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CAPE DORY 36 KTH

Cape Dory Yachts🇺🇸· Design: Carl Alberg
$10,688 avg$4,000 – $21,000 (4 listings)1978–1990165 built
$2.3K – $6.3K est. annual maintenance
Bluewater CruisermonoMasthead KetchFull/Long

Specifications

Hull

LOA36.13 ft
LWL27 ft
Beam10.67 ft
Draft5 ft
Displacement16,100 lb
Ballast6,050.4 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.0 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height42 ft
Jforetriangle base13.75 ft
Pmainsail luff36 ft
Emainsail foot12.5 ft
PYmizzen luff23 ft
EYmizzen foot8 ft
FLforestay13.8 ft
Mainsail531.8 sq ft
Jib (100%)288.8 sq ft
Spinnaker490.9 sq ft

About the CAPE DORY 36 KTH

See CAPE DORY 36 for more details.

Direct variant of the CAPE DORY 36 KTH

Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.

Performance

Comfort35.7
Capsize1.69
SA/Disp15.3
Disp/Len365
Bal/Disp37.6

Estimated Value

Low Confidence
Based on 4 listings
Low
$4,273
Estimated Value
$6,895
High
$10,926
Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Asking price by model year

6 listings · boat years 19701979 · median $6,000

$0$10k$20k$30kmedian $6,0001970197519801970 Cape dory Thyphon · $2,000 · New York, US1976 cape dory CD30 Ketch · $21,000 · Maine, US1979 Cape Dory 36 foot · $4,000 · US1976 Cape Dory Ketch · $11,750 · US1976 Cape Dory Thphoon · $2,500 · New Jersey, US1977 Cape Dory CD30 Ketch · $6,000 · Florida, USAsking price (USD)Boat model year

Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 36.13ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.3K – $6.3K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

2 documented issues across 1 systems, documented on the near-identical sister model CAPE DORY 36. The CAPE DORY 36 KTH shares its hull, so these findings apply.

2 critical
Structural2
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This variant has a different rig (Masthead Ketch vs Cutter); those items are flagged below. Everything else is hull/structural and applies directly.

Unlock the full inspection report

Thinking of buying a CAPE DORY 36 KTH? This is an in-depth report on the faults this model is known for — so you know exactly what to check when you walk the boat. For the price of a coffee.

  • All 2 specific issues — severity, symptoms & fixes (from sister model CAPE DORY 36, rig/keel differences flagged)
  • Model-specific pre-purchase inspection checklist
  • Downloadable PDF to take to your surveyor — yours to keep

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