Bowman 36 for sale (1975) in Gosport, ENG, United Kingdom

1975 Bowman 36 | Classic Long-Keel Bluewater Cruiser – Fully Equipped & Ready to Sail

A true bluewater cruiser with timeless elegance, this 1975 Bowman 36 is a beautifully maintained long-keel yacht known for its seaworthiness and offshore capability. Equipped with a Mercedes 42hp engine, tunnel bow thruster, full navigation suite, and comfortable teak interior, she’s ready for extended ocean passages. Currently lying in Gosport.

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Construction

• White GRP hull
• White GRP deck with grey non-slip
• White GRP superstructure
• Hand-laid GRP hull construction with multiple layers of mat and woven roving
• GRP deck with core under high-stress areas
• Long keel with counter stern and clipper bow
• Encapsulated (believed iron) ballast
• Structural bulkheads glassed to hull and deck
• Wheel steering with emergency tiller backup
• Aft cockpit helm

Machinery

• Mercedes OM 636 engine, 42hp
• Reconditioned engine installed 2002
• Fuel consumption: 3L/hour
• Shaft drive to fixed propeller
• Lewmar 185tt5.OKW 12V tunnel bow thruster (2007)

Electrics

• 12V and 240V systems
• 2 x 12V domestic batteries (2025)
• 1 x 12V engine battery (2025)
• Mastervolt automatic battery charger
• Shore power with 240V mains (2018)
• Sunpower solar panel with Victron Energy App
• Engine alternator replaced 2022
• Galvanic isolator fitted

Tankage

• 332L fuel capacity in 1 tank
• 300L water capacity in 1 tank

Rig and Sail

• Sloop rig
• Seldon silver alloy boom (2008)
• Aluminium mast base (2019)
• Standing and most running rigging replaced 2019

Winches

• 2 x Lewmar ST48 genoa sheet winches
• 1 x Lewmar 8 main winch
• 3 x Mast-mounted Lewmar halyard winches
• 2 x Gibb 10 spinnaker winches (not self-tailing)
• Genoa sheet sliders port and starboard

Sails

• 25m² mainsail (2010)
• 39m² furling Ray Blackmore genoa
• Light-weather genoa
• Storm jib
• Cruising chute
• Spinnaker

Accommodation

• 5 berths in 2 cabins
• 1 double, 4 singles (including 3 in saloon)
• 1 head
• Eberspacher D3LC heating
• Calorifier (details tba)
• Nelson cooker (2 burners, oven, grill)
• Fridge
• Radio and speakers
• Varnished teak interior
• Sprung cushions
• Oil lamp
• Gunmetal clock and barometer
• 2 x Camping Gaz bottles

Deck

• Lewmar Pro-series 12V windlass (2022)
• 45lb CQR anchor with 50m 8mm chain
• Bruce kedge anchor with rope warp
• Teak cockpit table
• Full cockpit cushions
• Spray hood (new 2023)
• Awning and full cockpit cover
• Bathing ladder at stern
• Midships portable ladder
• ‘Skipper’s’ seat on pulpit
• Fenders, lines, spare sheets
• Boathook and buoy pickup device

Navigation

• Raymarine Pathfinder radar
• Raymarine E120 plotter (chart table)
• Garmin plotter (helm)
• Raymarine ST6001 autopilot
• Raymarine ST60 speed, wind, depth
• Plastimo binnacle compass (2019)
• Raymarine 240 DSC VHF with AIS250 and cockpit extension
• Handheld VHF
• Raymarine AIS250 receiver
• Masthead VHF aerial and wind instruments (2019)

Tender

• Sunsport AIB265K tender with electric and foot pump
• Suzuki DF 2.5 outboard
• Tender: £450 / Outboard: £350 / Combined: £750

Safety

• Ocean Standard 6C liferaft (2017)
• 2 x life jackets
• 1 x life buoy
• Jack stays
• 1 x electric and 1 manual bilge pump
• Radar reflector
• Emergency tiller
• 3 x fire extinguishers
• Offshore flares, bungs, bolt cropper, handheld VHF

Looking for a solid, ocean-capable cruiser? Contact Indigo Yachting today for more details or to arrange a viewing.