" The yacht is fitted out in teak throughout and the standard of workmanship is flawless."
                                                                                                                                                  Yachting Monthly

"I have run comfortably downwind in a force 9 gale with
no problems whatsoever from following seas"
                                                                  Robert Lowe (Owner)

Overview
The Rustler 36 is a yacht for the experienced sailor. Designed by Holman and Pye, she is built to the highest specification for serious blue water cruising and has an enviable reputation for performance, longevity, comfort and value for money.

Below Deck

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The accommodation is extremely comfortable with a good-sized head compartment and luxurious saloon and galley. The galley contains a double sink, pressurised hot and cold water together with a separate top-loading fridge, which are our standard fit. The chart table is full sized with liberal space for the navigator. All berths have generous length (6ft 6in,1.9m) and comfort, with the added option of a fixed double berth forward. The heads compartment was redesigned early on to incorporate a completely re-styled moulding, greatly enhancing the usability and easy cleaning characteristics of glass fibre. The 36 has all the facilities to cater for extended periods at sea, with the quality of the fittings and upholstery exceptional, hand finished by Rustler’s top craftsmen.

On Deck
The cockpit is a spacious 7ft 3in (2.2m) long with a large sail locker, a separate vented gas bottle locker and another locker for warps, fenders etc. Provision is made for a life raft to be stowed aft, which is the easiest place from which to handle it in an emergency.

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The rig has been constantly updated with continual improvements to design, material quality and equipment. Joinery modifications have kept pace with current practical thinking and design, often together with customer requirements, which sometimes have been adopted as standard if beneficial to the workability of the cruising standard.

The basic hull form of the Rustler 36 is very similar to the classic design of the smaller Rustler/Twister 31, but with slightly more cut-away to the keel's leading edge and a longer keel bottom to make her easier to slip or lay alongside. Beam on deck has been increased relative to water line beam in order to improve deck space and accommodation without detracting from sailing performance. The deck layout and sail plan have been kept simple with a no-nonsense single-spreader masthead rig with both forward and lower shrouds. The draft is moderate with encapsulated lead ballast, thereby eliminating keel bolt problems, leaks etc. There is a large, well protected cockpit with high coamings and the option of wheel or tiller steering.   Click on the image to enlarge.

This is the perfect choice of yacht for a sailor who wants a safe and simply traditionally designed yacht with a good performance that has been developed and updated from a very successful line of well-proven predecessors.


Proven Performance
This well-proven, fast, blue water cruiser, from the designers Holman and Pye, inspires complete confidence with excellent sailing performance and quality of design. Her long, deep keel configuration gives her the kind of predictable and stable behaviour in a seaway that fin and skeg yachts simply cannot match. Her generous displacement, safe performance and seakindly characteristics make her a very forgiving and confidenceinspiring yacht.

She offers roominess below to carry heavy cruising loads while giving her owners comfortable and spacious living conditions.

"My best day’s run was 176 miles(average. 7.3 knots) but
I haven’t had 24 hours of perfect sailing weather yet!"
                                               Robert Lowe (Owner)

Every Rustler 36 is built to take the worst of prevailing seas; to look after her crew and to carry that certain air of tradition that every yachtsman with blue water aspirations so covets. The Rustler’s heavy weather characteristics are why many are being sailed on long distance cruises, a few are on single handed passages but usually they are sailed by couples who find the safe ease of handling ideal for short handed sailing.

Superior Build Quality Further peace of mind can be found in the build quality of the Rustler 36. She is immensely strong, hull and deck mouldings are laid up by hand to Lloyds Register approved specifications using Lloyds approved materials. The coachroof and inner coamings are stiffened with end core balsa and all deck fittings are reinforced by marine ply pads. The hull, deck and bulkheads are bonded with the toe rail through-bolted and sealed.   Click on the image to enlarge.

Each yacht is customised and hand built to an owners specification, although the Rustler has evolved over the eighty plus boats built so far, giving a very well proven standard configuration should the owner prefer.

Craftsmanship
"The yacht is fitted out in teak throughout and the standard of workmanship is flawless"

DOWNLOAD BROCHURE & SPECIFICATION

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