- Surprising upwind, unbelievable
off the wind. It is truly performance cruising at its best. The
NS36 is self-tacking, easy to sail and reef from the cockpit.
It has 6'8" headroom throughout and loads of personal space
and storage. The interior is beautifully crafted with teak and
is very light and airy. Without stays it is easy to walk around
on deck. There are many recent upgrades and enhancements making
this a sail-away package. Pumpkin has been lovingly maintained
with most of her winters being spent inside. This is your chance
to own one of the seventy NS36s built and save some brokerage
commission. She is a remarkable vessel in every respect and available
for inspection in Westport, CT.
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- There is an active Nonsuch association
with over 600 members, sources for parts, and advice from actual
Hinterhoeller employees. Yearly rendezvous and regular newsletter.
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- The Nonsuch Sailing Experience
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- This is our 5th boat in 20 years
of sailing. The others were a 26' S2, 30' S2, Gulfstar 37, and
a CS 36. Without question Pumpkin is the best sailing of them
all. A friend of mine remarked that everytime he sees a Nonsuch
it is sailing, seldom motoring. That's because they really sail
well. We ghost along in 3-4 kt breezes and crack 8 kts in 16
kts true. Does it point? Recently we really put her to this test
and kept remarkably close to a Cal 39. After he doused his sail
and motored into the harbor, we continued to sail all the way
in. Off the wind we regularly pass 46-50 footers. There's nothing
like 750 feet of sail permanently polled out. There's never any
sail changing or chute drill. With the true wind above 18 we
reef comfortably from the cockpit. She performs best at lower
heel angles than most boats, less than 20 degrees. The sail trims
like a jib, even though it is called a main sail and a single
main sheet winch does it all. Wait until you tack it the first
time. There's nothing to do but steer. Long Island Sound PHRF
is 159.
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- Hull # 16, 1984
Located in Westport, CT
Builder - Hinterhoeller
Designer - Mark Ellis
LOA - 36'
- Draft - 5' 6"
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- Displacement - 17,000 lb
Sail area - 750 sq. ft.
Water - 110 gal in 2 tanks
- Autoprop - 3 blade feathering
(2)
- Beam: 12' 8"
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- Waste - 40 gal
Diesel - 40 gal
Engine - 58 HP Westerbeke
Cruising speed - 7kts
- LWL - 33' 9"
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Price: reduced to $124,500
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- Owner:
- Gary Schwartz
- 203-791-9511 weekday
- 203-762-8972 eve/weekends
- [email protected]
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- Tour
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- Let me highlight some of the
wonderful features. You'll find additional details and a complete
(exhaustive) equipment inventory below. Note that an astrisk
( * ) indicates improvements within the past 3 seasons.
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- Cockpit:
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- The cockpit is spacious and
one of the few with settees big enough to sleep on. The new dodger*
has about 5'8" of headroom and special optically clear polycarbonate
windows that never yellow. It's tan color is much cooler than
the darker shades. Steering is one finger or the wonderfully
robust Alpha 3000 autopilot. Often we'll take the handheld remote
and sit on top of the cabin top dodging those pervasive lobster
pots. (We do have a line cutter on the shaft). The two lockers
are cavernous and have a shelf and storage bins. You access the
engine through these two and it's super easy with plenty of space
to work. There's an additional engine and battery access panel
behind the companionway stairs. The rear lazarette houses the
propane stuff. It is a sealed locker with an overboard drain.
We created a 3 valve manifold* to control propane to each appliance,
replaced all the propane tubing and added two new 10 lb tanks.
The original propane installation wouldn't meet USCG requirements
because there was a "splitter" in the bilge area. The
new installation has an individual tube running from each device
back into the sealed propane locker. There's also enough room
to safely store a few disposable cylinders for the grill.
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- Teak destroyer wheel
Ritchie compass
2 - 10lb propane tanks*
3-valve propane manifold*
Propane system to USCG specs*
Datamarine wind, depth, speed
- Barient ### main halyard winch
- Barient ### winch
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- Swim ladder with teak steps.
Dodger*
Bimini
Louvered teak doors
Manual bilge pump
- Alpha 3000 autopilot and remote
- Barient ### main sheet winch
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- Port side Main Salon
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- Main Salon
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- The main salon has plenty of
room to stretch out and read a book or gather around the table.
Often I prop the pillow on the stbd side while my wife curls
up on the port settee. I've been known to fall asleep on the
very comfy and newly redone Ultra-suede (brand) upholstery* and
new foam cushions.* They're also oil, grease, and sweat proof.
There are numerous reading lamps, and a light in each of the
open storage areas. There are storage lockers behind all the
cane-front doors you see in the pictures and storage bins behind
each settee. Under the little part of the "L" there
is a locker. (One of the two 55 gal water tanks is under the
port settee) The table has two drop leaves. It reaches the stbd
side so that the guests can truly sit back in the settee and
be comfortable. You'll notice a couple of oil lamps and overhead
lights to set the mood.
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- A large overhead hatch with
teak-trimmed drop screen and 5 opening ports/screens add abundant
light and ventillation. The headroom will astound you. Two cane
covered lockers flank a lit entertainment center with CD./stereo*.
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- Behind the stbd settee is a
storage locker. Above it and forward is a cane-front locker next
to the lit open reading rack. Behind the aft cane door (would
you believe) is a full size hanging locker. Underneath this settee
is a huge full size compartment. I can't remember how many cases
of wine it will accommodate. Some use it for an additional 55
gallon water tank.
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- Teak trim/ screen hatch
5 opening / screen ports
2 overhead lights
4 reading lamps
- Tide clock*
Drop leaf table with storage
Bilge and holding tank access
2 oil lamps
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- Starboard side Main
Salon
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- Galley:
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- My wife loves the galley. It
has lots of storage and useful workspace. A deep double sink
and limitless propane hot water at any time are wonderful. The
large cooler outboard ( and thankfully not anywhere near the
engine ) has a double lifting door. It is equipped with the fantastic
SeaFrost cold plate refrigeration. (No batteries required!) The
new compressor is mounted on the engine. Forty minutes in the
morning and in the evening keeps everything cool even in 95 degree
weather. We can attest to that. It makes two trays of ice cubes
at a time. Talk about nice. There is the shore power unit that
keeps the refrig cold during the week. If you can't plug in during
the week, put the food in when you start out and 30-40 minutes
later its cold. There is a 3 burner stove and oven with a cutting
board top. You stow the board in a special track when using the
stove top. There are three drawers, under sink storage, and under
oven storage, too. Oh, yes. How about a heater for the cooler
mornings. Fully thermostatically controlled.
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- Galley
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- Sea Frost coldplate engine driven
refrigeration (new compressor*)
Sea Frost shore power assist unit.
Two overhead lights, two under counter lights
- Overhead hatch & screen
- Opening port with screen
3 Burner gimbaled propane stove and oven
Palomar propane hot water heater
Cat cabin heater
Propane safety switch
Fan
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- Nav station
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- Companionway & Nav Station:
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- Easy angled stairs take you
below to the most spacious interior you will ever find in a boat
shorter than 40 feet. Even the 40 footers don't have 6'8"
headroom throughout. All the overhead hatches ( salon, forward
berth, head, galley ) have lovely interior teak trimmed and permanent
drop-down screens. There are 10 opening ports with screens throughout
the boat. The floor is teak and holly with the exception of just
under the companionway. That is a wonderful grate that lets any
water drain off.
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- The NAV station has large opening
drawers and chart storage plus a big wet locker just beside the
seat. The electrical panel and radar occupy the walls.
- Chart Light
Wet locker & bin storage
Deep chart storage
Two deep drawers
Storage compartment
- Opening port and screen
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- Quarter Berth - Second Stateroom
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- Opposite the nav station is
the large double quarter berth with two shelves and a reading
lamp, two opening ports with screens. Unique to this design is
a set of louvered doors that, when closed, make this area into
a separate room. A second door to the head really makes it provate.
There are two drawers underneath and the fuel tank is also below.
The bed is all new foam and covered in an unusual soft Sunbrella*.
When not used as a berth, you can throw your wet things in there
without worry. A reading lamp is provided.
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- Quarter berth
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- Head & Stall
shower
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- Head:
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- When you put the head midships,
you can really get some room. There is a separate stand-up shower
with a seat and a storage compartment. There are two shower mounts
on the wall so you can use it like home. Slide back the curtain
to expose the rest of the head. There's plenty of storage above
the toilet, drawers, and below the sink. In front of the sink
is a large mirror. For illumination there's the overhead hatch,
opening port and a fluorescent light. The whole boat in fact,
is really well illuminated. (The funny yellow color you see in
some of the pictures is due to the fluorescent lighting. There
is NO counter discoloration.) There's a new Raritan PH2 head*.
We replaced all the head hoses* and got rid of the multitude
of holding tank valves*. There's only one - either direct over
board or into the holding tank. You don't have to do anything
to use either the deck pump out or electric macerator pump. Also
novel is a simple fresh water rinse system to keep that foul
smell from entering the boat and the holding tank*. This also
makes winterization in a snap. The secret is to rinse the head
intake with fresh water if the boat is laid up for a few days.
That's what our modification does.
Sureflow pressure water pump*
Dual hot and cold accumulator tanks*
Par diaphragm shower sump & switch
Opening hatch with screen
Opening port with screen
Light in head and in shower
Louvered ventilated head door
DOB /pumpout /macerator
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- Forward Owners Stateroom:
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- The master berth is huge by
any standards. The double berth is long. A new seamless custom
latex mattress* really provides a good night's sleep. It looks
like a conventional home mattress but has a waterproof bottom
so dampness won't attack it. There are a couple of shelves. The
door under the foremost shelf accesses a large storage compartment.
We put the scuba stuff, the cold weather clothes, extra blankets,
etc in there. The door with the louvers opens to a full size
hanging locker with a light and storage bins. Behind it is another
full size hanging locker and mast access. And through that is
anchor well access. Two people can get dressed at the same time
in this room. The great vanity has a light over it and plenty
of storage behind the mirrored sliding doors. Under the sink
is plenty of storage space. What a pleasure to read in this berth
at the end of the day. Under the bunk are two sliding drawers
and the second 55 gallon water tank. A teak screened overhead
hatch and front opening port allow ample breeze. A fan provides
the artificial breeze when needed.
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- Owners Stateroom
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- Owners Stateroom - Vanity
- Two drawers
- Overhead light
- Overhead opening hatch &
screen
- Dual reading lamps
- Vanity sink & storage
- Sliding mirrored storage
- Under counter light
- Custom latex mattress*
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- Owners Stateroom
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- Deck & rigging:
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- There are port and stbd lifeline
gates and a rear fold down swim ladder with teak steps. Up forward
is the back saver - the Simpson Lawrence electric windlass and
an oversize CQR. There's a double bow roller and a second hawspipe
with a chain/nylon combo rode.
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- We've replaced most of the blocks
with oversize Garhauer units*. Where we couldn't replace them,
Garhauer put in new sheaves for us*. The topping lift was upgraded*
from a 4:1 to a new 5:1 and the single strap eyes on the boom's
stbd side were replaced with double loop eyes* to substantially
reduce the reefing friction. The sail, by the way, has a Schaeffer
block at each clew reef point. Since all the lines run down the
boom to the deck and back to the cockpit, reducing friction makes
the job much easier. All the winches are self-tailors. The main
halyard winch is so big that my 105 lb. wife can crank me up
the mast. The masthead sheave was replaced* with a special bearing
unit from Murray Cressman. There is also a spare sheave and a
reeving line in place should you need it. The halyard winch has
a stopper so you can use the winch for the tack reef lines. We've
found that you only need the winch for the clew reef lines. On
the stbd side of the cabin top there are 4 sheet stoppers and
one winch. Two lines handle the clew reef lines, one is the choker
(outhaul and very important), and the last is the topping lift.
On the stbd coaming is the single sheet winch.
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- We added a Doyle StackPack*
to our existing fairly new sail. For the uninitiated that's a
$3000 addition! The result is in the picture. Beautiful at anchor
it has a single zipper on top. Open it up, attach the halyard
and up she goes. The pack is part of the sail. At the end of
the day, point into the wind and it drops into its permanent
pocket. Then just zip it up. Without the stack pack you wrestle
with 750 square foot, about 100 lbs) of Nonsuch sail. It has
to be lifted up to get the cover on and flaked beforehand. All
that disappears with the StackPack. In rough seas the sail is
contained in the pocket without zippering. Gone are those indiscriminate
four letter words.
- What have we forgotten? Ah,
the mechanical things. The engine is the optional 58HP, not the
52HP, Westerbeke. We put a new 3 blade feathering Autoprop on
it*. This added about one-half knot to the sailing speed. You
can comfortably cruise under power at 7 kts all day. There's
two batteries and a dual bank Newmar charger. You get the spare
two blade prop and the old sail, too. Make sure you notice the
teak wheel. Nice on those cool days, not to mention the look
of it.
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look at her now before the ugly winter covering goes on. If you
have a question, please contact us. We'll even tell you why we're
selling.
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- Simpson Lawrence electric windlass
40 lb CQR with 150' chain
Second hawspipe with spare chain/rode.
Double bow roller
Sampson post
Teak bowsprit
Double lifelines
Port and stbd opening gates
Freestanding tapered aluminum spar
- 2 batteries ( one new*)
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- 4 opening hatches
10 opening ports
Fabulous non-skid
Teak grab rails
Deck drains routed to waterline ( eliminates black streaks )
Two water tank fills
Fuel fill
Waste pump out
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