CS 36 Merlin

CS 36 Merlin

Development
Designer	Tony Castro
Location	Canada
Year	1986
No. built	100
Builder(s)	CS Yachts
Name	CS 36 Merlin
Boat
Displacement	13,000 lb (5,897 kg)
Draft	6.25 ft (1.91 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fibreglass
LOA	36.00 ft (10.97 m)
LWL	29.17 ft (8.89 m)
Beam	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Engine type	Volvo Penta diesel engine 25 hp (19 kW)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	5,590 lb (2,536 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type/ rudder
Rig
General	Masthead sloop
I foretriangle height	45.50 ft (13.87 m)
J foretriangle base	14.30 ft (4.36 m)
P mainsail luff	39.50 ft (12.04 m)
E mainsail foot	14.30 ft (4.36 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	282.43 sq ft (26.239 m2)
Jib/genoa area	325.33 sq ft (30.224 m2)
Total sail area	607.75 sq ft (56.462 m2)
Racing
PHRF	141 (average)

The CS 36 Merlin is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Tony Castro ^[1] and first built in 1986. The design is out of production. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Production

The boat was built by CS Yachts in Canada, who completed 100 examples between 1986 and 1990. ^{[2] [5]}

The CS 36 Merlin was produced for almost a year side-by-side with the CS 36, which then became known as the CS 36 Traditional. After the production overlap the Merlin replaced the CS 36 in company's line. ^[6]

About 20 of the 100 Merlins built were supplied to charter operators for their fleets. ^[2]

Design

CS 36 Merlin showing transom configuration

The CS 36 Merlin is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of vacuum bag moulded fibreglass or Kevlar with a balsa wood core above the waterline. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 13,000 lb (5,897 kg) and carries 5,590 lb (2,536 kg) of ballast. ^{[2] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 6.25 ft (1.91 m) with the standard keel and 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the optional wing keel. ^{[2] [7]}

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta diesel engine of 25 hp (19 kW) as standard equipment. The fuel tank holds 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 70 U.S. gallons (260 L; 58 imp gal). ^[2]

The boat was available with a long list of options, including a Kevlar or fibreglass hull, a swim platform or conventional transom; a 25 hp (19 kW), 28 hp (21 kW) diesel engine or a 43 hp (32 kW) turbocharged engine, a tall mast or regular mast and by the time production ended in 1990 there were four keel configurations: shoal, wing, deep and performance bulb. As a result of the long options list, no two boats outside the charter fleets were built in the same configuration. ^[2]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 141 with a high of 141 and low of 141. It has a hull speed of 7.24 kn (13.41 km/h). ^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. "CS 36 Merlin - Canadian Boating" . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
2. Browning, Randy (2017). "CS 36 Merlin sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
3. InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for CS 36 Merlin". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
4. Browning, Randy (2017). "Tony Castro". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "CS Yachts (Canadian Sailcraft) 1963 - 1992". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
6. Browning, Randy (2017). "CS 36 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
7. InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for CS 36 Merlin WK". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

External links

• Media related to CS 36 Merlin at Wikimedia Commons