Great opportunity to purchase Alberg 37 in Sydney!
An exceptionally well maintained and outfitted, turn-key example of Carl Alberg’s classic, beautiful, and time-tested blue water cruiser, the Alberg 37. After a several year refit to bring the boat up to modern offshore standards, Whiskey Soul just very capably completed a trans-Pacific passage from Canada to Australia (2024-2025) and is now available for the next chapter in it’s storied history!
The previous owner is happily available to provide information and mentorship/assistance to the new owner(s), and has well-organized maintenance records/schedules and detailed documents available for all systems aboard.
The Alberg 37 was recently named #3 on Practical Sailor’s rankings of the Top 5 Classic Cruising Sailboats and was regarded as “the Sailor’s Sailboat” for it’s performance under sail.
Boat Specs
| Length | 11.33 m |
| Beam | 3.10 m |
| Draft | 1.68 m |
| Year | 1968 |
| Location | Middle Harbour, Sydney |
| Price | $ 53,000 AUD |
Boat Inventory
- Reference Number
- Whiskey Soul
- Make
- Alberg 37 MK I
- Hull Material
- Fiberglass
- Length
- 37
- Price
- $ 53,000 AUD
- Region
- Sydney, NSW
- Location
- Spit Bridge, New South Wales, Australia
- Vessel Name
- Whiskey Soul
- Launch Year
- 1968
- Beam
- 3.10 m
- Draft
- 1.68 m
- Displacement
- 7,620 kg
- Deck Material
- Fiberglass
- Builder
- Whitby Boatworks, Ontario
- Engine
1999 Isuzu 3KC1 marine diesel (with spare parts & filters)
- Engine Hours
- 4438 hrs
- Fuel Capacity
- 90L main tank + 80L in jerry cans
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Propulsion
- 3 blade fixed pitch bronze Campbell Sailor propeller (new 2023) and a spare
- Deck Gear
- Winches: Primaries (Harken Performa ST 46s, self-tailing, new feb 2022) and Secondaries (Bronze #22 Barients)
- Tender
- Zodiac Cadet Solid 260 9’ inflatable dinghy
- Outboard
- 2018 3.5 HP Mercury Four Stroke Short Shaft motor with service kit
- Ground Tackle
- Anchors: 55lb Mantus M1 (primary/storm anchor), Northill 12R (25lb, stern/dinghy anchor); Rode: 80m/265 ft 3/8” BBB chain (07/2022) w 60m/200ft 5/8” nylon triple braid 07/2022), stern/secondary: 5m chain, 50m line; Windlass: Simpson Lawrence SL-555
- Covers
- Custom 316 Stainless Steel Solar Arch, Pushpit and Cockpit Rail added in 2024. Sunbrella dodger and dodger extension (new 60-gauge Strataglass windows put into dodger). Sunbrella covers for dinghy, liferaft, winches, tiller, windshield, BBQ (2022) *Full roll of matching Persian Green Tweed Sunbrella
- Accommodation
- 2 doubles, 2 singles – all >180cm in length
A full-sized vee-berth forwards in a private cabin with a vented hanging locker, and ample cupboards, drawers and a mirror.
Aft to port is a head with shower and sink.
The saloon features, on it’s starboard side – a vented hanging locker and diesel furnace forwards and a full-length galley with sink, bar fridge/freezer and ample storage; on it’s port side – a C-shaped booth settee with a dining table that drops down to become a double bed.
Aft there is a full-length quarter berth on each side and a Nav table with chart storage and a folding chair.
There are 3 functional sea berths (the quarter berths and the saloon settee) with lee cloths and wedge cushions for comfortable sleep underway.
- Showers
- yes
- Air Conditioning
- N/; Cooling: 3 x Fans – one in each of the two aft berths, one for the saloon. Hetaing: Dickinson Alaska diesel heater with combustion assist fan.
- Entertainment
- Schosche Media Player with Bluetooth and 2 flush-mounted Pioneer speakers
- Refrigeration
- Nova Kool R2600 (bar fridge/freezer) and Vevor NL 30 fridge or freezer (new 2024, removable, great for longer trips and fishing)
- Stove
- Magic Chef propane 4 burner oven/stove (Model BT19RA)
- Water Capacity
- 320 L in 3 integral tanks + 80L in jerry cans lashed to rack
- Hot Water System
- Seaward 6 Gallon Water heater
- Safety Gear
- - Reboarding ladder: Foldaway stainless from Mystic Stainless (2022)
- Radar reflector: EchoMax EM230i for fog (2021) and mounted tubular reflector
- Lifebuoy/Heaving Line: Lifesling 2 (2023), Lifering w buoyant heaving line, MOB marker pole/float
- All required equipment: Sound Signalling Device, Flashlight,
- Jacklines and 2 x harnesses with tethers
- Reinforced Stern Chainplates for Jordan Series Drogue (2023)
- Boom brake: Walder 203C
- Smoke & Carbon Monoxide detectors
- Bilge Pumps
- Johnson Pump 2200 Automatic and Whale MK II Gusher 10 Manual
- Life Raft
- Viking RescYou Pro 6 person (6USKL) with hydrostatic release and ISO pack 1 (new 06/2022 and inspected/reapproved 06/2025
- Epirb
- McMurdo Smartfind G8 AIS (2022)
- Life Jacket
- 5 x Lifejackets
- Flares
- Current SOLAS flares
- Fire Protection
- 2 x Fire extinguishers
- Electrics
- Completely modernized (2024) electrical system with large Lithium House bank, AGM Starter battery, Solar charging, and able to be plugged into 110V or 230V shore-power. System designed with reliability/redundancy in mind, using top-of-the line Victron components, and is able to be monitored and adjusted via manual gauges, touchscreen or by Bluetooth.
- Electrical panels: great original (DC panel), and new Blue sea PN 8100 120V AC ELCI Main panel added Sept 2024
- Galvanic Isolator: Victron VDI-32
- Wiring: AC system on boat rewired Sept 2024 and changed all outlets to Leviton GFCI outlets.
- Shore power cords & inlets: 30 Amp 120V Smartplug 50’ cord and inlet (12/2022), and Marinco 16A 230V Shorepower inlet and cord w Aussie plug (08/2024)
- Battery Monitor: Victron BMV-712 500A, and Victron Cerbo GX with Victron GX Touch touchscreen
- Distributor: Victron Lynx
- BMS: Victron VE.Bus V2 BMS w pre-alarm for when drawing too much power
- DC-DC Charger: Victron Orion XS 12-12V/50A
- Solar Controller: Victron SmartSolar Charge Controller MPPT 100 / 50
- Alternator: Prestolite BH-110-567 105A alternator, with spare 51A alternator aboard
- Victron Smart Battery Protect 12/220A
Batteries:
- Starter: Interstate 24M-XHD 1000MCA 800 CCA 135 RC (24-series, 12V, 75Ah) (new 09/2024)
- House: 2x Victron LiFePO4 Battery 12.8V/200Ah Smart in parallel (makes for a 12V house bank 400Ah/5120Wh capacity); (new 08/2024)
Chargers:
- Victron Multiplus Compact 12V/2000W/80A 120V charger/inverter
- Victron Phoenix Smart IP43 Charger (1+1) 12V/50A 120-240V (for 230V shore power)
Inverters:
- Victron MultiPlus Compact 12V/2000W/80A 120V inverter/charger
- Spare HP 200 watt inverter
Solar panels: 2 x Lumera Bifacial Monocrystalline LS22BI 220W panels with a potential combined draw of 572W
- Navigation
- - Lowrance HDS 7 Gen 2 chartplotter with 2025 Navionics Australia East Coast + NZ card. AIS & Radar Overlay functions.
- AIS: EmTrak B954 (2021) which creates a WiFi network so can get all data from instruments to your phone
- Compass: Lowrance Precision-9 Fluxgate compass (2022); and Danforth Global Balance magnetic compass
- GPS: Lowrance Point 1 Heading and Position Sensor and spare
- Autopilot: Simrad TP30 tillerpilot w remote Simrad HR20
- VHF: Uniden UM 380 w DSC. New antenna and wiring 2020.
- Radar: Simrad 4G Broadband radar (2022)
- Depth Sounders & Knot Meter: Airmar B744VC triducer multi sensor transducer (depth/speed/water temp), and original separate Lowrance sounder & secondary display for redundancy
- Barometer: National Geographic Weather Station with thermometer and barograph with 12 hr history
- Stor-Dry Air circulator
- Sail Inventory
- - Main (Leitch & McBride): 3 reefs. Good condition.
- Genoa (Leitch & McBride): 148%, laminate, with padded luff. Good/fair condition.
- Working jib (Leitch & McBride): 100% jib. Good condition. Rip in foot professionally repaired 06/2025.
- Spare jib (Miller Sails): 80% jib, converted to furling. Old, but reasonable condition.
- Storm jib (Leitch & McBride): Made new in 2021 for inner forestay. Used twice (As new)
- Tri-sail (North Sails): Bought secondhand (made in 2012, never used) and recut by North sails. Never used.
- Drifter (Miller Sails): Barely used, but old.
- Spinnaker (Miller Sails): Old sail, but in great shape – seldom (if ever) used in past, used twice on trans-Pacific passage (works great!)
- Mast Rigging
- MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE - Mast: Original oval sectioned anodized aluminum with steps. - Standing Rigging: Cap shrouds, fore and aft lower shrouds, backstay replaced and new Hayn Turnbuckles and chainplates (10/2020). - Running rigging and halyards replaced in 2020 or more recently, and Spinlock clutches added for reefing lines, and halyards.
- General Remarks
- Windvane self-steering: Monitor Windvane w MRUD II emergency rudder (05/2022)
Disclaimer: Whilst every endeavour is made to ensure the accuracy of information provided, details are intended as a general guide to the vessel and its contents. Details are supplied by sellers and the accuracy of those details cannot be guaranteed by Vicsail.
