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    Home / Cal 36

    Cal 36

    By Sarah Juillerat
    August 4, 2026 11:42 am

    Comparison chart between Cal 36, Columbia 36, and Islander 36

    Sarah Juillerat

    Featured Posts

    1Picture of binoculars
    Binoculars 101
    August 28, 2026
    2The finished headliner, at left, on Sailor’s Joy makes the initial hard work all worthwhile. The top photos on the facing page tell the tale of leaks and damaged headliner. The bottom photos show wedges to help remove the headliner, at left, and a saw blade used to make the pieces a manageable size, at right.
    New overhead
    August 28, 2026
    3Diagram of different types of ropes in use
    Cordage for the rest of us
    August 28, 2026
    4Kim’s hatch before it was reglazed, at top. The previous holes were plugged, second from top, and the holes were drilled. Weather stripping is laid in, third. Care is taken during the installation of the weather stripping to make sure that the holes in the weather stripping line up with the holes in the hatch frame. Once in place, the protective covering is removed from the face of the weather stripping. The newly refurbished hatch installed on Kim’s boat, at bottom.
    Keeping water out
    August 28, 2026
    5Chuck compares the new acrylic portlight with the previous well-aged version made of polycarbonate.
    In search of clarity
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    6Freshly renewed coamings and cabin back on Tom’s classic Alden yawl. The deck box is at the midlife varnish cycle. The toerails are near the end of their coating life.
    Brightwork: A sailor’s system
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