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Designed by Alan Slater, the PDQ 36 Capella is a well-built nimble-sailing cruising cat designed for families and not for charter companies. Overall, 100 PDQ were built , making it one of the most successful cruising catamarans manufactured in North America. The PDQ 36 Capella is handsome in profile, partially due to clever styling with a cove stripe and portlights on the cabin trunk deflecting your eye from the high freeboard that is a feature of most cruising cats. The hulls are solid fiberglass below the waterline and cored with Klegacell foam above. The decks are also foam-cored, except in areas where high-load fittings are attached. Those areas are solid fiberglass. Her fixed keels make a great deal of sense and the rudders are foil shaped.

There are some 34-foot PDQs that used the same tooling with steps molded in instead of swim platforms glassed on.

PDQ 36 Mark II Brochure

Specifications
Make:PDQ
Model:36 Capella
Length:36
Builder:PDQ Yachts Inc (Whitby, Ontario, Canada)
Designer:Alan Slater
Construction:The hulls are solid fiberglass below the waterline and cored with Klegacell foam above. The decks are also foam-cored, except in areas where high-load fittings are attached. Those areas are solid fiberglass.
Build Start:1988
Build End:2005
Number Built:100 hulls (Mark I, II, and III version with Classic, LRC, Sport Cruiser specs)
Loa:36' 5 in (11.10m)
Lwl:34’ 4 in (10.5m)
Beam:18’ 3 in (5.5m)
Headroom:Salon 6’2" (1.93 m.) / Hulls 6' 5" (2.0 m)
Draft:2’ 10 in (.85 m)
Displacement:10000 lbs. (4545kgs.)
Mast Height:47’0" (14.3 m)
Speed:7 Knots
Mfg Engines:2 stroke Yamaha outboards, twin 4 stroke Yamahas, or twin 18 HP diesel saildrives
Mfg Accommodations:The interior plan is one of PDQ most appealing features. She has a practical arrangement that is well suited for extended cruising. Her saloon features a large Cherry folding table with comfortable wraparound settees and unobstructed visibility. Three steps carry you down into each hull. The starboard side features a full-sized chart table amidships and a large molded head compartment with a separate shower aft. The port hull houses the galley, which includes a two-burner stove and oven, double sinks and a generous amount of counter space. Aft to port is a cabin that is designed as a galley pantry and storage room. Her two double sleeping cabins are forward, side-by-side on the bridge-deck. These spacious cabins include queen berths with overhead deck hatches and large hanging lockers. Her head is extremely spacious and has a glass-doored, separate shower. Her overall interior finish truly is practical and very beautiful.
  • There are 3 cabin versions with a third cabin aft port hull
  • There are 2 head versions with a second head aft port hull
  • Most are 2 cabin, single head layouts

PDQ 36 Review with “S/V Desert Star”

This is another episode of our reviews of common cruising catamarans. We spoke with Eric and Bonnie who own a PDQ 36. They contacted us because they enjoyed our PDQ 32 interview with Aurora and Dennis and agreed to tell us about their boat, Desert Star. Very thankful for their interest in our project and to all of you watching our videos and reading these transcripts. We welcome those who own catamarans and want to see them reviewed to please contact us to setup a Zoom call at your convenience. Eric, do you want to start off by telling us a little bit about your background and who you are and how you came to choose a PDQ36? Eric: Sure. I’m a semi-retired systems engineer. I’m a licensed captain. I do some boat deliveries, run a little video production company, and trying to live a semi-retired lifestyle, wintering on the […]