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Mariner 36 (Garden)

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1972

A heavy-displacement ketch with a 43.95 comfort ratio, designed for stable, long-distance cruising

Designed by Clair Oberly, W. Garden & William Garden, built by Far East Yachts.

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 44 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 44
CoastalBluewater

At 1.60 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.60
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 431
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 12.4
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 431 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.4
Displacement / length
430.8
Comfort ratio
44.0
Capsize screening
1.60
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1097
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
Clair Oberly, W. Garden, William Garden
Builder
Far East Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Endurance 3510.75 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Peter Ibold-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built globally in wood, steel, ferro, and GRP for long-distance cruising
Baba 3510.62 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterOriginally marketed as the Flying Dutchman 35, this heavy-displacement cutter offers a stable, long-keel platform
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
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
Hans Christian 3410.36 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a long keel, serving as the rare, original predecessor to the widely produced 36-foot series.
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

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