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Brand: PDQ 36

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, 99 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

Catamaran For Sale -- PDQ Capella 36 (USA)

Asking: $129,000 (USD)
Minuet is a Charleston, SC based 2000 PDQ Capella 36 Catamaran For Sale By Owner
PDQ Capella 36 Details
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The PDQ 36 Capella is a legend among cruising catamarans. These are solid boats with excellent construction as the expert use of materials and construction techniques results in a strong boat yet keeps the hull weight low. With twin outboards, she’s designed for coastal cruising, then again her current owners have been down to Panama and through the San Blas islands and back.

This particular boat is loaded with extras. Click on the link and have a look. Everything required for extended cruising is included. This isn’t only a great boat, it’s a complete cruising package. They only built 100 of them so these boats aren’t seen for sale very often. Click on the link above for boat details.