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Standfast Yachts 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1973

Marketed in the United States as the Palmer Johnson 36, this 1973 masthead sloop features a deep 2.06-meter draft

Designed by Franz Maas & Frans Maas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 315
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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 more than ~84% 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
40.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
314.8
Comfort ratio
30.1
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1278
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Designer
Franz Maas, Frans Maas
Builder
Standfast Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

S2 Yachts 11.0 C10.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA centre-cockpit cruiser by Arthur Edmunds, designed for stability and comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder
Swan 3711.13 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn IOR 1-ton racer also marketed as the Palmer Johnson 37, featuring a masthead rig and a skeg-mounted rudder
Westerly Yachts Ltd. Oceanquest 3510.81 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterAn Ed Dubois-designed cruiser sharing its proven hull with the Seahawk and Falcon, available in center or aft cockpit layouts
Herreshoff Manufacturing Newport 2910.84 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1914 Nathanael Herreshoff design featuring a fin keel and gaff-rigged sloop sail plan for classic performance
Hughes 3510.82 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop derived from design #2166, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder
Moody 36S10.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn aft-cockpit variation of the Moody 36, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal cruising

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