CS 36 MERLIN
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/bulb & spade rudder • Built 1986–1990
Dimensions
- LOA
- 36 ft
- LWL
- 29.17 ft
- Beam
- 11.5 ft
- Max Draft
- 6.25 ft
- Displacement
- 13,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 5,590 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.96 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 17.6
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 234
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 43.0%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 608 sq ft
- I
- 45.5 ft
- J
- 14.3 ft
- P
- 39.5 ft
- E
- 14.3 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1986
- Last Built
- 1990
- Number Built
- 100
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Volvo Penta
- Power
- 25 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 70 gal
- Fuel
- 40 gal
Notes: The CS 36 MERLIN, while having similar dimensions to the CS 36 TRADITIONAL, is a completely different design. While it was being produced a purchaser had five pages of options to choose from— a Kevlar or fibreglass hull; a swim platform or regular transom; a 28 hp diesel or a 43 hp turbo; a tall or regular rig and by the end, four keel configurations (shoal, wing, deep and performance bulb). As a result, other than the 20 or so that went into charter, no two Merlins are alike.\nContruction standards were high. The hull was hand-laid fibreglass or Kevlar with balsa core above the water and both hull and deck were vacuum bagged.\nWing keel version draft: 5.00' / 1.52m.\nPhoto courtesy of Adam Hunt.
Designer
- Tony Castro (1962)
Builder
- CS Yachts (Canadian Sailcraft) (1963–1992)