1984 Orion Marine Falmouth Ltd Rustler 36 for sale

1984 Orion Marine Falmouth Ltd Rustler 36 boat for sale

"PINOT" - A Rustler 36 - a traditional and very elegant long-distance cruiser with excellent build quality and sea-keeping ability.  A sought-after go-anywhere cruiser. Wheel steering.  1984 hull and commissioned in 1997/98
This is well specified example and presents in good condition.

Lying in the water here in Bangor NI

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Description
"PINOT" - A Rustler 36 - a traditional and very elegant long-distance cruiser with excellent build quality 
and sea-keeping ability.  A sought-after go-anywhere cruiser.
This is well specified example and presents in good condition. Wheel steering

Dimensions
Length Overall: 10.77m / 35'4"
Length at Waterline: 8.21m / 26'6"
Beam: 3.35m / 11' 0"
Max Draft: 1.68m / 5'6"
Displacement: 7,623 kg / 16,800 lbs
Ballast: 3,456 kg / 7,620 lbs
R.T. 11.19 Ton

Construction
The Rustler 36 was designed by Holman and Pye as a seaworthy "go-anywhere" long-distance fast cruiser with a long cutaway fin keel,
relatively narrow beam - elegant and graceful.
This yacht was built by Orion Marine (Falmouth)Ltd (1984) and completed with the first owner at Maltings Marine (East Anglia) by 1997. Ballast is a lead casting comprising 3.4 tons and fully encapsulated in the keel.
White GRP hull with alloy toe rails. White GRP superstructure, long keel with keel hung rudder. 
Whitlock Cobra rod wheel steering. 
Aft self draining cockpit with teak laid decks
Hull moulding under Lloyds Register Certification +100A1
Last survey 08/2024  

Engine
Vetus 4.14 four cylinder 33hp marine diesel engine (1996) with ZF Hurth gearbox.
Fresh water cooled via heat exchanger.  New gearbox fitted 2025.New starter motor fitted 2026. Full engine service 05/2026.
Shaft drive via Aquadrive coupling to 3 blade fixed right-handed propeller 
Twin diesel filters. Maximum speed under power 7 knots; cruise at 6 (range about 350 nm)
Bow thruster by Sidepower

Tankage
Fuel: 180 l
Water: 250 l in two tanks
Holding: 90 l

Accommodation
The accommodation comprises 5 berths in three cabins. 
Fore cabin - V berth with in-fill - storage and anchor locker beneath. 
Separate heads compartment to starboard with marine toilet, washbasin and shower with pumped floor drain. Hanging locker to port. 
Saloon - dinette to starboard with single setae berth opposite. 
Chart table to port with galley opposite. Twin stainless-steel sinks. Hot and cold pressurised freshwater system. Force 10 gimballed two burner gas cooker with grill and oven. Isotherm refrigerator with new compressor 2025.
Aft cabin with ample room for 1 or 2 at a pinch. 
Webasto kerosene or diesel fired central heating (also heats the water). New 2025.

Rig and Sails
Masthead rigged sloop. Anodised aluminium mast (keel stepped) and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging 2014. 
Hydraulic backstay tensioner. Detachable inner forestay. Terylene and Spectra running rigging. 
Slab reefing to mainsail. Hood Sea Furl headsail furling system with self tacking jib. 
Lines led aft to cockpit. 
New stack-pack 02/2025
2 x Lewmar 46 self tailing primary sheet winches. 
2 x Lewmar 30 self tailing secondary sheet winches. 
2 x Lewmar 30 self tailing control line winches. 
Lewmar 16 self tailing halyard winch. 
Lewmar 7 reefing winch.
Adjustable Genoa cars. Spinnaker pole with mast stowage. 
Currently working with a self-tacking foresail for excellent easy sailing.
- Sails
Mainsail 

New Furling Genoa 2026
Furling Yankee 
Furling No 2 genoa 
Light No 1 genoa (on Kevlar fuller) 
Spinnaker 
Storm jib

Electrical
12v / 240v - batteries and shore power
Alternator charging to 1 x 12 v engine battery, 
1 x 12v anchor windlass and bow thruster, 
4 x 6v deep cycle configured for 12 volts (new), 400 amp hour domestic capacity. 
Balmar high capacity external alternator regulator. 
Battery monitor. 
Airex wind generator. 
Solar panels
240 volt shore power system including battery charger
Electric windlass - Lofrans Tigres
Electric bilge pump
Tank tender gauge for fuel and water tanks

Webasto (kerosene or diesel) fired heating New 2025 - also does hot water.

Navigation Equipment
2 x Plastimo Contest steering compasses 
Plath binnacle compass 
B&G depth, boat speed & log, windspeed & direction with chart table repeaters 
ICom IC-M51E VHF/DSC - new 2024
ICom MA-510TR Dual Channel AIS Transceiver - new 2024
Raymarine Elements 9 chart plotter 
Clock and Barometer 
Navtex 
Digital Yacht VHF/AIS Receiver/Splitter - new 2024
Masthead and deck level navigation lights 
Auto Helm
Radar reflector

Inventory
Fenders and warps
Fire extinguishers and fire blanket
35lb CQR anchor with 50 metres of chain 
10kg Bruce anchor 
Self draining anchor stowage locker 
Lofrans Tigres electric anchor windlass 
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpin, stanchions and guard wires 
Guardrail gates port and starboard 
Removable stainless steel boarding ladder 
Coach roof grab rails 
New Lazy stack pack (02/2025)
Sprayhood and bimini
Cockpit table 
Boom awning 
Teak laid cockpit seating with Teak cockpit grating 
Halyard tail bags 
Four Tannoy ventilators 
Dinghy davits 
Outboard engine hoist
Manual and Automatic electric bilge pumps 
Cockpit harness attachment points 
Gas alarm
4 person Seasafe liferaft, needs serviced

Self-inflating Dan Buoy

Some of the works undertaken by vendor:
New ICom VHF
New AIS
New DigiYacht VHF aerial spliter
Various painting / tidy-up jobs - including aft cabin
New fuel filters
Cleaned fuel tanks
New lighting
Various small leaks in water system fixed
Heating now working good; new plumbing
New internal LED lighting fitted