Arabella

 

Designed for family cruising, the PDQ 36 is one of the most popular cruising catamarans of its type. The PDQs have a characteristic three-tier look.  A low, wide coach roof spans almost the full beam of the boat, giving good headroom in each hull.  A higher central coach room gives headroom in the entrance to the bridgedeck cabin and passage to the two hulls.  The boat has earned a considerable reputation as a comfortable and reliable, yet adventurous, family cruiser.  The PDQ 36 is especially noted for excellence in construction and design concept execution.  

 

The PDQ 36 Capella Classic and the PDQ 36 Capella LRC (Long Range Cruiser) are developments of the PDQ 36 MkIII and MkII Classic and LRC models.  These in turn are based on the earlier PDQ 36 and the original PDQ 34. The 36 Capella LRC is very similar to the Classic, but with twin inboard diesels instead of outboards, skeg-mounted rudders, increased tankage and additional strength and safety features.  Arabella features two staterooms with queen-size berths, a full-size berth, and comes with a full complement of equipment including an inflatable hard bottom dinghy with outboard.  

 

Arabella is one the newest of only twenty LRC's ever made bye PDQ.  She is equipped with all required US Coast Guard safety equipment.

 

Builder/Designer:  PDQ Yachts Inc.

 

Type:  Cruiser

 

Multihull type:  Sailing Catamaran

 

Tankage (LRC):    Fuel: 55 gal   Fresh Water: 85 gal   Hot Water: 6 gal   Holding: 35 gal

 

LOA (length overall):               36 ft 5 in

 

LWL (length at waterline):   34 ft 4 in

 

Beam:                                             18 ft 3 in

 

Draft minimum:                        2 ft 11 in

 

Displacement:                            10,700 lbs

 

Windward sail area:                 563 ft²

 

Mainsail area:                             261 ft² 

 

Jib or Solent area:                     302 ft²

 

Mast height above water:    47 ft

 

Number of berths:                   4-6  

 

Cabin headroom:                      6 ft 4 in

 

Engines:                                         2 - Yanmar Inboard

 

Total engine (HP):                    36

 

Fuel type:                                      Diesel

 

Construction:  

• Below waterline: solid fiberglass  

• Above waterline and decks: fiberglass cored with Klegacell or Corecell foam

 

Construction techniques:  Vacuum bagging & vacuum assisted injection, reinforcing in high stressed areas

 

Construction materials:  Tri-axial knitted fabric and vinylester resin

 

Sails and rigging:  Masthead sloop with fully battened main, roller furling genoa and cruising chute.

 

Deck layout and gear:

• Narrow side decks  

• Large deep cockpit with bimini  

• All lines lead to the cockpit  

• Mainsheet traveler aft of the cockpit  

 

Keels, boards and rudders:  Low aspect ratio fixed keels that are secondary bonded to hulls. Keels are designed to support the boat out of the water

 

Accommodations:

• Bridgedeck cabin:

  • Panoramic view of world around you

  • Entrance from cockpit with standing headroom

  • U-shaped salon settee with eight-seat folding dining table

  • Ample sitting headroom

• Port hull:

  • Stateroom with queen size bed forward

  • Single berth aft

  • Pantry and clothes hanging area

  • Galley midships

    • Force 10 propane oven/stove/broiler

    • Adler Barbour cold machine

    • SS double bowl sink

  • Standing headroom

• Starboard hull:

  • Stateroom with queen size bed forward

  • Head compartment with shower aft

  • Navigation station midships

  • Clothes hanging area

  • Standing headroom

• Cherry interior with halogen lighting

• Force 10 - 6 gallon electric (1500 watt) / engine waste heat hot water heater

• Whale system 15 hot & cold pressurized water

 

Electronics:

• VHF Horizon Intrpid w/ DSC

• Raytheon ST60 Tridata

• Raytheon ST60 Wind Meter

• Raytheon ST4000+ Autopilot

• RL70 CRC radar & chart plotter w/ 2 KW dome

• AM/FM CD player w/ 4 speakers; 2 interior, 2 exterior

 

Electrical:

• Solar panels (3) x 50 watts

• Full AC/DC electrical panels

• Two 12 volt starting batteries – one for each engine

• Four 6 volt deep cycle starting batteries with a total capacity of 450 amps

• Heart Freedom 20 Inverter / Charger

• Whale system 15 hot & cold pressurized water

• Tank monitor and alarm for fresh & holding tanks

 

Deck:

• Hardtop with full surround enclosure and plexi-glass panels on top

• Mast pulpit

• Aft bench & davits w/ cushions and backrests

• Quick 1000 watt vertical windlass

• Drop-forged 35 lb CQR anchor

• High test chain 25' and rode (150' of 9/16" nylon)

• Bow anchor rollers (2)

• Added second anchor, chain & rode

 

Sailing Gear:

• Doyle Stack Pack mainsail flaking & cover

• Trilens radar reflector

• Asymmetrical spinnaker

• Furlex 3000 jib furling gearUV Leach protection (furling jib)

• Strong UHMW battslide system

• Teal mainsail and leach protection

• Harken winches 46 (2) and 30 (1)

• Halyards & reefing lines led aft

 

Additional:

• Left Hand 16 inch 2-blade MAX Prop feathering props with 22 degrees of pitch

• Anti-fouling bottom paint Interprotect 2000 Epoxy barrier coat

• Stainless Steel bow protection

• Skegged rudders

• Insulated bulkhead

• Helmsman seat has hydraulic pedestal

• Second helm seat

• Grab handles in companionway

• First introduced: 2000

• Last produced: 2005

• Number built: 99 (est. 20 LRC model)