The last search for interior details did not yield direct textual descriptions in the snippets. I found some general information about the designer and builder, as well as some anecdotal comments about sailing performance and owner satisfaction for the broader Elite/Kirié line. The YouTube video is a "boat tour" which would likely show interior, but I cannot process video content. An original factory brochure would have interior layouts, but I can't access it.
Given the constraints, I will have to be general in the "Accommodations and Layout" section, inferring typical layouts for cruisers of that era and size, and stating that specific details require further investigation (e.g., viewing actual boats or old brochures).
I have enough information to proceed with generating the article.
Summary of information for article generation:
- Boat Name: Elite 37
- Builder: Kirié (France) - known for pioneering fiberglass, robust, practical, blending performance with comfort, innovative designs (like keel options), especially in the 1980s with the "Feeling" range.
- Designer: Ron Holland Design (Canada) - known for "performance-oriented cruising yachts."
- Production: 1981-1987.
- Purpose: Cruising sailboat.
- LOA: 37.08 ft
- LWL: 31.58 ft
- Beam: 12.08 ft
- Draft: 5.92 ft (fin keel version)
- Displacement: 12787 lbs
- Ballast: 5221 lbs
- Sail Area (Calculated Total): 635.77 sqft
- Rig Type: Masthead sloop
- Hull Material: Fiberglass solid
- Deck Material: Fiberglass solid
- Engine: Volvo Penta MD2002, 18 HP, Diesel
- Fuel Capacity: 40 gal
- Water Capacity: 90 gal
- Keel Type: Fin (also available as shoal draft fixed keel and keel/centerboard versions).
- Ratios:
- SA/D: 18.33 (good light-air performance)
- Ballast/Disp: 0.41 (good stiffness and stability)
- D/L: 180.77 (moderately light, performance-oriented cruiser)
- Handling: Owners "very pleased," "sails very well and handle very nicely," "hard to beat in light or medium air" (though the last comment is for Elite 364, suggesting a general characteristic of the Elite line).
- Common Issues (general Kirié from era, not Elite 37 specific): Small blister issues for mid-80s hulls, Volvo Penta 2002 can be "interesting" if raw cooled. Generally, "not structural problems" for the Elite line.
I will now structure the article based on these points.