Bowman 36
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Waterside Boat Sales - Blue Lagoon - Poole
United Kingdom
| Make | Bowman |
|---|---|
| Model | 36 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | £29,000 |
| Type | Sail |
| Class | Cruiser (Sail) |
| Length | 36 ft / 10.97 m |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Fibreglass |
| Location | Gosport, Hampshire |
| LOA | 35 ft 12 in / 10.97 m |
|---|---|
| Length at Water Line | 26 ft 8 in / 8.13 m |
| Beam | 11 ft 4 in / 3.45 m |
| Min. Draft | 5 ft 8 in / 1.72 m |
| Keel Type | enums.keel-type.kt-full |
| Displacement | 8845 kg |
| Ballast | 3630 kg |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | Mercedes |
| Engine Model | OM 636 |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Power | 42 hp |
| Drive Type | Shaft Drive |
| Designer | Holman & Pye |
|---|---|
| Fuel Tanks | 332 litres |
| Fresh Water Tanks | 318 litres |
| Hull Shape | Monohull |
Description
The Bowman 36 is a classic British cruising yacht renowned for its strength, elegance, and superb offshore capability. Designed by Kim Holman of Holman & Pye, the Bowman 36 combines traditional craftsmanship with a hull shape that delivers reassuring stability and a beautifully balanced sailing performance.
With her long keel, solid construction, and generous ballast ratio, the Bowman 36 inspires confidence at sea and is widely respected as a yacht capable of serious bluewater passages. The cockpit is deep and secure, while the deck layout is straightforward and practical for short-handed sailing.
Below decks, the Bowman offers a warm and inviting interior finished in quality joinery, providing comfortable accommodation for extended cruising. A spacious saloon, practical galley, and excellent storage make life aboard both enjoyable and functional.
Elegant, capable, and built to last, the Bowman 36 remains a highly desirable yacht for sailors seeking a timeless cruiser with proven offshore pedigree.
Mechanical
Mercedes OM 636
42hp
Shaft drive
Last serviced - October 2025
TMP Gearbox
2-Blade Bronze Propellor
Ambassador Rope Cutter
Lewmar Bow Thruster
Electrical
2 x 12V Domestic batteries - 2025
1 x 12V Engine starting battery - 2025
1 x 12V Forward Battery for bow-thruster and windlass - 2023
Mastervolt ‘Easy Charge’ Battery Charger
Orion-TR Smart DC-DC Charger
Marine Galvanic Isolator
Bosch Alternator – new 2022
Sunpower Solar Panel with Victron Regulator
230V leads for shore power
Navigation
Chartplotter - Raymarine E120 with radar
Autopilot - ST 6001+
Fluxgate Compass
Wind & Close Hauled - Raymarine ST60
Depth - Raymarine ST60
Speed - Raymarine ST60
VHF - Raymarine 240E with cockpit extension & AIS Receive
GPS - Lowrance, GlobalNav 310
Chart Plotter - Garmin with cockpit fittings
Hand-held VHF Radio with charger - Standard Horizon HX2
Masthead tricolour light with LED – 2019
Steaming light with LED – 2019
Heliflex Stu VHF aerial – 2019
Barometer
Sestral Clock
Hand-held compass
Sails, Spars and Rigging
Bronze-anodised Proctor mast – aluminium doubler plates fitted 2019
Slab reefing main with stackpack and lazy jacks
Furling headsail
1x19 Stainless wire standing rigging completely renewed 2019
Furlex System for genoa – 2019
Inner roller forestay
Spinnaker pole
Majority running rigging renewed 2019
Seldon, single line reefing boom – 2008
2 x Gibb winches
1 x Lewmar 40 2 speed winch
Sails - all plus 10 years old
Fully battened main - tired
Genoa - fair
2nd light weather Genoa - fair/good
Cruising Chute - fair/good
Storm Jib
Spinnaker - fair/good
Interior & Domestic
6 berths in 1 cabin plus saloon
1 x heads with shower and Jabsco toilet - 2021
Pressurised hot and cold water system with Jabsco Water pump
Eberspacher cabin heater
The saloon has 2 settee bunks with lee cloths, a pilot berth and a quarter berth
Galley with Nelson gimballed Stove
Fridge with icebox
Double sink, with manual Whale taps for sea water and fresh water
Calorifier for domestic hot water
Oil Lamp
Bunk cushions
Sony Radio & 2 speakers
Deck
Wheel Steering with removable tiller option
GRP painted deck
Teak laid cockpit
CQR Anchor and 45m 8mm chain
Lewmar Pro-Series Windlass - 2021 with cockpit controls
2 x Lewmar 48 ST primary winches
1 x Lewmar 8 mainsheet winch
2 x Gibb Sheetmaster cockpit winches
1 x Lewmar 30 ST coachroof winch
5 x Jam Cleats
Stern Bathing Ladder
Kedge Anchor (Bruce) and warp
Cockpit Table and pedestal
Safety
Liferaft – Ocean Standard 6-man -2018. - Requires servicing
Manual bilge pump
Whale electric bilge pump – 2024
Oscar Man-Overboard Line and Strop
Lifebuoy with Light
Radar Reflector
Canvas
Sprayhood - 2023
Cockpit enclosure with stainless supporting hoops
Canvas, over boom, awning
Dodgers with Boat’s Name
Stackpack
Canvas Cover for Binnacle
Cockpit cushions
Miscellaneous
Boathook
Portable Midships Ladder
‘Skipper’s Seat
Wooden Outboard Engine Clamp
Ensign Holder
Glomex TV Antenna
Berthing Lines
Wood Laminated Tiller
Water Hose Reel + extra length of hose.
Handle for Bilge Pump
2 x Winch Handles
Key for Diesel Inlet
2 x Safety Lines
Bolt Croppers
6 x Fenders
Rubber Bucket and line with deck cloth and brush
Petrol Can and funnel
Gas Locker with 3 x Camping Gas Cylinders (1 full, 1 in use and 1 empty)
Toolbox with assorted tools
Box of useful Electrical spares
Box of Nuts and bolts
Box of screws
Assorted other spares and shackles
Engine spares
Bosun’s Chair
Black Plastic Triangle and Anchor Ball
Rechargeable torch with charger
Documentation
Evidence of 5 years clear title - All previous Bills of Sale
Evidence of VAT - 1993 HMRC letter and C88
SSR Certificate - current
Previous Part one registration documents including original blue book
Owners comments
The boat was built for the owner of Chiswell Marine and fitted out to a very high specification with a teak interior. Fidget is a long-keeled, Bermuda-rigged, offshore cruising boat that has been well-maintained and updated by recent owners. The Bowman 36 is now a Classic, well known for her sea-kindly characteristics that make her such a comfortable cruiser.
Rigged with a fully battened mainsail with lazy jacks on single line reefing, a choice of two furling genoas – the second can be set on an inner roller forestay - and a cruising chute. All lines lead aft to the cockpit and are held with jam cleats for short-handed sailing
A reliable, reconditioned in 2002, Mercedes diesel engine, very large fuel and water tanks give the boat long endurance and a bow-thruster aids manoeuvrability in tight marinas. Robust electrics, an efficient solar panel, and an excellent, integrated Raymarine navionics system with chart plotter, radar, radio with AIS and autohelm backed up by a stand-alone Garmin plotter for the helmsman make for easy navigation.
Disclaimer
For a full, detailed specification with additional photographs and direct contact details for the listing office visit our website at www.watersideboatsales.com
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Unless otherwise stated on the specification sheet the following presumptions are made
Sail drive and shaft seals are more than 5 years of age
Gas hoses and regulators are over 5 years old
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old
NOTE - Please ring our offices prior to visiting, as the boat may be unavailable for viewing or located at a different marina.
Presented For Sale By:
Waterside Boat Sales - Blue Lagoon - Poole
United Kingdom
Presented For Sale By:
Waterside Boat Sales - Blue Lagoon - Poole
United Kingdom
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