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Owner’s Review: Prout 37 Snowgoose

The snowgoose 37: an owner’s perspective.

Thank you to Alan from SV Damn Kiwi for helping us out with this owner’s review of his lovely looking Prout 37 Snowgoose. This model was one of Prout Catamarans ´ best selling boats. Follow them on Instagram at @sv.damnkiwi

Can you tell us a bit about yourself and the boat. Boat name says a lot Damn Kiwi. It’s always been on my bucket list to bring a boat up to Cat 1 NZ and take it offshore, I’ve done a few miles now but haven’t taken my own boat away so the challenge was there. Wanted to do it before getting too old and stuck on the treadmill

Why did you choose the Prout 37 Snowgoose? Most of my sailing was on a mono but did a passage on a seawind1250 and spent a few weeks in Tonga just my wife and I, and the cat is such a good platform to live off in cruising mode it was hard to go back. Couldn’t afford to buy most every other cat on the market till we seen the snow goose and this one needed a LOT of work which was reflected in the price(just cost us 4 yrs of our lives that’s all)

When was she launched? Don’t really know but are told 1985

What’s the best thing about her? The fact she fits into a standard marina berth and with the twin screw you feel comfortable handling her in tight spaces

What would you change if anything? Walk down transom and a little more headroom in the saloon

Is she easy to maintain? With its flat keels and narrow beam it’s nice to haul or beach .Not much woodwork exterior either so yes

Is she easy to sail short-handed? Everything back to the cockpit and with the small main yes easy

What’s she like in heavy weather / a blow / big seas Had some reasonably rough stuff on both trips so far and she’s as good as any other 37 ft boat I’ve been on

How does she sail in light winds? Haven’t really got the light air sails set up but seems to go alright

How does she sail close hauled? Not to bad, about 30 deg apparent which is so so

Typically, what’s your average speed on passage? About 6knts couldn’t quite crack the 200mile 24 hr but got close a few times

What’s she like under power? Speed, manouevrability? We have twin 27 hp so if you’re hammer down she digs a hole and you’re good for about 7.5 or so but we usually cruise about 5.5-6 on one motor at about 2 litre per hour manoeuvrability with both motors is magic

Is she easy to dock, what’s the visibility like? Good visibility and with the low freeboard I don’t think windage is such an issue either, twin screw helps heaps as well

What is she like on the hook? We use a bridle and decent ground tackle and she sits nicely

Is she comfortable down below? Cabins/saloon/galley/heads We’ve set her up for the two of us and we’re both quite tall and we spent six months living on her without a night off her with different guests at times and didn’t have any issues really, it’s not a large volume boat and it is only 37 ft so with that in mind she’s fan frigging tastic

Is she good for hosting guests? We extended the coach roof to back aft of the main traveler to enclose the whole cockpit if we want and give us good shade and we’ve had a heap of people sitting around having a few. I’m hoping they had as much fun as we did having them on board

What kind of modifications have you done and why? Stripped out a lot of interior wood and lining, basically to get to the structural stuff we needed to and once we’d finished we just painted it and left it much lighter weight wise and visually. Ran out of time to reinstall as well but probably wouldn’t put it back now anyway

Any plans for further customisation? Need to do something with the rub strip join between deck and hull join which is leaking but not really any mods

If you were to swap her for another boat, what would that be? Or maybe you wouldn’t swap her? Maybe a little bigger, step down transom bigger volume but with that comes a lot of cost so bang for our buck we probably won’t change her

Anything else you would add to help people thinking of buying a Prout 37? I think they’re great value for money. If you keep in mind their size, which when you’re manoeuvring in a marina is one hell of an advantage, the miles they’ve done and easy of sailing. Sure the modern ones have heaps more volume and comfort, but it comes at a hell of a price, and do they look as good? Jury’s out on that, they are a pretty little boat😎👍

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“Sailing Kallisto” – Prout Snowgoose 37 Elite Owner Review

Post author By River B
Post date November 30, 2020
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Meet Dev & Caro of Sailing Kallisto who own a sexy orange Snowgoose 37 Elite! In this video River interviews them about their buying experience and adventures so far sailing. Follow along their story by subscribing to their YouTube channel . They also post on Instagram .

Note: The Snowgoose 37 Elite is an evolution of the Snowgoose 37. The hull was redesigned, and Prout increased the beam 1 foot as well as 2 inches deeper draft, 5 inches taller mast, and a few kilograms heavier displacement. The Elite was built from 1986 to 2002 while the 37 Snowgoose regular version was built from 1978 to 1986. The two design are very similar and share the same layout configurations and engine arrangements, but the Elite is just a little bit bigger.

Can you tell us a bit about yourself and Kallisto?

I am 29. Myself and partner Caroline decided 3 years ago that we wanted to transition from a house and travel. I come from a yachting background…motorboats. I have quite a bit of maritime experience but before we bought the boat we had never sailed before.

My partner Caroline worked in economics. We came across Kallisto. She was in the UK. Caro was in Switzerland. I was in Italy. We took a weekend to see the boat and everything went from there. Next thing we know we were signing provisional deals, surveying, and everything happened pretty fast.

Why did you choose a Prout 37 Snowgoose Elite?

It was a boat within our budget. We both wanted a catamaran. Since we were going to live onboard that we would appreciate the space. We had very open mind no specific builds. But once we saw the boat and did a bunch of reserve. The general consensus was the Prout 37 was a well built, stout maybe not so fast but that doesn’t matter.

When was she launched? Where was she built? What do you know about the builder?

1986. She was actually one of the boats where Prout built the hull, and someone else finished her out.

What’s the best thing about her?

She feels really solid in the water. We haven’t been through anything too heavy so far, but the heavy weather so far we haven’t had any doubts about the boat holding up. The main safety thing. The enclosed cockpit as well. Feels very safe. Someone inside getting a rest. Great peace of mind. You know less mistakes can happen.

You mention bad weather. What is the worst weather you have been in?

Soo we left from the UK through the French canals. When we got to the med we stepped the mast again. Across the Gulf of Lion. And the Gulf is notorious for bad weather because the Mistral blows through there.

We anticipating that winds were not forecast to be anything hectic. We left in the morning and then in the afternoon 3 or 4 oclock out of nowhere the sea stood up to 3 to 4 meters and the 40 to 45 knots sustained gusts. We looked at each other with big eyes and how are we going to handle this stuff.

We were handling the sails and trying to figure something out as newbies. We kind of dropped the sails and turned the motor on and headed up. Once we were actually sailing it was 10 times better than trying to fight the weather helm.

What’s she like in light winds?

She is quite a heavy boat. We found ourselves in a situation where we have been sailing a lot into the wind lately. If 10 to 15 knots sailing as close to the wind as possible we get 3 or 3.5 knots. That of course at our skill level. I am sure some more seasoned Prout sailor could get a lot more out of the boat.

How about on a reach, heading down wind?

She loves a beam reach. And downwind we had one run. We don’t have a whisker pole which limits it a bit. She loves a beam reach

What would you change if anything?

I am not too sure. I guess on this boat specifically it would be the electrics. They are not in a bad way by a long means. But the boat has passed through 3 owners and things have been added, removed and wires left in place. I’d like to get around to one day.

Is she easy to maintain?

I would say so. It depends on your experience level but there are no real high tech systems. It is a relatively straight forward boat. If you have a little 12 volt knowledge, some mechanical aptitude, and can mix fiberglass resin, you are smiling.

How about access? For instance wiring.

Not too bad. On every sailboat this size you have do a little bit of yoga. Engine bay is quite roomy. Services really accessible. As far as wiring some of the longer runs are quite well hidden. Good but not so good when you have to work on them.

Is she easy to sail short-handed? To shorten sail? Easy to reach the boom?

Yes. All the lines lead aft. Pretty easy single hand too. So far with the both of us haven’t needed any extra hands. Really good. I guess it is easy to reach the boom. You can go on aft deck. But if you need to get the mast you have to go around outside and hold tight.

How close to the wind?

We found no more than 50 degrees. Depending when the winds are stronger you can push a little higher. If you get less then she gets kind of sucked into the wind

Any problems with bridge deck slamming?

Won’t lie. She slams. Lol. If going downwind and seas from the side. You get used to it. You get used to it. To be honest we don’t know any better.

Typically, what’s your average speed on passage?

We average about 5 knots. If the wind is stronger the most we hit is like 7 knots. Probably going a little faster than we should of in that weather.

How does she handle at speeds like that?

Pretty smooth. Much better than under power. Any time we can get sails up lot more comfortable than under power.

What’s she like under power? Speed, manoeuvrability?

She takes a bit of getting used to with the unique drive leg and single engine. Helps a lot that you can turn the drive leg. Once she gets slow then the rudders get useless and you have to learn how boat responds in the wind and use the drive leg.

Is she easy to dock, what’s the visibility like?

We are in the canals most of the time or right in the beginning. And a lot of the locks are pretty high and narrow. That stood in good standing learning how to manueaver the boat pretty well. I watch the wind direction. We generally try not to go into port when blowing abeam. Ahead or behind not a big deal. Lot of windage to the side

What is she like on the hook?

Really good. We actually haven’t been into port for over a month. First few nights was definitely gaining trust in anchor setup. We have a 20 kg / 44 lbs Delta like magic. If we know it is a sandy we are not going anywhere. If wind is blow 20 to 25 knots then sleep with eye open. If we are anchored in mud not so great. We generally try to keep it to sand.

Some of niggles we had when wind is real light and swell side running, she tends to go sideways. That can get annoying. We haven’t had that experience for multiple days. We would probably just find another anchorage if so.

She has a narrower beam. Do you experience any rocking?

We have had a few night when it has been uncomfortable but in all fairness the swell was pretty big those nights. When she goes side she does rock and roll but not as much as a monohull.

How is visibility in the cockpit?

Really good. Our helm station is on the starboard side. If we are pulling up to a fuel dock port side to Caro will be on the bow giving me distances. Other than that really good.

Is she comfortable down below?

Pretty good eh. She is not an owners version where the master is forward. We kind of made her into that basically. We put our bed in the saloon. There is a little less space but there are still two bench seats and table. Area for people around the table. Common space. Really comfortable.

We have had two guests – a couple one time. Been fine. No issues. Some of the other modifications we made. We used the starboard aft and forward. We used the forward as a pantry with fridge. The aft is at the moment a project happening. We have a watermaker I haven’t installed yet. Bits and pieces. We have left the port side for our guest cabin.

We thought we kitted it out for primarily for us to live on we pinched a few cabins.

How is the storage space on the boat?

Most of the storage is under the bunks. You have to plan because obviously you have to life up bunks. Another is under the settee in the salon. There is enough.

What kind of modifications have you done and why?

The big one was putting the bed in the salon. If we are living aboard, we figured we might as well have nice big bed. Make sure we are nice and comfy. We added more solar. Cool project. Made our own solar arch. We have 410 watts permanently mounted. We setup 2 additional 50 watt panels at anchor. That keeps our bank topped up. We have 3 x 120 amp batteries and separate starter battery.

Also the starboard forward and aft cabins still in progress.

Any plans for further customisation and if so what specifically?

In both those starboard cabins I am going to look into and see what is structural. Take out as much as possible. Make the aft a storage area. Make the forward a pantry more take as much as possible out.

If you were to swap her for another boat, what would that be? Or maybe you wouldn’t swap her?

If you put a Gunboat on the table I wouldn’t say no!

Anything else you would add to help people thinking of buying a Prout 37 Snowgoose?

Good. Yeah. I think they are good boat eh. The fact that the two of us can sail by ourselves. She is pretty easy to sail unless we are doing something wrong. Lol. Nothing too complicated. Yea I would say good.

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River is a licensed USCG Captain with a lifetime of experience on the water. From the San Francisco Bay to the South Pacific, blue water to clear water, he’s sailed a wide variety of catamarans and crawled around in the bilges of more than he can count. You can follow his misadventures at www.tilted.life.

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31-10-2006, 12:29
Boat: 48' Hi Star	, , Central America). Our most likely choice would be a 37 snowgoose elite. While looking on yachtworld the other day I saw a 2004 Prout Meercat 34 listed. Does anyone know anything about these? I thought Prout went bankrupt back in 2001. I really like the Prout 38 or 39, although I'm not sure our would stretch that far. I have heard that there were some serious problems with the earlier models. Does anyone know what those problems were? What are the main differences between the 38 and 39 (other than size difference)? Thanks for all your helpful comments. Cheers! Iris

31-10-2006, 13:31
Boat: Privilege 37	to so are probably the origin of the Meerkat. The Snowgoose Elite is a much better load carrier than the standard 37ft Snowgoose, but none of the Prouts are ocean greyhounds. They are built solid and need a breeze to move. They are at their best in bad . My personal Favourite is the Escale Exposure and pa lo olo are both Elite owners who post on here occasionally

31-10-2006, 13:36
	and shipped to . I think this included the 34, 37, and 39. The newer 38 molds were kept in and eventually used by to launch their line of . I know that several 39 hull's were pulled out of the molds in SA and built by a combination of owners and hired labor. My guess would be that this 34 is similar. It was probably pulled from the original 34 molds and then built to an owners spec. Many of the 39s I have seen were finished out nicely, but ended up very heavy with all of the joinery installed. I have seen them weighed down to the point that the bottom rear steps were under . Not a good situation in my opinion. The 34 may be a great find, or it may be an over built dog. I know of a in the area who is very familiar with Prouts and could probably give a you a good and opinion if needed. Woody

31-10-2006, 13:41
	rings a bell. I think there was a story on this in one of the sailing rags recently. I'll look around the house and see if I can find it.

31-10-2006, 14:44
Boat: Prout Manta 38' Catamaran - Sunspot Baby	model built in South . Essentially the same as the 39 Escale but shorter sugar scoops. You may find an occasional one on the used market. There were about 35 (34? 37?) built. Ours is #17.

01-11-2006, 08:06
Boat: 48' Hi Star	(on yachtworld as a 39??), but it now has a pending -- oh well. We're not quite at the "buy the boat" stage yet anyway. There are a couple of 39's in Ft. Lauderdale that look nice too. Unfortunately, most of the Prout 38 and 39s are overseas. We also like the 37's, especially the of some of the older ones, but we would really prefer a twin , and most of the 37's we've seen have a . My reason for questioning the quality of the 39's was a website about a particular boat (Cat's Pyjamas, I think is the name), where they were having a lot of problems that needed correcting. I'm assuming that part of the problem is that it was an early # (2 or 3) and the production of that particular boat was rushed so it would be ready for a . I assume most of the problems were addressed by Prout in later . Is the quality of the South African boats the same as the boats build in ? Were both the 38 and 39 built in South ? I seem to remember that one was SA built and the other built in England. Thanks for the input. Hopefully, we'll be enjoying sundowners at Norman's Cay in about 3 years on whatever Prout we end up with. You're all invited. Cheers Iris

01-11-2006, 08:31
Boat: Prout Manta 38' Catamaran - Sunspot Baby	. Many of SA boats were sold as kits and each owner finished the interior so there is a lot of variation in interiors, unlike the Brit built Escale which had 3 or 4 “standard” layouts. Much of their cabinetry is and very “Euro” looking. inside but generally has a standard layout. One nice variation we have is a font opening fridge in the and a stand alone freeze using some space in the main . Ours was “factory” finished but there is opportunity for variance in interior quality since many were done independently. line for a sail drive. . Go to the “Prout Owners Unite” thread ( ) to follow the .

01-11-2006, 08:49
Boat: 48' Hi Star	vessel with huge twin caterpillar diesels -- talk about $$$$$ trying to fill up the and go anywhere. Needless to say, he's not moving it around much lately. I know it will be hard for him to give up the space in his boat. That's one of the main reasons we've decided on a rather than a . We spent some time on a 39 this summer and were impressed with the ride, but didn't like the "skylight" windows. We'd prefer being able to look out the windows. Also, the seemed very cramped for such a large cat. We also don't need 4 staterooms -- 2 would be plenty. Also, I'm more interested in and comfort rather than speed. Anyway, I'm doing my due diligence in researching and narrowing down our future options. Any other opinions or information on the Prout cats would be most welcome. Cheers Iris

01-11-2006, 13:03

My reason for questioning the quality of the 39's was a website about a particular boat (Cat's Pyjamas, I think is the name), where they were having a lot of problems that needed correcting. I'm assuming that part of the problem is that it was an early hull # (2 or 3) and the production of that particular boat was rushed so it would be ready for a . I assume most of the problems were addressed by Prout in later boats.

02-11-2006, 10:08

Boat: Privilege 435 Now Sold

rather than a . We spent some time on a 39 this summer and were impressed with the ride, but didn't like the "skylight" windows. We'd prefer being able to look out the windows. Also, the saloon seemed very cramped for such a large cat. We also don't need 4 staterooms -- 2 would be plenty. Also, I'm more interested in and comfort rather than speed. Anyway, I'm doing my due diligence in researching and narrowing down our future options.
Cheers
Iris

02-11-2006, 11:03
Boat: Prout Manta 38' Catamaran - Sunspot Baby	. It was indeed a nice boat. We didn't like climbing up into the master berth but over all it was roomier than our 38 Prout. INHO Privilege is the best built of the current makes of French cats. Now I catch it from all the and FP drivers out there. Ouch. Sorry. George

03-11-2006, 12:34