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Ericson Yachts 36C

Cutter · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1975–1977

A Bruce King-designed cutter with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, distinct from the later 1979 model.

Designed by Bruce King.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung 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 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.86
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 284
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.4
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2968 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.4
Displacement / length
284.4
Comfort ratio
30.5
Capsize screening
1.86
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1286
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1975–1977
Units built
66
Designer
Bruce King
Builder
Ericson Yachts

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