Cape Dory 36

Martingale is a beautifully renovated Cape Dory 36 cutter, Hull 106. Her knowledgeable owner has utilized his many years of sailing and cruising experiences to create a modernized classic while maintaining her timeless beauty.

The CD 36 is a full keel, cutter rigged, blue water cruiser. While maintaining the basic design and integrity, the current owner has updated her equipment as well as renovating her to allow for another 40 plus years of effortless cruising.

Hull

• Solid laminate of hand-laid fiberglass, using chopped strand mat and woven roving and utilizing polyester resins.
• The lead keel is encapsulated.
• Internally, the hull is strengthened by a molded liner and by fiberglass floors and stringers.
• Topsides are painted with Flag Blue Awlgrip.

Sails and Rigging

• Hallet Full battened double reef mainsail (2020/2021 est.)
• Hallet 135% genoa (2020/2021 est.)
• Hallet club footed staysail (2020/2021 est.)
• Drifter - 155%% est.  Older but not much use
• keel-stepped, single-spreader, anodized aluminum mast, boom and jib boom.
• Standing rigging Stainless steel strand with bronze turnbuckles 
• 2nd Headstay for a hank on drifter
• Harken Mk IV roller furler
• Harken Mid cabin adjustable mainsheet traveler
• Self tending jib boom with track and stainless sheet car
• Bronze single-speed main halyard electric winch on port cabin top
• Stainless steel Lewmar #8 single-speed jib halyard winch (on mast)
• Stainless steel Lewmar #6 single-speed staysail halyard winch (on mast)
• Bronze Lewmar #7 single-speed staysail sheet winch (starboard cabin top)
• Bronze Lewmar #16 two-speed main sheet winch (port cabin top)
• Bronze Lewmar #43 two-speed, self-tailing, Yankee sheet winches (port and starboard)
• Bronze Yankee sheet cleats (port and starboard cockpit)
• Mainsail lazy jacks
• Mainsail cover
• Staysail Cover

Electronics

•  Garmin GPSMAP 743 Chart Plotter was installed in 2021,
•  Garmin radar system
• Garmin Reactor 40 autopilot.
• VHS Standard Horizon radio Explorer Series with a RAM 3 Remote, Station microphone mounted in the cockpit
• Vesper Marine AIS unit connected to the Garmin GPS.

Electrical

• 12v electrical system
• Complete electrical updated panel, breakers and wiring both DC and AC (AC has not been used since redone)
• (4) batteries total, (2) group 27 house, (1) group 27 start, and (1) group27 designated for the windlass
• 115 amp 12v alternator

Galley

• Gimbaled three-burner propane stove and oven. Gimble has a preventer which could be removed.
• The 10 lb propane tank for the stove is stored in a separate compartment built into the aft lazarette. A solenoid switch on the tank regulator has its cut-off switch in the electrical panel.

 Two-basin sink with battery-powered hot-and-cold fresh water as well as a foot-controlled cold freshwater pump. 
 Isotemp hot water heater and system was installed in the port cockpit locker in 2021

• New Frigoboat refrigeration system was installed in the icebox).
•  There are several drawers, lockers, shelves and a Lazy Susan compartment to store cooking gear, food supplies, dishware, glasses and utensils.

Cabin upgrades, water supply and Fuel tank

The diesel fuel tank is mounted below the cabin sole. The vessel’s original design includedinspection ports in the cabin sole for access to the holding tank, the bilge, and the area under the engine. However, it did not provide access to the space under the sole where the fuel tank wasmounted.

 In 2021, a large rectangle piece of the cabin sole was lifted out and the original aluminum fuel tank removed and replaced by one built by the original vendor (Florida Marine Tanks). Before reinstalling the rectangular piece of the sole piece an inspection port was cut into it that the tank for cleaning or other purposes. The port also allows access to two additional tank valves so that a future owner could install a tank monitoring system or some other diesel-powered device such as a space heater.

While the bilge/frame area was exposed both the freshwater supply to the head sink and shower, and all the head-to-holding tank plumbing was upgraded and replaced, and a new Jabsco head was installed. 

There are 2 water tanks in the boat. One in the bow (27 gal.) and one under the starboard settee (43 gal.)

Total water is 67 gal.
 
Engine

• Volvo D2 50 4 cylinder 50 hp diesel engine (2021)
• ZF 25A transmission (2021)
• 1” propeller shaft
• Bronze 3 blade 15x15 prop

Ground tackle

Two anchors are mounted on the bowsprit. The primary anchor is a 33-lb Rokna with 30 feet of chain and 180 feet of ¾ inch nylon rode. It is raised and lowered by a windlass powered by a separate (not house or backup) battery and controlled by deck foot pedals. The secondary (lunch) anchor is a 25-lb CQR (plow) mounted on a separate roller to the port side of the bowsprit. (This re-positioning was necessary to allow proper positioning of the upgraded roller furling). The smaller plow anchor, with 15 feet of chain and 110 feet of ¾” nylon rode is deployed and retrieved by hand.

Exterior features 

All teak woodwork, including the bowsprit anchor platform, toe rails, taff rail, topside rub rails with bronze ½ oval guards, two cabin-top dorade boxes, cabin top handrails port and starboard, companionway hatch trim and companionway hatch drop boards. All exterior teak woodwork has been maintained yearly with spar varnish. A separate companionway hatch of ¾” lucite is available that allows outside light into the cabin.

 Deck and Hardware

The fiberglass deck is cored with balsa and laid over an inward turning hull flange. It was sealed with polyester and through-bolted on 12-inch centers. There are two midship cleats at mid-rail on each side of the vessel, and three mooring cleats mounted forward. (One forward cleat was moved to accommodate the windlass. The third cleat was added to aid in mooring or maneuvering in difficult situations). The deck has stainless steel bow and stern rails with integral port, starboard and stern running lights, and bronze stanchion bases with polished stainless steel stanchion posts and opening gate stanchions port and starboard. Double 3/8” stainless steel lifelines circle the deck and transom and have penguin hooks that open for ease of boarding from a dinghy or a dock. A starboardjackline is included and easily installed when needed. Two sets of safety harnesses are included.

Additional Gear

There is a stainless steel, folding swim / boarding ladder on the port side which can be rigged for deployment from the water for single-handed sailing. There are two bronze deck fills to starboard (near the bow and near the aft end of the staydail boom) for water. There is one bronze deck fill in the cockpit sole which is plugged. (vide infra: the original quarterberth water tank has been removed). There is one bronze deck fill for fuel on the starboard midship deck marked “diesel”. There is one bronze deck fill on the port side of the cockpit sole marked “waste”. There are opening hatches for the forward and main cabins and bronze Spartan Marine opening ports in the cabin sides. Screens are available for the cabin hatches, for 8 of the 10 opening ports, and for the companionway.