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Hallberg-Rassy 36

The Hallberg-Rassy 36 is a cruising yacht designed by Germán Frers and built by Hallberg-Rassy in Ellös, Sweden, from 1989 to 2003: 602 boats by the yard’s count, with a bolted-on lead keel, a deck-stepped Seldén rig with double spreaders and an aft cabin reached through a walk-through past the engine room. Hulls 1 to 256 (1989–1994) are the Mk I with a narrow transom and a hull length of 10.87 m; from hull 257 the aft third was redrawn into the Mk II with an integrated bathing platform, a transom 30 cm wider and a hull length of 11.31 m, while keel, rudder, rig and engine installation stayed the same. Every HR 36 has a four-cylinder Volvo Penta diesel driving a shaft: the MD22 (42 kW/57 hp) in the yard’s documents up to 1999, the MD22P from 2000 and the D2-55 (41 kW/55 hp) from model year 2002, so read the type plate before ordering parts. The yard publishes no owner’s manual for the HR 36 but keeps its specifications, wiring diagram, through-hull plan and brochures on its previous-models page; spare parts come from Hallberg-Rassy Parts AB, and the successor is the Hallberg-Rassy 37 (2003–2012).

Manuals & documents

The links go to Hallberg-Rassy’s own documents — some as archived copies of pages the maker has since taken down. We host no manuals or drawings.

Equipment & its manuals

Standard equipment as the builder’s documents list it. Boats were ordered with options and refitted since — check what is actually aboard.

ItemModelManual / pageNote
EngineVolvo Penta MD22, 42 kW (57 hp)1,2,3,4Mk I brochure (1989), range brochures 1993 and 1996 and the yard specification of 1999: MD 22 with 42 kW/57 hp (at 4000 rpm in the 1999 specification)Volvo Penta MD22 Parts & service pageFreshwater-cooled, on flexible mounts with a water-cooled rubber exhaust and silencer; the filters and the service side face the walk-through to the aft cabin. Engine hour meter in the cockpit.
EngineVolvo Penta MD22P, 42 kW (57 hp)5,6,7,8Yard specifications from July 2000 to February 2001 and the German standard specificationVolvo Penta MD22 Parts & service pageThe yard’s data sheet today names “MD22P or D2-55” for the HR 36, and its Mk I page of 2000 even gives the MD 22 P for the Mk I, while the Mk I brochures say MD 22. Our MD22 page covers both and shows which raw-water pump and oil filter each version has.
EngineVolvo Penta D2-55, 41 kW (55 hp)9,10,11,12,7From the yard page of November 2001 (model year 2002) to the end of production in 2003; 2.2 lVolvo Penta D2-55 Parts & service pageSame installation as before: flexible mounts, water-cooled rubber exhaust, freshwater cooling, fixed three-blade propeller.
Propeller3-blade fixed4,10,12,6Standard in every yard specification from 1999 and in the current English and German standard specifications—Shaft drive; the yard names no propeller maker or size, so measure diameter, pitch and shaft taper before ordering.
Shaft & stern gearStern gland + cutlass bearing in bronze housing6,13,14German standard specification (MD22P): maintenance-free stern gland; HR instruction of December 2004 for the outer bearing—The rubber bearing sits in a bronze sleeve, held by grub screws in a bronze housing screwed into the hull. HR’s general manual for shaft-drive boats: after launching, squeeze the rubber seal of the stern gland so it fills with water, or it runs dry.
WinchesLewmar 48 CST (sheets) · Lewmar 16 CST × 2 (halyards)4,12,6,15Yard specifications 1999–2002 and the current standard specifications, all self-tailing; the 1989 launch sheet lists self-tailing 46 sheet and 30 halyard winches without naming the makerLewmar Ocean & EVO winches Parts & service pageGenoa sheets run over Lewmar guide blocks; the genoa cars on Lewmar tracks are adjustable from the cockpit. Mainsheet 6:1 on a track aft of the cockpit.
FurlerSeldén Furlex 300 S5,10,12,4,16Named as the 300 S in the yard specifications from July 2000 and in the current standard specifications; the 1999 specification says only “Seldén Furlex”Seldén Furlex Parts & service pageHR newsletter 1999: if the reefed sail shows diagonal creases from the tack, the tack swivel was hooked on in the wrong position; turn it anticlockwise one full turn to the stop before attaching the tack.
Mast & riggingSeldén, deck-stepped, 2 spreaders4,12,6,17Specifications 1999–2002 and today: forward and aft lower shrouds of 8 mm, cap shrouds 10 mm below and 8 mm above, intermediates, forestay and backstay 8 mm; the German specification adds a Seldén Rodkick boom vangSeldén: hints and advice on rigging and tuning your Seldén mast (595-540-E)The mast stands on deck over a reinforced bulkhead with a solid mahogany support below; the mast cables run through a conduit to a junction box in the head. HR links this Seldén manual on its manuals page.
SailsElvström Offshore: main + furling jib4,5,12Elvström Sails (Denmark) named from the July 2000 specification; 1999: “a leading sailmaker”—Two reefs with two reef lines on the boom, battens and sail bags; mainsail cover in the loose equipment.
SteeringWheel, cables (Solimar in 1999)4,10,12,61999 specification: SOLIMAR cable steering; from 2000 “cable system” without a maker—Roller-bearing turning blocks, cables run in protective pipes, 2.5 turns lock to lock, hide-covered stainless wheel on a GRP pedestal; the quadrant is prepared for an autopilot, and an emergency tiller is in the loose equipment.
HeaterWebasto diesel · Air Top 3500 (2002–)4,5,10,12,161999 specification: “Webasto Airtop 32”; 2000–2001: Webasto diesel heater without a model; from February 2002 and in the current specification: Air Top 3500Webasto operating instructions Air Top 3500/5000 (Webasto North America)In the engine room with silencers, thermostat-controlled; outlets in the forward cabin, saloon and aft cabin (forward and aft adjustable), and in the head as standard from model year 2000. Check the type plate before ordering parts.
FridgeIcebox 110 l4,12,6,18The English specifications describe a well-insulated 110 l icebox opened from the top; the German standard specification lists it with an electric compressor; a water-cooled 12 V fridge/freezer was an option (wiring diagram)—The yard names no refrigeration maker; the fridge has its own 15 A breaker on the panel.
StoveGas, 2 burners + oven4,12,19All specifications; every HR stove has push-button ignition from model year 2003 (newsletter 2002)—Stainless steel with pot holders, lockable for harbour use; two 6 kg gas bottles in a self-draining locker beside the cockpit.
Water pump12 V pressure + foot pump4,12,6,18All specifications: pressure water to galley and head, a foot-operated reserve tap at the galley sink; the German specification adds an accumulator tank—Fresh-water pump on its own 10 A breaker (wiring diagram); the yard names no pump maker.
Water heaterCalorifier, 220/230 V4,12,18,14220 V in the specifications 1999–2002, 230 V in the current one; keeps the water warm for at least 24 hours—The element needs shore power; the 230 V system with charger was an option (wiring diagram). HR’s general manual: leave shore power unplugged during longer absences, or at least unplug the water heater’s cable in the engine room.
Bilge pumpManual + 12 V emergency (216 W)6,20,18,19,12Electric emergency bilge pump standard from model year 1998 (newsletter 1997); the wiring diagram shows it at 216 W with alarm buzzer and light—The manual pump sits in the engine room with a short suction lift and is worked from the chart table. Shower water goes straight overboard through its own electric pump (72 W) and filter; from model year 2003 a membrane pump without filter (newsletter 2002).
Batteries12 V: 60–80 Ah + 280–290 Ah3,4,5,12,181996 brochure and 1999 specification: 60 Ah engine, 290 Ah house; specifications from July 2000 and today: 62 Ah and 280 Ah; wiring diagram (2000): 80 Ah engine, 2 × 140 Ah house—Under the aft-cabin berth, charged from the alternator through a blocking diode; separate main switches for “lights” and “engine”, panel with 24 circuits behind the chart table.
Alternators50 A (1999) · 60 A4,5,12,21,181999 specification: 50 A; from July 2000 and in the current standard specification (D2-55): 60 A; the yard’s German data sheet says 115 A—A second 60 A alternator with its own charge distributor was an option (wiring diagram). Read the plate on the alternator itself before buying a regulator or belt.
Fuel system2 × stainless, 345 l12,2,1,16345 l in the yard documents from 1993 onwards; 330 l in the 1989 Mk I brochure—Upper tank in the saloon settee, lower tank under the floor; filler on deck. HR newsletter 1999: every HR from 36 ft has a pump in the engine room to drain the diesel tank.
AnchorCQR 21 kg · 60 m chain locker4,12,6The stem fitting is made for a 21 kg CQR that stows itself with a windlass; loose equipment: a light kedge (10 kg Breeze in the current specification) with short chain and 30 m line for the stern—Self-draining chain locker with room for 60 m of chain; the yard names no main anchor in the loose equipment.
WindlassElectric (option)18,3,1Optional in the Mk I brochure and the wiring diagram; the 1996 brochure shows the motor mounted below deck in the forepeak, away from condensation—The yard names no maker; the wiring diagram feeds the windlass with 50 mm² cables through a 90 A fuse.
Hatches & ports4 skylights · 9 portholes4,6,20,22Specifications from 1999: 4 of the 9 portholes open (6 in the German specification); the galley window opens from model year 1998; flatter skylights developed with Lewmar from model year 2002—Plus two Dorade vents in the saloon and Electrolux ventilators forward and in the head.
Deck coveringTeak 12 mm12,23Deck, cockpit seats and bathing platform in all specifications; screwed down, as HR introduced screwless vacuum-glued teak decks only from 2004—HR’s advice for worn decks: sink the screws a little deeper and fit new plugs; screws, plugs and glue come from Hallberg-Rassy Parts.
Fire extinguishers× 324Standard from model year 1999 (newsletter 1998)—

Specifications

Years built1989–2003 at Hallberg-Rassy in Ellös: Mk I 1989–1994 (hulls 1–256), Mk II 1994–2003 (hulls 257–602)7
Hulls built602: 256 Mk I and 346 Mk II (yard); by July 1995, 300 had been delivered since April 1990, and the yard’s page of November 2001 spoke of over 575 sold7,25,9
VersionsMk I: narrow transom without bathing platform, aft deck locker raised above the deck, about 23 early hulls without a moulded-in rubbing strake. Mk II: aft third redesigned with integrated bathing platform, transom 30 cm wider, flush aft locker, wider side decks and aft superstructure, more room and wider berths in the aft cabin; the blue hull stripe is 5 cm narrower. Keel, rudder, rig, underwater shape and engine installation are the same; both came with a standard or shallow keel7,8
DesignerGermán Frers, Buenos Aires (design no. 962, March 1989)1,7
BuilderHallberg-Rassy Varvs AB, Ellös (Orust, Sweden); hulls and decks from the yard’s own GRP plant; built under Germanischer Lloyd supervision12,3,4
Hull lengthMk I 10.87 m (35′8″), Mk II 11.31 m (37′1″); deck length unchanged7,8
Waterline length9.35 m (30′8″) at rest, the same on both versions; maximum sailing waterline of the Mk II 10.36 m, 67 cm more than the Mk I; the 1989 Mk I brochure gave 8.72 m7,3,11,1
Beam3.55 m (11′8″); beam at the transom of the Mk II 2.42 m7,26
Draft1.70 m (5′7″) standard, empty boat (1.65 m in the 1989 Mk I brochure); shallow-draft keel 25 cm less according to the English data sheet, 30 cm according to the German one; bulb width 35 cm7,21,1
Displacement7.5 t (16500 lb), empty standard boat7,3
Ballast3.4 t of lead (data sheet and standard specification); the yard’s 2001 web data and the 2003 range brochure say 3.5 t7,12,9,11
KeelLead fin with bulb, bolted on with 17 stainless steel bolts of 20 mm; rudder stock 50 mm on roller bearings12,7
Sail area65 m² (700 sq ft) with working jib, 70.2 m² with furling genoa (71 m² in the 2003 brochure); 63 m² with jib in the 1989 Mk I brochure7,11,1
Mainsail30.5 m² (1989 Mk I brochure)1
GenoaJib 32.5 m², genoa 44 m², heavy-weather jib 20.5 m² (1989 Mk I brochure)1
Light-air sailsSpinnaker 102 m², cruising spinnaker 80 m² (1989 Mk I brochure)1
Air draft15.8 m (51′10″) above the waterline without antennas or Windex (data sheet); 15.6 m in the 1996 brochure, 15.5 m in the Mk I brochure7,3,1
Engine optionsVolvo Penta MD22, 42 kW/57 hp at 4000 rpm (brochures 1989–1996, specification 1999); MD22P, 42 kW/57 hp (specifications 2000–2001); D2-55, 41 kW/55 hp, 2.2 l (from model year 2002); 7.9 knots under power (1989 and 1993)1,2,3,4,5,10,11
Fuel tank345 l (91 US gal) in two stainless steel tanks: 180 l in the saloon settee, 165 l under the floor; 330 l in the 1989 Mk I brochure12,2,1
Water tank355 l in two stainless steel tanks (brochures 1993–2003, specifications 1999–2002); the current standard specifications and data sheet say 310 l, the 1989 Mk I brochure 350 l2,3,11,4,10,12,7,1
RangeAbout 520 nautical miles at a cruising consumption of about 4 l/h (yard figure)12,4
HeadroomSaloon 1.91 m, head 1.87 m, walk-through to the aft cabin 1.55 m12,11
Cabins2: forward cabin with V-berth and aft double cabin, plus the saloon with an L-shaped and a straight settee; one head with shower stall12,27,26
HullGRP, hand lay-up, isophthalic gelcoat and polyester, insulated above the waterline; sandwich decks and coachroof; hull and deck joined by overlapping laminate. HR uses closed-cell Divinycell foam as core on its Frers designs and has never used balsa12,6,23
CE categoryA (unlimited ocean voyages), with CE plate and Germanischer Lloyd 100A5 certificate from model year 1998; CE marking became mandatory in the EU on 16 June 1998, so earlier boats may have none20,23,4
DimensionsTransport height 3.48 m (11′5″) without windscreen, 3.86 m (12′8″) with7
PredecessorHallberg-Rassy 352 (Olle Enderlein design; about 800 built in ten years by the yard’s count)15
SuccessorHallberg-Rassy 37 (2003–2012, exactly 200 built): almost the same hull length, 85 cm more waterline, D2-55 engine28,26

Good to know

  • Find your hull number first: boats delivered before 15 June 1998 have no HIN, only the type and production number (for example 36-123) on a plate on the sliding hatch and handwritten on the underside of the floorboards. Up to no. 256 it is a Mk I, from 257 a Mk II. The yard’s newsletters list the improvements of each model year, which runs from 1 August to 31 July.23,7,29
  • Check which engine a used HR 36 really has: the yard’s documents give the Volvo Penta MD22 up to 1999, the MD22P in 2000–2001 and the D2-55 from model year 2002, and the yard’s own Mk I page of 2000 already says MD 22 P. Filters, impeller and belts differ, so the plate on the engine decides.4,5,10,8,7
  • The lead keel hangs on 17 stainless steel bolts of 20 mm. Hallberg-Rassy’s recommended torque for M20 keel bolts is about 250 Nm, with the threads well greased.12,23
  • The standard HR 36 has twelve through-hull fittings, plus a vent if a holding tank was fitted; the yard’s plan shows where each one is. Those below the waterline have ball valves inside: work them now and then, and once a year tap the fittings with a hammer and screwdriver. If the metal sounds porous, replace it; if not, the yard sees no reason to change them, whatever their age. Never close the cockpit drains when leaving the boat.30,23,14
  • Hallberg-Rassy describes changing the cutlass bearing without pulling the shaft: take off the propeller, undo the grub screws and draw the old bearing out with a wire hook between shaft and bearing. If it will not move, chisel away the filler, remove the M10 bolts of the flange and unscrew the bronze housing anticlockwise with a large pipe wrench; refit it with sealant on all joints and bolts.13
  • For the yard and road transport: the HR 36 is 3.48 m high without the windscreen and 3.86 m with it, and Hallberg-Rassy publishes a two-page sketch of a wooden winter cradle with all dimensions, bolted with M12.7,31,32

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