Hughes 36

Short description: Sailboat class

Hughes 36Development

Designer| William H. Tripp Jr
Location| Canada
Year| 1971
Builder(s)| Hughes Boat Works
Boat
Boat weight| 13,000 lb (5,897 kg)
Draft| 5.50 ft (1.68 m)
Hull
Type| Monohull
Construction| Fibreglass
LOA| 35.25 ft (10.74 m)
LWL| 27.50 ft (8.38 m)
Beam| 10.08 ft (3.07 m)
Engine type| Inboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| fin keel
Ballast| 4,700 lb (2,132 kg)
Rudder(s)| skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type| Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan| Masthead sloop or optional ketch rig
Total sail area| 500.00 sq ft (46.452 m2)

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The Hughes 36 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and first built in 1971.[1][2][3]

The Hughes 36 is a development of the Columbia 34 Mark II hull design, being built using tooling and moulds acquired from Columbia Yachts. It is related to the Coronado 35 design. The design was developed into the Hughes-Columbia 36 in 1979.[1][3][4]

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Production

The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]

## Design

The Hughes 36 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional ketch rig, a centre-cockpit, a spooned raked stem, a raised transom, a skeg-mounted spade-type/transom-hung rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 13,000 lb (5,897 kg) and carries 4,700 lb (2,132 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 7.03 kn (13.02 km/h).[3]

## See also

* List of sailing boat types

Related development

* Columbia 34 Mark II
* Coronado 35
* Hughes-Columbia 36

Similar sailboats

* C&C 34/36
* C&C 35
* C&C 36R
* Cal 35
* Cal 35 Cruise
* Express 35
* Freedom 35
* Goderich 35
* Island Packet 35
* Hunter 35 Legend
* Hunter 35.5 Legend
* Hunter 356
* Landfall 35
* Mirage 35
* Niagara 35
* Pilot 35
* Southern Cross 35

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Hughes 36 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191111003022/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hughes-36.
2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "William H. Tripp Jr.". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190036/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tripp-jr-william-h.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 36". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/hughes/36.
4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Columbia 34 Mark II sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190052/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/columbia-34-mk-ii.
5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191111003025/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hughes-boat-works.

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