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Morris Yachts 36 Justine

Cutter · Fin (Shoal Draft) · First built 1983

A cutter-rigged cruiser designed for shoal water, featuring a shallow 1.37-meter draft and a 42% ballast ratio

Designed by C. W. (Chuck) Paine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin (Shoal Draft)

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

1.86 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.86
LightHeavy

271 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 271
EasygoingPowered-up

16.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 42%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2959 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
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
271.3
Comfort ratio
29.3
Capsize screening
1.86
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1221
Hull
Hull type
Fin (shoal draft)
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Units built
33
Designer
C. W. (Chuck) Paine
Builder
Morris Yachts

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