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The boat was factory delivered with many equipment items as standard, including a pressurized water system, a shower, ten opening ports and two hatches, a folding dining table in the main cabin and provisions for shore power. The design layout is the same as the
Watkins 36 and has a bow "V" berth and
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of 40 hp (30 kW), or on later boats delivered 50 hp (37 kW), for docking and maneuvering. The companionway stairs may be removed to provide access to the engine. The fuel tank holds 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 85
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resin and fiberglass woven roving, as well as multidirectional chopped strand fibers (MSCF). The keel is integral to the hull and the ballast is internal to the keel. The deck and the cockpit and also moulded in pone piece, also using polyester resin and fiberglass woven roving with MCSF. Plywood
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A history of
Watkins Yachts notes, "in 1981 a center cockpit version of the W36 was added to the line. This is ironic as the W36 started life as a Coronado 35 center cockpit modified by giving it a new deck/coach roof to become an aft cockpit. The original Columbia center cockpit design was very
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Watkins 36 and 36C became the flagships of the company product line and their features were incorporated in the newer and smaller boat designs that followed it, including the opening ports, Bomar hatches, through bolted flanged hull joints and the sloping cabin top.
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coring is employed for the cabin top, deck, seat and the cockpit sole for stiffness. The hull-to-deck joint is flanged, glued and then screwed into place. There is an aluminum toe rail, stainless steel through-bolted into place, bonding the toe rail, deck and the hull.
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is aft and accessible from stateroom and the main cabin. The main cabin has 75 in (191 cm) of headroom and is finished with hand-rubbed teak trim, with the bulkheads and cabinetry made from teak veneer on
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Portman 36 was then modified by Watkins to become the aft-cockpit Watkins 36 and finally developed into the center-cockpit Watkins 36C.
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530:of 7.26 kn (13.45 km/h).
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494:The boat is fitted with a British
484:well is located at the bow with a
429:The Watkins 36C is a recreational
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514:-fired stove with an oven. The
506:an owner's stateroom aft. The
362:. It was first built in 1981.
103:17,000 lb (7,711 kg)
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203:6,000 lb (2,722 kg)
925:"Watkins Yachts 1973 - 1989"
265:35.00 ft (10.67 m)
243:40.50 ft (12.34 m)
148:36.00 ft (10.97 m)
1173:1980s sailboat type designs
961:"History of Watkins Yachts"
827:Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022).
276:14.00 ft (4.27 m)
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168:10.50 ft (3.20 m)
158:29.33 ft (8.94 m)
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552:List of sailing boat types
113:4.50 ft (1.37 m)
433:, built predominantly of
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179:40 hp (30 kW)
710:"Watkins 36C sailboat"
377:The silent partner in
894:"Portman 36 sailboat"
863:"Watkins 36 sailboat"
741:"William H. Tripp Jr"
676:Vancouver 36 (Harris)
354:that was designed by
783:"Watkins W36AC/W36C"
441:wood trim. It has a
346:, also known as the
558:Related development
534:Operational history
399:Clearwater, Florida
356:William H. Tripp Jr
240:foretriangle height
36:William H. Tripp Jr
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449:, a raised
387:Columbia 36
383:Coronado 35
373:Development
344:Watkins 36C
231:Bermuda rig
173:Engine type
88:Watkins 36C
27:Development
22:Watkins 36C
1162:Categories
1147:Seawolf 33
1142:Seawolf 25
1137:Portman 36
975:1 November
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908:9 November
877:9 November
797:9 November
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682:References
661:Nonsuch 36
651:Invader 36
621:Frigate 36
616:Ericson 36
569:Watkins 36
564:Portman 36
528:hull speed
447:raked stem
435:fiberglass
413:Production
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379:Auroraglas
367:Watkins 36
137:Fiberglass
75:Builder(s)
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474:polyester
457:-mounted
214:-mounted
208:Rudder(s)
1056:Watkins
1006:22 March
1000:Archived
933:Archived
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871:Archived
843:11 April
837:Archived
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718:Archived
546:See also
486:hawspipe
431:keelboat
358:and the
352:sailboat
297:Mainsail
286:Sailplan
227:Rig type
195:fin keel
127:Monohull
46:Location
32:Designer
666:S2 11.0
521:plywood
512:propane
451:transom
445:rig, a
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200:Ballast
508:galley
482:anchor
459:rudder
425:Design
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611:CS 36
463:wheel
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109:Draft
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455:skeg
453:, a
439:teak
385:and
348:W36C
342:The
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164:Beam
123:Type
118:Hull
93:Boat
85:Name
59:1981
56:Year
38:and
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