BoatsCavalier 36 (Moody)

Cavalier 36 (Moody)

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1970–1972

A long-keeled masthead sloop with a redesigned aft-cockpit deck layout, built for stable cruising between 1970 and 1972

Designed by Alan F. Hill, built by Marine Construction Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 42 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 42
CoastalBluewater

At 1.63 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.63
LightHeavy

415 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 415
EasygoingPowered-up

12.3 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.3
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 430 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.3
Displacement / length
414.5
Comfort ratio
42.1
Capsize screening
1.63
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1109
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1970–1972
Units built
8
Designer
Alan F. Hill
Builder
Marine Construction Ltd

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Alberg 3711.33 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA long-keeled masthead sloop produced for two decades with a transition from wood-heavy interiors to molded fiberglass
Tashiba 3610.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1986 cutter with a 43% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-displacement stability and offshore passage-ready motion
Tradewind Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA long-keeled cutter designed by John Rock that has remained in production since the 1970s

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