterTM removed and KiwiGrip painted in original deck pattern this summer!

Description

In profile Impulsive has a straight stem, fin keel, skeg-hung rudder, gently sprung sheer, and canoe stern. The hull underbody is round with a gentle turn-of-the-bilge. Forward sections are V-shaped, to soften pounding while midship are shaped like a wineglass. The aft hull sections are slightly flatten for better speed. The led ballast is externally mounted lead with SS J-hook keelbolts. A low trunk-cabin fills the middle half of deck. The exposed aft cockpit is surrounded by a coaming. The vessel’s topsides are white gelcoat with a baby blue cove-stripe, decks and cabin-sides are white with just painted non-skid, the boot-top is navy blue, and bottom is black antifouling Seahawk-2025 painted 7/25.

Construction

Impulsive was built for Valiant Yachts by Nordic Yachts. The hull is reportedly hand-laid with four layers of 1.5 oz mat alternating with eight layers of 24 oz woven roving. The ballast is attached to the hull with 5/8″ stainless steel J-bolts that are cast into the lead. The deck is a fiberglass-sandwich construction with balsa core. The hull-to-deck joint is shoebox style construction.

Interior

The vessel is laid-out from bow to stern as follows: farthest forward is the anchor locker accessed through the forward cabin. In the forward cabin is a raised V-berth with stowage beneath. An enclosed head and shower are aft of the V-berth and to port. On starboard is built-in cabinetry for stowage. The mainmast passes through deck to a mast-step in the center bilge. The main salon lies midships with an L-shaped dinette to port, galley to port-aft, a straight settee on starboard, and navigation station and quarterberth to starboard-aft. Centerline steps lead to the cockpit and can be removed for engine access.

Mast Rigging Sails & Winches

Impulsive is a masthead sloop. The painted, extruded aluminum, single-spreader mast is supported with primary rod rigging and 1×19 stainless steel wire lower shrouds. Six wire shrouds were replaced in 2013. Stainless steel chainplates pass through deck and are secured below. The stainless steel stem fitting is externally mounted while the backstay is attached to a stainless steel chainplate that passes through deck aft of the cockpit. The vessel can be cutter-rigged with a solent stay. The heads’l is roller furling. Control lines are led to the cockpit. Elvstrom Main, w/ 2-Reefs, Full Battens, Slab reefing, and Garhauer Rigid Vang! 135% Genoa for ProFurl, 110%, Detached Forestay for Storm Jib, Top-down furling Code-0, plus older Yellow/Orange Spinnaker. Anderson 28 ST Halyard mast Winch, Adl. Halyard Winch on Mast for jib, 2) Lewmar 48ST Sheet Winches, Lewmar 30 and 40 Trim Winches. With the 45# Rocna Vulcan Anchor on the bow roller, you know this is a boat that wants to be “out there”. A Monitor Windvane, unmounted to save moorage costs, is included in the sale.

The current owner has done an impressive refit and upgrades, but plans have changed and someone is going to get great sailing boat! Let’s sort schedules, and get you aboard soon. Thanks, Lee