Our beloved 1981 Vancouver 36 is hull number 8 of 13 built in Sarasota Florida, but furnished with a unique redwood interior in Eureka California by it’s first owner. Though she was originally outfitted for the trans-pac complete with Monitor wind vane, emergency rudder, storm trisail on a separate mast-track, and self tracking staysil with reefing ties, she never made it across that pond. Instead we put all that gear to great use tackling every kind of weather while sailing from Seattle to Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador before heading through the Panama Canal, throughout the Caribbean, then onward to Bermuda, throughout New England, and even a frozen winter in the Chesapeake.

In the last 6 years she’s been our floating home, we’ve sailed over 17,000 nautical miles, rarely tying up to a dock. Heavy ground tackle, loads of tank space, a 12V water maker, ample batteries, plenty of solar panels, tons of storage space and over 2 months of cooking propane on board enables this sailboat to stay off-grid for extended adventures. Couple that with a Dickinson Antarctic diesel heater and you can expect to handle all climates, all year round.

She will continue to be our home until we sell her as we sail throughout New England this summer. Email us to arrange a tour near you or to ask any questions about this wonderful sailboat!

Sails

Lee Sails Full battened Main
Lee Sails Hank on Jib (100%)
Lee Sails Hank on Genoa (140%)
Lee Sails Staysail with battens and reef ties
Hood Sails MPS1 Asymmetrical Spinnaker
Hood Storm Trisail with dedicated mast track

Ground Tackle

Rocna 20 kg galvanized
Mantus 45 lbs galvanized
Fortress FX-23
90 m 7/16″ G43 high-test galvanized chain (Titan Marine brand, 2022)
Mantus Stainless Swivel and Anchormate V-Stop

Simpson Lawrence Seatiger 555 2-speed manual Windlass (includes spare gypsy for 3/8″ HT/BBB chain/rope)
110 m 5/8″ nylon double braid rode (new, unused)
80 m 5/8″ nylon double braid rode (serviceable)

Miscellaneous

Standing rigging replaced in 2023 using 316 stainless and swage-less terminals (Sta-lok)

New sail covers, spray cloths, and dodger

Magma Adventurer rail-mounted propane grill (low pressure plumbing with shut-off valve)

2x 10lbs Trident Marine aluminum propane tanks in locker on foredeck (certified 2019)

Xintex Propane Fume Detector system with high pressure solenoid in locker

Solar/Charging

Victron MPPT 100/20 (aft panels 2x 150W series)

Victron MPPT 100/30 (side panels 2x 100W parallel)

Xantrex Freedom XC 1000 Inverter/Charger (1000W/50A charge)

30A Shorepower Connection and AC distribution panel/outlets

Westinghouse iGen 1200 Watt portable Gasoline Inverter Generator

Batteries

House Bank – 4x Northstar SMS AGM 220 (installed in 2019)

Starter bank – 1x Northstar AGM 27 (installed in 2020, isolated 5A charger)

Victron Smart Battery Sense Bluetooth Voltage/Temperature Sensor

Victron BMV 712 Smart Bluetooth Battery Monitor with 500A shunt

2004 Westerbeke 44b Four Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine (44 HP, naturally aspirated, mechanical injection pump, 1900 hours)

2004 Velvet Drive Series 72C, Model 10-17 Marine Transmission (1.0:1, w/ oil cooler)

Walter RV-10D V-Drive (2.0:1, w/ oil cooler)

PSS Shaft Seal (serviced 2025)

Johnson Cutless Bearing (replaced 2025)

3-Blade 16″ Bronze Propeller (LH)

90 gallon diesel capacity, 2x tanks (custom 40 gal. aluminum tank in bilge, 50 gal. poly tank beneath Pullman)

Dual/Redundant Racor 500MA series Fuel Filter/Water Separators (2 micron elements, self priming/polishing lift pump with tank return)

Raymarine EV-150 Autopilot (Tiller actuator, 3D heading compass, p70rs display, ACU150 controller)

9x PFDS
various styles, including two self inflating

Monitor Self Steering Wind Vane and Emergency Rudder

Ritchie Navigator Series Compass

Hille Range Propane stove with three burners and oven

Adler Babour CU100 ColdMachine & VD-160 PowerPlate refrigerator with air-cooled compressor (r134a)

Watermaker/Desalinator
2004 Village Marine Tec LWM 200 12V with fresh water flush and panel (6-8 gal/hour, new membrane and pressure vessel in 2023)

Approximately 100 gal. water capacity (1x custom 40 gal. stainless tank and 2x poly tanks in bilge)

Seaward 1500W 6 gal. water heater with engine coolant circuit

Manual saltwater faucet

Chartplotter:
Raymarine Axiom 7 MFD

Raymarine Quantum 2 Doppler Radar (mast mounted)

Raymarine AIS700 SOTDMA Transceiver

Raymarine Ray90 VHF

ICOM M802 SSB radio (isolated backstay antenna, RF ground and automatic tuner)

Handheld VHF Radio

Depth Sounder:
Airmar DST 810

Airmar 120WX Ultrasonic Windsensor (masthead)

4x fire extinguishers

Dickinson Antarctic diesel heater (10 gal. daytank with lift pump)

60W Marine Stereo with bookshelf speakers, Bluetooth/Aux input, CD, AM/FM tuner

Jensen 12V television with Glomex TV/AM/FM antenna

2x adjustable 2-speed fans

2x gimbaled brass oil lamps

All LED bulbs/fixtures throughout

Switchable Day/Night White/Red LED fixtures in each cabin

Red LED floor accent lights in cockpit and salon for night time safety

Brass LED fixtures

Pullman berth with full mattress (modified corner, memory foam)

2x fans

1x oil lamp

Lots of storage beneath berth and in stbd. side cabinets

Manual overboard waste pumpout with bronze Thru-Hull beneath berth

Dometic EcoVac head with 15 gal. holding tank and J-Series Vacuum Generator

Floor drain with Whale gusher shower pump

Sink with hot/cold water & pull-out shower head

Self-built fiberglass nesting sailing dinghy “Chameleon” design

Includes mast, sail, rudder, keel, and paddles

2019 Suzuki DF2.5 4-stroke 2.5 HP Outboard Engine

Mantus 2.5 lbs. stainless dinghy anchor and continuous shore rode

Interested?

Contact us at:

forsale@svruahatu.com