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Nautilus 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1978

A Henry Adriaanse-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance since 1978

Designed by Henry Adriaanse, built by Niagara Nautic Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

295 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 295
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.2
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.2
Displacement / length
294.9
Comfort ratio
28.3
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1151
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Units built
40
Designer
Henry Adriaanse
Builder
Niagara Nautic Inc, Aztec Yachts

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