BoatsVancouver 36 (Harris)

Vancouver 36 (Harris)

Cutter · Long Keel · 1977–1985

A Robert Harris-designed cutter with a long keel and heavy displacement, built for steady, comfortable blue-water cruising

Designed by Robert B. Harris, built by Durbeck's Inc.

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 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 370
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.0
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
370.3
Comfort ratio
37.7
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1097
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1977–1985
Designer
Robert B. Harris
Builder
Durbeck's Inc, Hidden Harbor Boat Works

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