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WATKINS 36C

WATKINS 36C

Watkins Yachts🇺🇸· Design: Tripp/Watkins
$25,500 avg$11,500 – $47,999 (5 listings)1981–198458 built
$2.1K – $5.7K est. annual maintenance
Bluewater CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin
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Specifications

Hull

LOA36 ft
LWL29.33 ft
Beam10.5 ft
Draft4.5 ft
Displacement17,000 lb
Ballast5,999.3 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.3 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height40.5 ft
Jforetriangle base14 ft
Pmainsail luff35 ft
Emainsail foot14 ft
FLforestay14 ft
Mainsail548.1 sq ft
Jib (100%)283.5 sq ft
Spinnaker482 sq ft

About the WATKINS 36C

Watkins aquired the molds for the PORTMAN 36 (which was originally the CORONADO 35) to produce the WATKINS 36 (with major modifications). The 36C was the center cockpit model. An aft cockpit was also available.

Direct variant of the WATKINS 36C

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.

WATKINS 361981–1983

Performance

Comfort36.6
Capsize1.64
SA/Disp12.8
Disp/Len301
Bal/Disp35.3

Estimated Value

Low Confidence
Based on 5 listings
Low
$16,362
Estimated Value
$22,725
High
$22,725
Boats sell for ~0% below asking price (based on 1 actual sale) · Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Asking price by model year

5 listings · boat years 1979–1982 · median $25,000

$0$20k$40k$60kmedian $25,00019801982 Watkins 36 CC · $25,000 · Florida, US1982 Watkins W36C · $47,999 · Outside United States, PA1982 Watkins 36 CC · $18,000 · Florida, US1981 Watkins W36AC/W36C · $25,000 · Outside United States1979 watkins 36ac · $11,500 · Alabama, 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 36ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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Annual Maintenance
$2.1K – $5.7K
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 WATKINS 36. The WATKINS 36C shares its hull, rig and keel, so these findings apply.

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