Columbia 36

The Columbia 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Crealock and first built in 1967.

Production
The design was built by Columbia Yachts in the United States. The original Columbia 36 design was built from 1967 to 1972, with 400 completed, while the Mark II was produced from 1970.

Design
The Columbia 36 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.

The design has a hull speed of 7.06 kn.

Variants

 * Columbia 36
 * This model was introduced in 1967. It has a length overall of 35.75 ft, a waterline length of 27.75 ft, displaces 12000 lb and carries 5000 lb of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.42 ft with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Palmer M-60 gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds 29 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 33 u.s.gal.


 * Sailcrafter 36
 * Kit built version of the Colombia 36, for amateur construction.


 * Columbia 36 Mark II
 * This model was introduced in 1970. It has a length overall of 36.17 ft, a waterline length of 27.75 ft, displaces 13200 lb and carries 5000 lb of ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds 29 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 100 u.s.gal.