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Islander 36

1971 — 1986

Islander 36 is a 36.08 ft / 11.00 m sailboat designed by Alan Gurney and built by Islander / Tradewind Yachts between 1971 and 1986.

Designer
Alan Gurney
Builder
Islander / Tradewind Yachts
Hull Type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
FG
Associations
Islander 36 Association

Dimensions

Length Overall
36.08 ft / 11.00 m
Waterline Length
28.25 ft / 8.61 m
Beam
11.17 ft / 3.40 m
Draft
6.08 ft / 1.85 m
Displacement
13,450 lb / 6,101 kg
Ballast
5,820 lb / 2,640 kg (Lead)
drawing
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drawing

Rig and Sails

Type
Masthead Sloop
Reported Sail Area
576.00 ft2 / 53.51 m2
Total Sail Area
576.02 ft2 / 53.51 m2
Mainsail
Sail Area
250.22 ft2 / 23.25 m2
P
39.25 ft / 11.96 m
E
12.75 ft / 3.89 m
Mast Height
Foresail
Sail Area
325.80 ft2 / 30.27 m2
I
45.00 ft / 13.72 m
J
14.48 ft / 4.41 m
Est. Forestay Len.
47.27 ft / 14.41 m

Spinnaker

SPL/TPS
15.00 ft / 4.57 m
ISP

Auxilary Power

Make
Pathfinder
Model
50
HP
42
Type
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
32 gals / 121 L

Accomodations

Water Capacity
54 gals / 204 L
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.12 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
16.3
good performance
Ballast/Displacement
43.27
stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
266.33
moderate
Comfort Ratio
27.1
coastal cruiser
Capsize Screening
1.88
better suited for ocean passages

Notes

With nearly 800 boats built this was one of the most successful models from Islander Yachts.
During it’’s production history the ISLANDER 36 was delivered with the following engines (in a an approximate cronological order):

Universal Atomic 4 -Gas
Palmer P-60 - Gas
Perkins 4-108 - Diesel
Westerbeke L-25 - Diesel
Pathfinder - Diesel
Yanmar - Diesel

It is said that the molds for the ISLANDER 36 were purchased by Newport Offshore Yachts of CA, USA in 1986. But it is not known if any other boats were built after this date.

SHOAL DRAFT: 4.8’/1.46m

TALL RIG:
I(IG):47.00’ / 14.33m
J: 14.48’ / 4.41m
P: 41.30’ / 12.59m
E: 12.80’ / 3.90m

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