Dehler 36 CWS

About the Dehler 36 CWS

For those interested in what kind of boat this is, what systems it uses and all other geek specification then here is the place to find it.

The Dehler 36 CWS is a specific version of Dehler that has a central winch system. (CWS) This particular one was made in 1989 and so it is an early model that was continued until the mid 90's
The central winch is positioned on a bar just in front of the wheel and has all the lines and controls of the boat leading to it.
The winch is also electric which makes hauling up the main sail an absolute doddle.

The CWS part of the boat. The clutches control reef lines, halyards, vang and the sheet for the self tacking jib.

cockpit is fairly well enclosed with high coaming.
The cockpit seating has a lip moulded into it
which makes climbing about when the boat is healed much safer.

the Dehlers often come with a bathing
platform that look a bit of an after-thought.
It's not the most stylist part of
the boat but it is practical.

 

 

 

the self tacking track in front of the mast

The Dehler 36 CWS is fitted as standard with a self tacking jib, which comes with a curved track forward of the mast. The self tacking jib takes a lot of effort out of sailing, especially single handed and especially if you aren't racing. It's still fast enough for most cruisers. though if you have crew on board who want to do something, the self tacking jib makes them redundant. Once it's set, you can almost forget it for a while. I love and loathe it. on one hand its' very practical. On the other, it does make for lazy sailing. Down wind sailing if also problematic as the sheet naturally doesn't really allow the jib to set well, so more often than not, it has to be furled away. I suppose that why the spinnaker is there, but downwind in 30kts of breeze, I'd rather like my jib to be functioning instead of a kite.

the galley and saloon over view,
u-shaped saloon with permanent table.
The table folds partially to allow for the
saloon berth to be extended to a double.

The saloon seats 6 very comfortably, and is very practically laid out.
plenty of storage space for things such as tools, books and equipment.

looking forward from the saloon into the front cabin area.

 The mast is deck stepped so the vertical pole seen in this picture is the mast support and runs down through the boat to a solid plate. There is an arc that also forms the deck reinforcement for the mast.
The advantage of deck stepped masts is that there is less chance of water coming in through the gap in the deck as is common with keel stepped masts. The disadvantage is that the foot of the mast isnt adjustable. Which is fractionally performance related.

longitudinal galley is great for working on, it provides a practical large surface for a whole manner of things. The 3 burner cooker and oven is hidden out of sight at the far end, under a removable panel

 The long, linear galley is not to everyones taste. But personally, it suits me better than the most commonly found U shaped galley.  There's a long rail running the full length and this is extremely useful when underway. having a front loading fridge is handy as it means you don't have to move everything off of the surface to access it. But it does mean when sailing and when hard on the wind, you have to be very careful opening the fridge. You're liable to be wearing the food instead of eating it. The galled storage is incredibly capacious. With deep slide out drawers on runners. below the sink is the water pump which is also easy access for maintenance.

inside the forward cabin looking back at the door,
note the door storage nets,
as well as the wardrobe to the right

opposite the wardrobe is a vanity unit with slide away sink.
Some Dehler 36's have a toilet installed here.

 In the forward cabin there's a modest sized V berth, with a slide away sink, vanity unit and 3/4 length hanging wardrobe. The door as can be seen in the image above shows the door storage with netting.
This is the same for all three doors on the boat. Each has three rows of netted storage as well as a circular mirror.
I have removed all of the doors for ease of passage around the boat and to allow better air flow to keep the cabins permanently aired.

aft cabin, looking forward toward the wardrobe.

aft cabin bunk, is kingsized. at the far end is a large storage space that is fairly impractical to use.
its big enough to climb inside.

In the aft cabin there's a king size berth. its has modest storage in the form of a half hanging wardrobe, deep enough to hang life jackets. There's one other storage space which is deceptively large, just over the bed. At the far end of the cabin is a large hatch which leads to a massive storage space. Big enough for a person, or several fenders when on passage.
When sailing, aft berth is divided using a lea cloth. This acts as a barrier to stow bags and other bulky items behind whilst maintaining a single berth suitable for use at sea.

the toilet room or "heads"
this has 4 little cubby storage spaces, as well as vanity unit, sink with shower tap and toilet.