The Hughes-Columbia 36 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and first built in 1979.
The Hughes-Columbia 36 is a development of Hughes 36, which is in turn derived from the Columbia 34 Mark II hull design, built using tooling and moulds acquired from Columbia Yachts. It is also related to the Coronado 35 design. The basic design is described as "a well circulated and often modified design, sold under a number of different names".
Production The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, but it is now out of production.
Design The Hughes-Columbia 36 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional ketch rig, a centre-cockpit, a spooned raked stem, a raised transom, a skeg-mounted spade-type/transom-hung rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. It is fitted with a diesel inboard engine of for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the water tank holds .
The design has a hull speed of .
See also List of sailing boat types
Related development Columbia 34 Mark II Coronado 35 Hughes 36
Similar sailboats C&C 34/36 C&C 35 C&C 36R Cal 35 Cal 35 Cruise Express 35 Freedom 35 Goderich 35 Hunter 35 Legend Hunter 35.5 Legend Hunter 356 Island Packet 35 Landfall 35 Mirage 35 Niagara 35 Pilot 35 Southern Cross 35
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