1981 Vancouver 36

Designed by the renowned naval architect Robert Harris, this middle-sized member of his Vancouver series was built by the highly regarded Hidden Harbor Boat Works of Sarasota, Florida. Perhaps his most famous design was the big brother to the Vancouver 36- the Tayana Vancouver 42. The similarities between these siblings and their pilothouses is obvious.

Robert Harris was best known for his time as a designer for Sparkman and Stephens, working there from 1950 until 1957 and again from 1967 until 1972, when he opened his own design studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also worked for Grumman Aircraft, Robert Derektor  and was a pioneer in the world of multihulls; in 1948 he designed and built his first catamaran.   

Harris named his designs “Vancouvers”, with his first Vancouver being a 27’ pocket cruiser in 1973. The first Vancouver 36 was built in 1977 at the Durbeck in Sarasota, Florida. After several years, production was moved to the Hidden Harbor Boatworks yard next door.  

Harris’ intent was to provide a rugged uncompromising cruiser for sailors who want to cross oceans and travel the world. To that end, the hull’s layup schedule is 1 ¼” thick and has an impressive schedule of Airex core, mat and roving. Although not extreme by any measure, her distinctive shape, modern underwater configuration and powerful yet easily managed cutter rig provide remarkable performance and sea-keeping abilities. 

Vancouver owners tend to be fiercely loyal to their boats, which is one reason they seldom change hands. Our offering, “PROVIDENCE”, has had but two owners, each having cared for her lovingly. The first owner has been a regular source of information and assistance to the current owners, wanting to see his baby well cared for. Having fulfilled their obligation to do so, the current owners look forward to providing that same level of kindness and support to her new owners. Their plans include a complete orientation with the new owners.

She’s a wonderful little ship with classic looks and is built as solid as can be. She’ll keep you safe when you can’t. Sturdy. Dependable. A hidden gem. Every improvement that has been made has been catalogued, while the replaced piece of equipment’s information has been removed- to keep things proper. The insides of the lockers are all painted. The bilges are clean. The engine installation is a thing of beauty. A proper cruising boat that has served her past owners well. And now she’s ready for her next caregivers. Call and make an appointment to see her today!     

Galley: As you enter through the companionway, the galley is at the foot of the steps on starboard. U-shaped and a proper seagoing galley, the sinks are deep and oriented towards centerline and everything is in easy reach. Below the sink is a tip-out trash bin on the end of the counter space and a locker immediately beneath the front of the sinks. Moving towards the hull side there is a huge, two level dry storage area accessed from the top. Along the hull is the stove, which has a locker beneath it for pots and pan storage. The aft end of the galley has a large, deep ice box with a lid that is hinged for quick top access or removable for when you need to get deep down in there. The entire area along the hull and aft areas above the countertops are lockers and drawer storage, while above those are a teak cup holder and long spice rack. The fixed lights of the house give you a great view outside and your position above the saloon keeps you part of the conversation while you work.   

Nav station: Across from the galley is the nav station. Forward facing, the nav seat and back are cushioned; the chart table has plenty of space to lay out a chart and lots of storage beneath the lid. There is a drop front locker immediately outboard of the seat cushion, with two drawers and three lockers below the table top, a shelf outboard and a teak bookshelf and organizer unit in front of you.

Headroom in the galley and nav areas is 6’3”.

Aft of the nav station is a storage area and wet locker, with shelving on the outboard side of the space and a bi-fold door to close it off. There is also side engine access through this compartment.

Saloon: As you step down into the saloon area from the galley and nav areas, there is an air of spaciousness, comfort and classic charm. The ash staving overhead, Herreshoff-like styling and headroom of 6’3” to 7’3” do wonders for the space. There is a large centerline drop-leaf table that will seat six and has top accessed storage as well as drawers on the aft end. The 6’6” long opposing settees, on port and starboard, double as sea-level twin sized berths, each with hinged, latched lockers behind and below the entire length of the seats. The spaces beneath the seats are ventilated by a concealed opening that runs the length of each seat. Louvered doored lockers with shelves, shelved cubbies and fiddled bookshelves line the hull sides above and behind the seats. Overhead there are a pair of hatches and fixed lights line the housetop; each settee has a pair of reading lights and a 12v. fan. 

Forward stateroom: Immediately forward of the saloon, the master stateroom features a Pullman berth on port. The berth itself is 78” x 56” x 32”, with a magazine rack and a nice sized cedar lined hanging locker at the foot of the bed. Along the hull and above the berth are five louvered door lockers and a small nightstand-type shelf. Two switches allow you to turn the cabin lights and fan on and off without getting out of bed. Beneath the berth along the corridor are a shelved cubby space and two cedar-lined drawers. There is top access to lots of additional storage beneath the berth and a lee cloth to keep you in check underway.

On starboard a workbench runs the length of the cabin. Above it there are three lockers with shelves (the aft cabinet front with a mirror); below are four drawers and four lockers with doors and shelves.

Lighting and ventilation comes from a pair of reading lights, two dorade vents, an overhead hatch and a 12v. fan. Headroom in this space is 6’2”.

Head: Forward of the stateroom and separated by a door with a full-height mirror, is the head. On starboard is a long fiddled counter with the sink. There is locker space above the entire counter, with two louvered doors and two mirrored doors, and a cubby space above that. Below the counter is a drawer and shelved cabinet, with another double doored cabinet with shelves beneath the sink. On port and adjacent to the head is another counter space, with a louvered door cabinet above. Below the counters and on either side of the head are storage compartments ideal for storing dirty laundry. The compartment is bright, with light provided by a red/white wall light near the head, two vanity lights over the mirrored cabinet, an overhead hatch and a deck prism over the sink. Headroom is 5’11”. 

Forepeak: Access to a nicely sized sail locker is forward of the head through louvered doors. There is shelving on starboard and additional storage space under the sail locker. The chain locker is isolated, with a separate drain to the bilge and is accessible through the sail locker.

• White and varnished teak Herreshoff style interior
• Solid teak moldings and cabinetry
• Truly an amazing amount of storage space throughout
• Solid ½” teak and holly cabin sole bonded to ¾” marine grade plywood
• Varnished ash staving overhead throughout and on the hull side of the Pullman berth
• Five 12v. fans throughout (2 new ’15)
• All hatches have vents as well as screens

• High fiddled countertops
• Large deep double stainless steel sinks
• Single lever hot & cold water mixer
• Pull-out spray nozzle
• Fynnspray chromed bronze fresh water pump
• Fresh water filtration system
• Fresh water pump and domestic water hoses replaced (’13)
• Shipmate 3-burner stove w/oven (rebuilt ’13) NOTE- BROILER INOP
• Self-storing countertop cover for stove
• Two 20# horizontal LPG tanks (re-certified ’16)
• LPG solenoid (’14)
• Stove spare parts
• Xintex propane fume detector
  • Top-loading icebox with 4” of foam insulation
  Sea Frost refrigeration (’13)
• Custom stainless steel freezer box with cover (’13)
• Digital fan speed and temperature display (’13)
• Tip-out trash bin
• Ritchie compass
• Teak cup and spice racks, teak plant holder with plastic insert
• Teak handholds

• Single stainless steel sink
• Gooseneck faucet with single lever control
• Quick-connect shower wand and hose
• Teak shower grate
• Shower sump pump, hose and thru-hull (’14)
• Wilcox Crittendon Skipper manual head (serviced ’12)
• Raritan 28 gallon cross-linked polyethylene holding tank (‘12)
• Y valve for overboard discharge (’12)
• Whale sanitation pump and sanitation hoses (’12)
• Head exhaust vent blower w/ Goiot vent (’15)
• Deck prism

• Pressure hot and cold water
• Force 10 6-gallon hot water heater and engine heat exchanger
• Jabsco fresh water pump ('16)
• Fresh hoses replaced (’13)
• Groco C-60 raw water wash down on foredeck (’14)
• Two stainless steel tanks for 130 gallons of water
• Tank tender gauges for fuel and water
• Electric bilge pump w/Ultra-Float automatic switch (’14)
• Bilge pump hose and filter (’14)
• Edson #117 manual bilge pump at nav. One gallon per stroke w/2” hose. New hose and spare parts (’12)

• Full keel with cutaway forefoot for better windward performance
• Encapsulated lead ballast
• Skeg hung rudder with massive bronze heel fitting
• Propeller protected in keel aperture
• Padded bronze seacocks
• Sold fiberglass inward hull flange is thru-bolted on 4” centers
• Airex cored hull and deck, with solid fiberglass at all thru-hull penetrations and wherever hardware has been installed
• Bulkheads are glassed (on both sides) to the hull, deck and house for maximum strength
• Massive stainless steel chain plates thru-bolted to bulkhead knees
• Seven bottom coats of West System epoxy (’12)
• Six coats of Interlux 2000 barrier coat (’12)
• Two coats of Micron 66 bottom paint (’15)
• Topsides, deck and cabin top painted with Awlgrip (’13)
• Teak rub strake with stainless steel cap (’13)
• Cockpit grating (’13)
• Two 2” cockpit drains
• Double stainless steel anchor rollers
• Bruce 30Kg (66#) anchor w/175’ of 3/8” HD chain
• Bruce 20Kg (44#) anchor
• Fortress FX-17 anchor (12)
• Spare 30’ of  3/8” HD chain w/270’ of 5/8” nylon rode
• Simpson Lawrence 1200 electric windlass (new motor and gearbox ’16)
• Windlass remote at helm
• Two deck hawse pipes for anchor rodes and chain
• Stainless steel bow and stern rail pulpits
• 31” high Goiot stainless steel stanchions w/double vinyl coated lifelines
• Port and starboard boarding gates
• Slotted Goiot aluminum toe rail
• Six mooring cleats with fairlead chocks
• 1 3/8” stainless steel mast safety bars
• Heavy duty deck pad-eyes for jack lines
• Stainless steel cabin top handrails (’16)
• Teak dorade boxes w/stainless steel cowls
• Custom teak dinghy chocks
• Four hatches w/Goiot vents and screens
• Eight fixed lights w/ 3/8” Lexan (’13)
• High backed cockpit coamings for great back support
• Three cockpit lazarettes- two deep, one shallow
• Dodger (’05)
• Bimini w/connector (’05)
• Stainless steel arch for sun shade extension and solar panel mounts (’13)
• Full cockpit enclosure (‘05)
• Bimini sunshades (’07)
• Foredeck awning (’07)

• Harken roller furler
• Removable inner forestay w/Hyfield lever
• Isomat anodized aluminum keel stepped, double spreader mast and boom
• Forestay & shrouds replaced with USA ISO 9001 1x19 SS wire (’05)
• Oversized backstay and isolator replaced with French ISO 9001 SS wire (’06)
• Aluminum boom gallows
• Inboard Genoa tracks (’06)
• Mechanical boom vang
• Harken batten car system on low friction track
• Lazy jacks w/integral Mack-Pack sail cover
• Storm trysail track (needs repositioning following the installation of the Harken battcars)
• Forespar 3” whisker pole with mast track and adjustable car
• Small whisker pole for staysail
• Barient 21 halyard winches on mast (2)
• Barient 19 halyard winch on mast
• Barient 2SP19ST reefing winch on mast
• Barient 2SP27ST primary winches (2)
• Barient 2SP27ST secondary winches (2)
• Mast steps (’05)
• Rat lines (’05)
• Spare foresail and mainsail halyards
• Spinnaker halyard
• Courtesy flag halyard
• 4:1 mainsheet behind helm
• Mack full-battened mainsail w/3 reef points (good condition)
• Jiffy reefing system
• 150% Genoa (hardly used)
• 125% Genoa (light use, good condition) (serviced ‘15)
• Hank-on staysail w/deck bag
• Housley storm trysail

• Yanmar 3JH5E 39 HP engine with 617 hours (built in '11, installed in ’12)
• ZF M1V15 V-Drive transmission (’12)
• Drive shaft isolator (’16)
• Cutlass bearing (’12)
• 17” 3-blade MaxProp (’12)
• Groco raw water strainer, raw water intake and heat exchanger hoses (’12)
• Vetus muffler, vented loop, 3” exhaust hose and thru-hull fitting (‘12)
• 60-gallon aluminum fuel tank (replaced by previous owner)
• Racor 500 fuel filter (’12)
• Fuel lines (’12)
• Electric fuel lift pump (’12)
• Engine raw water strainer and coolant hoses (’12)
• Tank tender gauges for fuel and water
• Engine room sound insulation (’14)
• Whitlock steering pedestal with direct drive linkage
• Single lever throttle and shifting control
• Ritchie Globemaster compass (rebuilt '06)

• 30A shore power connection w/50’ cord
• Various US and European power adaptors
• 50A/30A adaptor
• 15A/30A adaptor
• Charles 30A battery charger (’06)
• Heart 600W inverter
• 110V electrical panel with volt and amp meters (rebuilt ’16)
• 110V receptacles throughout w/GFCI protection
• 12v electrical panel with volt and amp meters (rebuilt ’13)
• Blue Sea Systems sub panel for solar and wind management (’13)
• Air-X wind generator on stainless steel mast (’16)
• Blue Sea Systems amp meter for wind generator (’16)
• Two Sunwize 85 watt solar panels (’13)
• Schneider Electric C-40 solar charge controller (’13)
• Powermax 125A alternator (’13)
• Alternator ammeter (’13)
• Balmar Max Charge MC-614 multi-stage voltage regulator (’13)
• Trojan Group 31 AGM house batteries (5) for 500AH (’12)
• Trojan Group 31 AGM starting battery (’13)
• Perko battery selector switch (’13)
• Battery cables and fuses replaced (’13)
• Link 10 battery monitor system
• LED running lights (’14)
• LED masthead tri-color light (’14)
• Aqua Signal LED anchor light (’14)
• LED deck light (’14)
• 12v fluorescent engine room light (’12)
• 12v LED light for storage/wet locker (’12)

• Furuno 1731 mast mounted 24-mile radar
• Kenwood TS-5700 ham/SSB radio
• SSB Lithium battery replaced (’15)
• SGC-230 Smart tuner
• SCS Pactor II modem (upgraded to Pactor III in ’05)
• Norseman backstay insulators for ham radio (’06)
• MFJ external speaker
• ICOM IC-M80 VHF radio
• ACR 406Mhz EPIRB (due for recertification)
• Standard Horizon CPI 390i chart plotter (’13)
• Updated charts for North America, Bahamas & the Caribbean
• Digital Yacht AIT 2000 Class B AIS transponder (’14)
• B&G NSPL-4000 AIS antenna splitter (’14)
• Raymarine Evolution autopilot (’14)
• Raymarine linear drive unit (’13)
• Raymarine ST-60 Speed and Log (’12)
• Raymarine ST-60 depth (’12)
• Signet wind instrument- inop- discard
• Sony Bravia 32” HD flat screen with antenna (’12)
• Glomax TV antenna (‘16)
• Apple TV (’14)
• Samsung Blu-ray CD player (’14)
• JVC AM/FM/CD Stereo with Bluetooth ('14)
• Cooling fan in entertainment locker (’14)
• Marine stereo speakers (’14)

• AB 2.75 aluminum RIB inflatable dinghy ('05)
• Mercury 15hp Sea Pro outboard engine
• Outboard serviced, new water pump (’16)
• Lifeguard 4-person canister life raft (needs recertification)
• ACR Abandon Ship Bag
• Gale-Rider drogue
• Jack lines and harnesses
• Type I offshore life preservers (4)
• Jim Buoy horseshoe ring with Forespar strobe
• Lifesling MOB system
• First Alert CO2 detector
• Fire extinguishers ('12)
• Fire blanket ('12)
• Firdell Blipper radar reflector
• Upholstered closed cell cockpit cushions (’13)
• Emergency tiller
• Braided dock lines and fenders (’14)
• Lifesling
• Stainless steel boarding ladder
• Brinkman Q-beam spotlight (’14)
• Bosun’s chair
• Wempe 5” diameter brass barometer
• Weems & Plath 5” diameter ship's clock ('13)
• Bronze inclinometer
• Brass oil lamp
• Rod holders (2)
• Assorted spare parts
• Complete equipment manual library upgraded and purged as new systems were installed

Owner’s personal effects and any items not specifically described in this listing

Potential purchasers should assume that any items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this specification sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht. These specifications are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed. Specifications are provided for information purposes. Data was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, consumptions, capacities and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided, and agrees to instruct his/her agents or his/her surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. This vessel is subject to sale, price and inventory changes or withdrawal from market without notice.