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STANDFAST 36

STANDFAST 36

Standfast Yachts🇳🇱· Design: Franz Maas
from 1973
$2.2K – $6.0K est. annual maintenance
Bluewater CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA36 ft
LWL29 ft
Beam12.33 ft
Draft6.75 ft
Displacement17,200 lb
Ballast7,000.4 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.2 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height48.9 ft
Jforetriangle base15.4 ft
Pmainsail luff43 ft
Emainsail foot12 ft
FLforestay15.4 ft
Mainsail655.2 sq ft
Jib (100%)376.5 sq ft
Spinnaker640.1 sq ft

About the STANDFAST 36

Sold in the US as the PALMER JOHNSON 36.

Performance

Comfort30.1
Capsize1.91
SA/Disp15.3
Disp/Len315
Bal/Disp40.7

ORC Performance Data(1 certificate)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

24680°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH679.8 s/miOSN662.6

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.86761.11861.2598Inshore0.67060.90231.0546

ORC Measured

Displacement7130 kg (15722 lb)Wetted surface27.0 m² (291 ft²)

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main27.1 m² (292 ft²)Genoa54.6 m² (588 ft²)Spinnaker103.6 m² (1115 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS681012141620
52°4.85.76.36.66.86.97.0
60°5.16.06.66.87.07.17.2
75°5.46.36.87.07.27.47.6
90°5.46.36.87.07.37.57.8
110°5.16.26.87.27.57.78.0
120°5.06.16.77.17.47.88.3
135°4.65.56.56.97.27.58.2
150°3.94.95.86.56.97.27.8
Beat VMG3.13.74.24.54.74.84.9
Run VMG3.44.25.05.76.36.87.3

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 36ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.2K – $6.0K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the STANDFAST 36yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a STANDFAST 36? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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