Gozzard 36

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Broker listing video for "Kismet", a 1997 Gozzard 36 cutter by Ted Gozzard with a clipper bow. The broker gives displacement as 20,000 lb with 6,800 lb of ballast, and describes a roller furling genoa, a self-tacking staysail on its own track and a roller furling mainsail.

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The broker says the Westerbeke 55-horsepower four-cylinder diesel was new in 2015 and has only 150 hours, with good access to the engine and mechanical equipment, and that the boat has been kept by a knowledgeable owner. These are the seller's claims.

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The presenter says the wide transom was part of Gozzard's design so davits could be slung off it: "you cannot hang davits off" a boat with a narrow, teardrop-shaped stern. The cockpit is wide enough for a center console that serves as a footrest and table, and the owner told the presenters they had had 11 people in it.

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This 1996 boat went back to the Gozzard factory in Canada in 2014 for a complete refit after hurricane damage, paid by insurance. The presenter says it got a new spar, and that the external lead ballast was dropped and rebedded. He passes on that Mike Gozzard called it basically a new boat as of 2014. The engine was repowered in 2005.

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The presenter says the outboard chainplates open up the side decks and keep toes clear. The trade-off is that the wide shroud base means the boat cannot be trimmed as tight as a racing boat: ease off 5 to 10 degrees from close-hauled, crack the sheets and let her run.

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The presenter dislikes V-berths and quarter berths on most boats and says this layout solves both. The saloon settees double as a private guest cabin when the door is closed, a filler piece turns the saloon into a large double in port, and the quarter berth has a cutout for sitting up and handles for getting in.

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Engine access: a panel lifts out to reach the engine, fuel filter and fuel shut-off valve. The presenter says Gozzard set the engine flat so the shaft exits straight, and the prop sits in an aperture in a long keel with the rudder on a skeg, which keeps the rudder out of mud if the boat grounds. They were told the engine is a Westerbeke of 64 horsepower, repowered in 2005.

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Closing verdict from the presenter: he found nothing he disliked, calls her a relatively stiff, heavy-displacement boat that should be comfortable to sail, and says the original design brief was comfort and safety. The boat was listed at 160,000 dollars.

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Reviewing a 1987 Gozzard 36 listed at $52,000, the two hosts doubt the 20.3 sail area to displacement ratio shown on sailboatdata.com as too high for a boat of about 18,000 lb. They read the ballast ratio as about 37 percent and the hull speed as 7.2 knots, and say she will not be as fast or as overpowered as that ratio suggests.

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The hosts note the 4 foot 9 inch draft and full keel with an attached rudder, calling her a good Bahamas boat. They expect poor tacking angles because the chainplates are mounted on the hull, which reduces sheeting angles, and conclude she will not do well upwind. They also describe the true cutter rig with a bowsprit and a self-tacking staysail as desirable for ocean cruising.

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Reading the builder's own specs, one host gives tankage as 60 gallons of water, 50 of waste and 40 of fuel, and both hosts call that little for a cruising boat. They also point out that sailboatdata.com lists 36 feet overall while the builder's figure is about 42 feet with the bowsprit, 36 feet 9 inches on deck and 29 feet on the waterline.

warns⚙ deck hatches

One host says the butterfly hatches may look nice but will be a pain to live with because they will leak and need varnish, and the other agrees. Below, they note the tiled head with a proper shower and that from the companionway you can see the full length of the boat to the bow, which makes her feel bigger.

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Below, the hosts admire a forepeak that works as a sitting area and converts to a double island berth. One says Ted Gozzard apparently really hated V-berths. They like the mesh locker fronts, which contrast with the teak and ventilate the lockers, and a centerline galley sink that works on either heel.

warns⚙ standing rigging⚙ batteries

Of the broker's list of upgrades, the hosts say the new rigging from 2015 is due to be done again, and that the Firefly AGM batteries installed in 2017, at about 116 amp hours each by one host's reading, make a small and old bank. They say boats age faster in the Caribbean, and that the listing's electronics entries carry no detail.

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On a 1987 boat the presenter notes the cutter rig with a self-tacking jib on a boom and a bowsprit with a furling headsail. The mainsheet is sheeted to an arch, with the main control lines led to the cockpit, which he says makes the boat easy to sail single-handed or short-handed.

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The presenter calls the cockpit the highlight of the boat. He says he can walk 360 degrees around the helm and that it may be the biggest cockpit he has seen on a 36-footer of that vintage. He also notes the teak cockpit rails could use a revarnish.

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The presenter describes an interior with no conventional V-berth. The forward area is a convertible living space that becomes a queen-size island berth through a double-hinged door, and the saloon table and quarter berth also convert.