Nonsuch 36

Owner's Comments

It is with great sadness that I am putting my Nonsuch 36 up for sale. It is hull #3 and was built in 1983. I have owned MeSays for 22 years and have put heart and soul and pocketbook into the boat. The boat and INA (International Nonsuch Association) have been my passion during that whole period. The boat is a turn key cruiser. All systems are operable and most have been either been replaced or rebuilt other than the hull and the mast. Me Says was the test boat for the 2020 review of the Nonsuch 36 in the late Good Old Boat magazine. In addition, in the latest insurance survey by a well known Los Angeles Surveyor in 2021, the boat was rated "beautifully kept by a dedicated owner". The boat is insured with an agreed upon value of $100,000 which is a testament to the boat's condition knowing how hard it is to insure older boats.

The boat sails extremely well and guests marvel at the speeds reached downwind as well as upwind. The sail was replaced in 2021 with a custom full batten tri-radial cut Ullman sail and the boat comes with a second sail which was converted from a quarter batten sail to a full batten sail in 2021 and has the Strong Track slides. Most running rigging was replaced in 2022 with dyneema lines, as well as all blocks and the Harken 46 electric winch being replaced that year. A new “stack pack” sail cover was added in 2022, custom made for the boat and the sail falls into the

cover when lowered. The mast has been inspected on an annual basis and is in excellent shape. The cockpit custom cockpit cushions are blue sunbrella matching the other covers. They have not been used since I bought the boat so they are in excellent condition.

The engine was replaced in 2019 with a Westerbeke 56 diesel which has approximately 200 hours. Three new group 31 AGM batteries were installed at that time. The boat has two fuel tanks which carry about 80 gallons. The tanks were cleaned in 2024 and all new fuel was added. The engine oil has been changed annually so the oil is clean. The engine has a remote oil filter making oil changes easier.

The hull is the original grey with a blue boot-stripe gel coat which sparkles and recently dings were repaired. All exterior teak has been religiously professionally varnished every six months.

The dodger and covers for the four cabin top hatches were replaced in 2025 and the polycarbonate hatch glass was replaced in 2018. There is a new and never used bimini and center piece with windows to see the top of the mast with all stainless steel frames and a partial enclosure.

The boat has ten opening hatches in excellent condition. Additional ventilation is provided by four cowl vents with teak dorade boxes and two solar fans in the cabin top. The boat is extremely dry inside because of the excellent ventilation.

The boat has Atkins and Hoyle davits with rigging and comes with a brand new in the box West Marine dinghy. There is a 6 horsepower Nissan four stroke outboard with a new tank and hose and an electric trolling motor. The boat has a Garhauer motor lifter which converts to the base for a Weber grill. There is also a gorgeous teak boarding ladder which attaches on the starboard side at the gate.

A Vetus windlass is at the bow and the 200 feet of 10 mm chain was added in 2008. There are four anchors, a 20 kg bruce, a 35 Lb Delta, a CQR and a fluke traditional lunch hook. Chain and additional anchors are stored below deck in a chain locker reachable thru a door inside the boat. There is a teak anchoring platform at the bow.

At the helm there are six instruments for wind, electronic compass, VMG, below deck autopilot, knot meter and depth. All navigation electronics were replaced in 2017 and the head unit was replaced in 2022 by Garmin. The MFD is a Garmin 9 inch display with sonar connected. At the chart table there are two VHF radios including a radio with AIS receiver. One is from 2010 and the AIS radio was installed in 2017. There is also a Garmin chart plotter at the chart table and there a two personal rescue beacons.

The propane locker at the stern has three nearly new ten pound propane tanks and there is a hose to connect the large tanks to the custom barbecue.

Me Says is a sturdy and beautiful boat in excellent condition.

Accommodations

Capable of sleeping 6 owners and guests; 2 in forward double berth cabin, 1 on single settee to port in main salon, 1 on single settee to starboard in main salon and 2 in starboard aft double quarter cabin.

The spacious interior plan features an enclosed cabin forward with large double berth offset to port. To starboard is the hanging locker, custom chest of drawers and vanity with sink. The main salon has an L-shaped settee to port, a central drop leaf table and a single settee to starboard. Large cupboards and storage shelves are outboard of the settees.

The galley is aft of the settee to starboard and set away from the traffic through the salon. The galley features a gimballed propane stove with oven, double stainless steel sinks with hot and cold pressurized water, refrigerated icebox, microwave oven, dish and pantry storage and plenty of counter space.

Opposite the galley is the head with a separate shower stall. The main salon can be separated from the aft cabin by a bi-fold door. Access to the head is possible from both the main cabin area and the aft cabin area.  To starboard aft is a large double quarterberth and to port a navigation station with chart table, instruments, navigator's seat and hanging locker. 

The huge cockpit provides lots of room for seating and sailing. The helm is aft with the mainsheet winch to starboard and the control lines are all led aft to the coach roof.  There is an electric halyard/sheet winch mounted on the port cockpit coaming in addition to the manual winch on the coach roof.

Comfortable, fast and easily handled these boats are excellent Pacific Northwest cruisers for couples or families.  Me Says is a well cared for and well updated vessel that is ready to cruise.

Galley

A Sea Galley!  A U-shaped galley that can be comfortably used at sea.  

• Gimballed propane Hillerange 3 burner stove with oven and broiler.  New stainless steel top and cover for additional work space.
• Double stainless steel sinks with pressurized hot and cold water.
• 6 gallon Seaward stainless steel hot water heater.
• Icebox with 12 volt refrigeration system. Refrigerator section and freezer section.  Mechanicals replaced in 2021. 
• Built-in Panasonic microwave oven. 
• Cutlery, dish, pan and pantry storage in galley area and under and behind salon settees. 
• Propane solenoid valve system.
  
• Back-up domestic water foot pump. Salt water foot pump. (back-up fresh water hand pump in head)
  
• Knives and cooking utensils.
• Single burner induction stove with dedicated pots and pans.
• One large and one small George Foreman electric broilers.
• Coffee maker, Espresso maker and coffee bean grinder.
• Six piece Farberware stainless steel pots and pans.
• 2 sets of dishes.  8 place settings of Corelle and 4 West Marine place settings with nautical decor.  Silverware in drawer beside sink. Stainless steel place settings for 6.
• Cup rack above counter.
• Fold down galley counter extension at sink.
• 120 volt AC icemaker - (new and never used)
• Pressure cooker, blender, toaster oven, serving pieces, salad spinner, pasta drainer etc. in storage cabinet.

Electrical

12 volt DC ship service electrical system with vapour proof master switches, master breaker and distribution panel with resettable breaker style branch switches.  Panel includes analogue DC voltmeter and ammeter.

30 amp X 120 volt AC shore power electrical system with 50' X 30 amp power cord, inlet fitting, galvanic isolator, master breaker, reverse polarity indicator and distribution panel with resettable breaker style branch switches.  Panel includes analogue AC voltmeter and ammeter.

• 2000 watt Trace inverter/charger with remote control and monitor panel at navigation station.   (2000 watt inverter with 100 amp charger)  Digital meters at nav station.
  
• 3 X Group 31 series AGM deep cycle batteries for engine starting and house service.
• Balmar battery monitor.
• 8 AC outlets throughout boat interior.
• 2 X 12 volt cigar lighter style plugs for phone charging etc.

Electronics

At Navigation Station -

• Horizon/Matrix VHF radio with AIS receiver.
• Uniden ES VHF radio with WHAM mic.  (wireless remote mic)
• Standard Horizon HX260S handheld VHF radio.
• Cobra handheld VHF radio.
• Garmin 492 gps chartplotter.
• Humminbird Portable depth sounder/fish finder.
• Tank Tender air pressure activated fuel and water tank monitor.
• Scad electronic holding tank level monitor.
• Furuno weather fax
• Chart light at navigation station.
• 2 X ACR Personal Locator Beacons.

At Helm Station -

• Garmin 943XSV gps/chartplotter/radar - new in 2021.
• Autohelm speed/log/timer.
• Autohelm windspeed/direction.
• Autohelm depth with alarm.
• Autohelm ST6000 autopilot. 
• Autohelm Heading - electronic compass.
• Autohelm VMG - disconnected.

Entertainment Equipment - 

• Clarion AM/FM/CD stereo system with 6 CD player.  Speakers in salon, forward cabin and cockpit.
• Main salon TV - 24" Insignia 1080 P LED TV with articulating mount and Sony Blue Ray player.  Works with WIFI and dish (below).
• Master stateroom TV - 24" Insignia 1020 P LED TV  with articulating mount and Sony Blue Ray player.  (Streams well with WIFI connection) 
• Satellite dish TV Playmate receiver and portable dish dome.  (Dome mounts on deck and wires go through anchor chain hawse to TVs.  Spare dish set.  Reception requires subscription and works at dock or at anchor.)

Other - 

• Xintex combustible vapour sniffer and solenoid control.  Sensor mounted below stove.  Sniffer and solenoid control panel in galley.
• Windex at masthead.
• Brass barometer and ship's clock in master stateroom.
  

Engine

Westerbeke 4 cylinder, 55 hp naturally aspirated diesel, model 55-D, FWC, with approximately 200 hours on meter.  Installed new in 2019.

• Hurth ZF V-drive transmission - 1.88:1 reduction. New in 2019 with engine.
• 1 1/8" stainless steel propeller shaft. 
• Dripless shaft seal.
• Bronze strut with water lubricated cutlass bearing.
• Feathering 3 blade X 18" diameter MaxProp.
• Racor fuel filter, sea water strainer and engine compartment light.
• Water lift muffler.
• Westerbeke engine panel with tachometer, engine temperature, oil pressure, voltmeter and alarms.

 

Tankage

Fuel - 80 US gallons in 2 welded aluminum tanks.  Tanks equipped with ground wire and  fuel shut-offs.  Tanks emptied and cleaned in 2024 and fresh fuel added afterward.

Fresh Water - 90 US gallons in two plastic tanks.  Hot water is supplied through 6 US gallon Seaward F700 stainless steel water heater.  (Heated by 120 volt AC dockside power, engine cooling system coil or Espar Hydronic heating system coil)  Hot and cold pressure water delivered to sinks and shower by 12 volt DC pump.  

Little Wonder 120 gpd Watermaker that runs on 12 volt DC power.  Serviced in 2020 and flushed every 3 weeks.  Allows for longer distance cruising without the worry of sourcing good fresh water.

Waste - 40 US gallons in plastic tank.  Wilcox Crittenden manual toilet. (rebuilt in 2024 and 2 extra rebuild kits aboard) Plumbed to holding tank.  Holding tank can be pumped out via deck fitting at dockside pump-out facility or overboard via macerator pump where permitted.  (All new hoses 2022)  Spacious head includes separate stall shower which allows private access from main salon or from aft cabin at night.  Shower supplied with hot and cold pressure water and fitted with shower water recovery system to pump used water overboard.

Propane:  3 X 11 lb tanks in vented propane locker under helm seat.  Locker includes pressure gauge, pressure regulator and solenoid valve.  Dedicated propane delivery line to stove. Combustible gas sniffer and solenoid control mounted in galley.

Deck Gear

• 12 volt Vetus windlass with deck foot switches.
• 20 kg Bruce anchor with 200' X 10mm galvanized chain rode (chain new in 2008) mounted in anchor roller at bow.
• 35 lb Delta secondary anchor with chain and rope rode mounted in anchor roller at bow.
• CQR anchor with chain and rope rode.
• 22 lb Danforth anchor lunch hook with 100' line rode. (stored in cockpit locker)
• Anchor washdown system.
• Bow pulpit, stern pushpit, upper and lower lifelines with boarding gates both sides.  Stainless steel swim ladder at transom.  Dual course vinyl covered stainless steel wire lifelines.
• Custom teak boarding ladder that attaches to the starboard hull at the boarding gate.
• Stainless steel bow sprit with teak inserts and two anchor rollers.
• Spun tapered aluminum free standing mast with aluminum wishbone boom.  Tides Strong Track installed over standard stainless steel sail track.  Topping lift runs aft to cockpit and includes safety strap.  Topping lift wire was replaced with Dyneema line and includes a block purchase to ease lifting the wishbone.  Reefing lines run aft to cockpit.  Halyard and choker are led to cockpit.  Mast join has been updated to stainless steel bolts.  Mast has collar mounts for the blocks that turn halyard, choker, reefing lines etc aft to cockpit.  
• Mast was removed for inspection in 2019.  The mast has been regularly serviced in place, most recent major service in 2023/24.  Wiring run through conduit.  Navigation lights, anchor light, foredeck light and steaming light.  Running rigging blocks upgraded to Harken Element blocks on mainsheet, halyards and control lines.  
  
• Edson pedestal and quadrant steering system with pedestal, pedestal guard, engine controls and teak covered wheel. 
• Cockpit cushions in blue sunbrella.  
• Custom dodger with stainless steel frame - new in 2025.  Front and side canvas panels with window masks to protect eisenglass when not in use.  Blue sunbrella fabric.
• Custom bimini over helm with stainless steel frame.  Connecting canvas between dodger and bimini with clear panel to enable crew to see sail.  
• Custom binnacle cover.  Windlass cover. Hatch covers.
• Custom teak cockpit table with folding wings mounted on helm guard.
• Teak cockpit grate at cockpit and helm area.  Teak cockpit coamings.
• Emergency tiller.
• 2021 Ullman Sails Tri-radial full battened mainsail with 2 slab reefs.  Custom stack pack mainsail cover - new 2022.   Other mainsail (converted from standard battens to full battens in 2021) available as spare.
• Barient 27 self tailing (CST) mainsheet winch on starboard coaming.
• Harken 46 STA - 2 speed electric self tailing winch on port cockpit coaming - new 2022.  Can be used as main halyard winch (with coach roof XTS Cam 0814 cam cleat) or as mainsheet winch.
• Barient 16 self tailing (CST) winch on starboard coachroof.  
  
• Free standing aluminum radar antenna post on starboard forward deck.  (Unusual location for this mast but it has worked out to be protected from damage and actually out of the way compared to alternatives.)
• Running rigging led to cockpit -  Single main halyard.  Choker.  Topping lift - through starboard wishbone.  Inboard and outboard reefing lines - through wishbone.
• Teak handrails on cabin top.  
• Teak eyebrow around coachroof edge.
• 4 X Teak dorade boxes with stainless steel dorades.
• Stainless steel swim ladder at transom.

 

 

 

Additional

• Little Wonder 120 gallon per day Watermaker.  Installed partially in engine room and partially in wet locker beside Nav Station.  (Serviced in 2020 and flushed every 3 weeks.)
• Webasto diesel fired hydronic heating system with 3 zone outlet fans.  Heats the cabins and the head, makes hot water when away from the dock and preheats the engine in cold weather.  (system rebuilt at factory in 2017)
  
• Portable electric heater. 
• Yamaha 2000 watt gasoline generator/inverter with pigtail adaptor to enable connection to ship 120 volt AC system.  (Never used.)
• 10 framed Atkins and Hoyle opening ports with screens.
• 4 aluminum framed hatches with screens.
• Clear anodized aluminum toe rail cap.
• Samson post at stemhead.
• Midship mooring cleats with fairleads.
• 4 large cockpit drains, 4 large side deck scuppers.
  
• Light grey hull with blue boot and cove stripes.  Gelcoat colours in excellent glossy condition.
  
• Teak rimmed destroyer type steering wheel.
• Teak grab rails at companionway.
• Custom louvred teak hinged companionway doors with screen inserts and plexiglass inserts.
  
• Teak grating in floor at base of companionway steps.
• Teak grating in head and shower.
• Varnished teak and holly cabin sole.
• Satin varnished interior teak bulkheads and joinery work.
• Custom main salon dining table.
• Beautiful almond ultra leather upholstered settees with 4 armrests.  Lee cloths on settees for sleeping underway.  Lee board for forward berth.
• Nautical decor - 2 ships in bottles, 1 large whale boat model, near museum quality 24" wood Baltimore Clipper model, painted hatch from old ship with painted sea battle, stained glass Nonsuch plaque.
  
• Curtains.
• Swivel lamps at settees and berths.  (Most LED)
• 2 X LED dome lights in main salon.
• 2 X reading lamps in master stateroom.
• Detailed owners manual.  Manufacturer manuals for accessory gear.
• 4 mooring fenders with cloth covers with embroidered boat name, 2 large round fenders, 3 unused large fenders and 2 X 7' long folding rafting pads. 
• Assorted mooring lines (in use) plus a complete set of new dock lines with snubbers.  (never used)  
• Lifesling in a custom yellow sunbrella rail mount cover.
• Rail mounted Plastimo emergency ladder.
• Emergency inflatable SOS Danbuoy rescue device.
• Sea Drogue.  (New in bag.)
• Manual and electric bilge pumps.
• 3 X fire extinguishers.
• Fire blanket.  
• Engine room fire port and dedicated fire extinguisher for engine room fires.
• Flare kit. 
• 6 X life preservers.  Various life saving cushions.  Assorted auto-inflator life vests.
• Marelon and bronze through hull valves and assortment of tapered soft wood plugs.
  
• Radar reflector.
• West Marine 8'6" RHU 250 roll up dinghy - (brand new in the box).
• Atkins and Hoyle aluminum dinghy davits at transom with tackles.
• Nissan 6 hp four stroke outboard motor with new tank and fuel hose.
• Electric trolling motor.
• Garhauer outboard motor lift at transom that doubles as the base for a Weber BBQ.
• Outboard motor storage bracket mounted on stern pushpit.
• 3 custom sand cast aluminum name and manufacturers plates.
• Winchrite electric winch handle and Milwaukee right angle drill with winch bit to assist on manual winches.
• Storage lockers and hanging lockers throughout the boat.  Everything goes away for ship shape sailing!
• 2 X first aid kits.
• Numerous useful items like engine spares, heaters, vacuum cleaners, jump starters and other great useful boat stuff.  Lots and lots of tools except the one you need now!
  

Disclaimer

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.