BoatsMagellan 36

Magellan 36

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1976

A Hugh Angelman-designed masthead ketch with a long keel and center cockpit option, sharing lineage with the Island Trader

Designed by Hugh Angleman, built by Chung Hwa (Taiwan).

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 narrow beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 338
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.2
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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
30.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.2
Displacement / length
337.6
Comfort ratio
29.8
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1160
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Designer
Hugh Angleman
Builder
Chung Hwa (TAIWAN)

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