Mainship 36 Double Cabin (Nantucket)

The Mainship 36 Double Cabin was introduced in

1984, Aside from her conservative styling,

whatset the Mainship 36 apart from competitive models was an easilydriven,

semi-displacement hull designed for efficient low-speedoperation

while retaining the ability to run at higher planing speeds.The

belowdecks accommodations are arranged with the galleyand dinette down a

few steps from the salon. A lower helm wasstandard in the salon, and a

walkaround double berth is located inthe full-beam aft stateroom. With

both the dinette and salon sofaconverted, the Mainship will sleep

eightnot bad for a 36-footboat. Topside, the flybridge is set up with

the helm forwardand guest seating aft, and theres room on the full-width

afterdeckfor a few pieces of deck furniture. With just 270hp Crusader

gasengines, the Mainship 36 delivers a relatively good turn of

speed.Shell cruise at 1415 knots and reach a top speed in the low 20s.