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TENACIOUS
36' 1978 Islander 36
$36,000
Last Updated: 2025-01-18
TENACIOUS - 1978 Islander 36.6 ' love's the high wind and its classic design is perfect for coastal and bay sailing/racing too. Alan Gurney's most successful design is still as beautiful today as it was 50 years ago. She has a cruiser/racer design offering a great combination for both comfort and performance. As a cruiser, she has an open galley, a dining table to seat 6 (or fold away), allowing for an open entertainment area, can sleep up to 6, has 1 head with a sink and plenty of room for storage. Skeg hung rudder makes for a good turn of speed. Tenacious has been well maintained and includes many upgrades: Rod Rigging, Hydraulic Vang, North Sails, Full Batten Main, Hood Furling Reefing Jib, 2 Spinnakers and 3 sizes of racing Genoa's - 75%, 95% and 115%. Rod Rigging, Oversized Winches, GPS speed/baring instruments, refurbished Teak sole. $30k IN NEW UPGRADES and yearly maintenance (boatyard receipts available) in past 4 years that include new Hot water System, New- Refrigerator, Lines, Battery Charger, Bronze Michigan prop, restitching of primary rolling jib and added 2nd reef to main sail, Total below waterline marine paint refurbishment in 2020 and 2022 and full buff out above waterline, 2023 engine refurbishment and all new engine gauges.
Make: Islander
Model: 36
Year: 1978
Length: 36ft
Name: TENACIOUS
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Engine/Fuel Type:
Located In: San Francisco, CA
- Category: Sail
- Class: Racers and Cruisers
- Keel: Fin Keel
- Designer: Alan Gurney
- Builder: Islander Yachts - Irvine, CA
- LOA: 36.08 feet
- Beam: 11.17 feet
- Ballast: 5450 pounds
- Displacement: 13450 pounds
- Total Engines: 1
- Engine 1
- EngineMake: Perkins
- EngineModel: 4-107
- EngineYear: 0000
- EngineFuel: diesel
- PropellerType: 2 Blade, Bronze
- Fuel Tank Capacity: 30 gallon
- Fuel Tank Count: 1
- Water Tank Capacity: 52 gallon
- Water Tank Count: 1
- Holding Tank Capacity: 30 gallon
- Holding Tank Count:1
- Cabins: 1
- Heads: 1
Additional Descriptions
Additional Features
- COCKPIT CUSHIONS
- COMPASS
- HOT WATER • New
- HYDRAULIC WINCH
- MARINE HEAD
- FURLING GENOA
- MANUAL BILGE PUMP
- SHORE POWER INLET
- WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION
- GENOA • 3 separate racing Genoa's - 75%, 95%, 115%
- VHF
- ELECTRIC BILGE PUMP • Duel 2 Auto + 1 manual
- STEERING WHEEL
- ASYMMETRIC SPINNAKER
- REFRIGERATOR • New
- RADIO
- SPINNAKER POLE
- COCKPIT TABLE
- FULLY BATTENED MAINSAIL
- BATTERY CHARGER
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.

Gary Bush
Yacht & Ship Sales
gary@rubiconyachts.com
510-838-1800
1150 Ballena Blvd., Ste 121
Alameda, CA 94501