1998 Gozzard 36E

1998 Gozzard 36E   Specifications

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Tankage

Fuel: 170 L / 45 US gallons

Water: Bilge tank: 215L / 57 US gallons; Aft Tank: 150L / 40 US gallons

Waste: 130L / 35 US gallons

Hot water is on demand via the Hurricane Zephyr hydronic heater or the engine

Accommodations

Innisfree (hull #81) is one of five boats made with the 36E interior, which is the same layout used in the newer model Gozzard 37s. The interior is beautifully handcrafted in American cherry wood, with off-white Ultraleather upholstery throughout the main cabin (new in 2023). Two opening ceiling hatches, and 10 opening portlights provide plenty of light and air circulation, aided by two large dorades, and cabin fans in the salon, galley, and aft cabin. The hatches, portlights, companionway, and dorades all have built-in bug screens.

Salon

Gozzard’s characteristic open-concept living area makes Innisfree feel like a much larger boat. The forward salon features a V-shaped settee and a low coffee table with built-in storage, creating a comfortable space to stretch out in the evening. When entertaining, the coffee table can be converted into a dining table that seats six (the top is stored behind the starboard settee). Alternatively, the settee seats can be pulled to the centre to form a queen-sized bed (185 x 130cm). For extra privacy, a quick adjustment of panels and doors converts the salon into a private stateroom. When offshore, lee cloths on both settees convert them to sea berths.

Forward of the settee is a large hanging locker with extra storage space that extends under the anchor locker to the bow. The 13gal/50L per hour watermaker has been installed in this location, with the filters accessible at the back of the hanging locker, and the control panel on the port side above the settee. The 12V watermaker can be run from solar power alone, perfect for off-grid living.

There is plenty of storage in the salon, including cabinets and open shelving above the settees on each side (a netting system can be set up to secure this area while offshore), a floor-to-ceiling cupboard with shelves that extend to the hull, and secure cabinets under the settees. There is a wine rack under the port side settee back, and the floor under the coffee table lifts up to provide access to the deep bilge, with plenty of room for tools or other heavy items. On the starboard side is a large cabinet with a built-in Fusion stereo, and two large drawers beneath it.

Galley

The U-shaped galley is well equipped, and enhanced by a dedicated 2-person dinette table. Corian countertops lift up to reveal a gimballed, Force 10 2-burner propane stove and oven, and a deep pantry locker in the corner. There is also a stowable single-burner induction cooktop (AC powered), and a built-in 800W microwave. The sink features a modern faucet with pull-down sprayer (installed 2022), an Acuva UV water purifier with a dedicated drinking water faucet (2021), and a hand pump for either fresh or salt water. Dishes are stored in purpose-built shelving under the counter, and cutlery is neatly tucked away in a drawer under the tabletop. The fridge-freezer combination is on the port side, with the lift-up fridge door creating extra counterspace for food-prep, etc.

• Nova Cool LT 200 (R134) 12V with cold plate (2013). New Danfoss controller in 2025.
• 5cu.ft / 140 liter top loading refrigerator
• 2cu.ft / 57 liter front loading freezer
• Two 24” opening ceiling hatches; Four 5 x 12” and six 7 x 14” opening portlights, all with screens
• Built in screen doors for the companionway
• Custom made, teak-framed tinted plexiglass washboards, with custom-made fabric storage holder
• Caframo Scirocco multi-speed fans in salon, galley, and aft cabin (new 2022)
• Bug screens for all portlights, built-in bug screens for ceiling hatches and companionway
• RGB LED strip accent lighting in salon
• All lightbulbs have been changed to LED bulbs

Nav Station

The dedicated forward-facing nav station seat and desk are across from the galley, with storage beneath the desk, beneath the seat, and a convenient large cupboard beneath the table. The table is large enough for paper charts, but it has also been set up to function as a modern navigation workstation and nerve center for the boat. 

In addition to the 120V and 12V distribution panels, the nav station features a dedicated chartplotter, VHF radio, Iridium GO!, Garmin inReach Explorer+ (in mount), cellular WiFi router and cellular range extender. 12V, 120V, and multiple USB outlets can power a laptop or other electronics, and an iPad/tablet can be fixed in a dedicated mount below the weather station. The Victron touchscreen provides quick access to electric system data, tank levels, and environmental sensors.

Data from the boat’s electrical and NMEA2000 networks can be broadcast on to the boat Wifi network - use your favourite apps on a mobile device, or OpenCPN or other software on a computer and access radar, AIS, GPS, wind and other sensor data. Add a mobile network sim card to the Teltonika router, or connect the router to a marina wifi network to connect the boat to the internet, then monitor key systems from the Victron website or enable email alerts for issues (e.g. a bilge pump activation or low battery) when away from the boat.

Aft Cabin

The aft cabin features a king-sized bed (74” x 70” / 188 x 178 cm) that stretches from hull to centreline, behind the companionway stairs. New foam (2023) inside of cozy Ultrasuede covers create a comfortable bed, and a custom-fit layer of vinyl-loop matting provides extra airflow under the mattresses. Two opening portlights and a built-in cabin fan provide plenty of airflow through the room. A fan unit for the hydronic heating and dedicated thermostat keep the cabin comfortable on cooler nights.

There is a hanging locker and cupboards for clothing storage, and a long shelf that runs the length of the bed. Removable panels at the foot of the bed provide access to the rudder post and steering quadrant, autopilots, and diesel heater.

Head

The head is separated into two sections. The dry side features a vanity with corian counter top, recessed sink with hot/cold mixer tap (new in 2023), and several cabinets and drawers for storage. The Raritan toilet is located on the ‘wet’ side of the room, with a dedicated, wall-mounted shower head (with hot and cold water), shower curtain, and a fold-down seat that protects the toilet during showers. The toilet leads to a Y-valve with overboard or holding tank options. The tank is emptied by macerator pump or deck discharge. Ventilation is provided by an opening portlight and solar-powered ceiling fan.

 Cockpit

The perfect blend of comfort and safety, the cockpit provides ample seating for 8 people, yet feels safe and contained in even the roughest of seas. The wide cockpit is divided by a large central cockpit pod, a classic Gozzard feature that provides security as well as function. Sit comfortably against the combings, brace your feet on the cockpit pod, or lie down and stretch out on the seat for a sleep under the stars.  

Stainless railing surrounds the cockpit (new, 2023). Padeyes have been installed around the cockpit, for clipping in safety harnesses while on passage. The mainsheet has been lifted to the top of a stainless steel arch, removing it from the cockpit and enabling a full Sunbrella enclosure with large Strataglass windows. Clear panels in the connecting panel and zip-out sections on the side panels mean you can sail the boat while the enclosure is sealed up, staying warm and dry in even the heaviest of rainstorms. 

A fold-down transom with integrated swim ladder makes for easy boarding to/from the dinghy or water and features a nearby hot and cold freshwater washdown shower. 

The hard dodger features half-height glass windows in the lower portion, with custom-made Tuffak (Makrolon) AR window panels to connect it to the fibreglass top. The cockpit pod provides a large storage locker, and has a varnished-teak top, and fold-out side panels to create a very large table. A deep locker extends the full length of the cockpit on the port side. There are dedicated storage locations under the locker lids for winch handles, manual bilge pump handle, and emergency tiller.

Exterior

Innisfree is a robustly built sailboat with proven offshore capabilities. The traditional design incorporates classic elements like a clipper bow and well-proportioned shearline giving it a distinctive look. The Hull and deck are fiberglass with Balsa coring; the core material is removed around through hull fittings and any hardware to prevent water intrusion and delamination 

The ballast is external lead attached along the length of the keel. The keel design is considered a modified fin which is cut away in front of the rudder

During the 2021 refit, the bottom paint was completely removed by vapour blasting, the entire hull sanded, and new epoxy barrier coat applied (2 coats of Petit Protect 4700 Epoxy).

Wide, unobstructed side decks, with shrouds connected to chainplates on the outside of the hull and long handrails on the cabin top allow for safe movement on deck

Stout nickel-plated cast bronze deck cleats and chocks, custom-made for Gozzard Yachts, provide secure attachment points for mooring lines

Gozzard’s signature polished bronze dolphins accent the oiled teak toerails.

Mechanical

• Repowered with a Beta 50 in 2020; installation by Gartside Marine in Sidney, BC
• Engine Hours: 1400
• Upgraded 120A alternator and Balmar MC-614h regulator (includes battery and alternator temperature sensors) 
• New Brunton Sigmadrive prop shaft coupling 
• New prop shaft 
• Replaced cutlass bearing 
• Serviced PSS shaft seal (replaced bellows and O-rings) 
• New push-pull gearbox and throttle control cables 
• Twin secondary Parker/Racor fuel filters / water separator
• Steering: installed new additional rudder bearing in 2022 (below the deck, near the top of the rudder post), as recommended and provided by Gozzard Yachts. This is in addition to rudder bearings in the hull and at the bottom of the skeg, and improves rudder support and reduces rudder play.

Electronics

• B&G sailing instruments (Airmar DST 810 depth/speed/temperature transducer), WS310 masthead wind transducer (new, 2021)
• 2 x Triton2 displays mounted in cockpit adjacent to companionway (new 2021)
• B&G Zeus 3S 9" MFD mounted at helm (new 2021)
• B&G Zeus 3 7" MFD mounted at nav station (new 2021)
• B&G Halo20+ radar on mast near spreaders (new 2021)
• Raymarine ACU-200 Autopilot controller (new 2021)
• Raymarine EV-1 Sensor core (compass/heading and gimbal) (new 2021)
• Raymarine P70s control head at helm (new 2021)
• Raymarine Type 1 Linear Drive (professionally serviced, 2023)
• Octopus 1012LAM7 Hydraulic linear drive – autopilot installed on independent tiller arm on rudder post (new 2022). 
• Both Raymarine and Octopus drive units are installed and always available. Switching between them is as simple as switching two switches.
• ICOM m424g VHF radio with Commandmic at helm (new 2021)
• Em-trak B923 AIS transceiver with external GPS antenna (new 2021)
• All electronics and Victron Cerbo GX on NMEA 2000 bus
• Actisense W2K-1 NMEA2000 to Wifi gateway
• Garmin inReach Explorer+ at nav station (new 2021)
• Teltonika RUT950 cellular / wifi router (new 2021)
• Fusion MS-RA70NSX stereo (new 2021) with interior and exterior speakers
• Iridium GO! satellite communications system with external antenna (new 2021)
• WeBoost DriveReach Cellular Signal Booster with external marine antenna (new 2021)
• 3 handheld VHF radios, one with integrated GPS

Rigging and Deck Gear

• Mast: Isomat Aluminum deck stepped 
• Mast head Cutter rig with twin Schaefer furlers
• Single spreaders, twin back stays
• Standing rigging installed by Ocean Rigging (new 2021)
• Includes: sta-lok fittings on all stays and bobstay
• Ocean Rigging/Bamar heavy duty spinnaker halyard crane installed at masthead for spin halyard (new 2021)
• 2 x Lewmar 44 winches (primaries); 3 x Lewmar 30 winches (cabintop and cockpit table)
• Spinlock XTS and Spinlock XAS (for 2 furling lines) clutches on cabintop (new 2022)
• Spinlock T38 deck organizers (new 2021)
• Pad-eyes installed on toerails aft of the primary winches for spinnaker turning blocks (new 2021)
• Spare halyard added (new 2021)
• Forespar 13-24 whisker pole on new mast track, stows on mast mount chocks (new 2021)
• Mainsheet re-routed from main arch along boom forward and down to cabin top winch
• Dyneema lifelines (new, 2025)
• Installed two folding mast steps at base of mast and two at top of mast
• Masthead windex with light (new, 2023)
• New running rigging since 2021 include:
  • Staysail traveller control line, Jib sheets, Mainsheet, Spinnaker sheets and tack line, Main halyard, Spare halyard, Reefing lines, Outhaul, Genoa and staysail furling lines, Topping lift, Lazy jacks
  • All halyards, reefing, and furling lines are run aft to cabin top clutches allowing for single-handed reefing from the security of the cockpit.
• Stainless updates:
  • Mainsheet arch, designed and supplied by Gozzard Yachts (new 2021)
  • Offshore davits, designed and supplied by Gozzard Yachts (new 2021)
• Stainless railing from davit arch to side gates fabricated by West Coast Fabricators Trinidad (new 2023)

 Sails

• Self-tacking Staysail – North Sails, NPC Crosscut (new 2021), Sunbrella cover (new 2023)
• Asymmetric Spinnaker, Precision Sails, with ATN sock, to be flown off ATN Tacker at bow (new 2021)
• 115% Genoa/Yankee – Mitre cut, using Challenge Marblehead sailcloth with Sunbrella cover and foam luff, Mack Sails (new 2023)
• Acquired a used storm jib, assessed by North Sails and modified to fit the furler
• Acquired a storm trysail (unused) from Gozzard Yachts (2022), added a dedicated track to the mast for the trysail
• Mainsail is functional but due for replacement

Heating System

ITR Hurricane Zephyr hydronic heating system (new 2021)

• Hot water for cabin heat or hot domestic water, on demand. “Summer loop” option installed to provide hot domestic water without circulating hot water to cabin fan units if desired.
• Heating system LCD control panel in galley
• Heat provided by either an internal diesel burner, electric resistance heating (when connected to 120V AC shore power), or from the engine via a heat exchange loop (when the engine is running)
• Hot water is circulated through piping to fan units in the aft cabin and main cabins (with independent thermostats

 Electrical

• Victron Multiplus Compact 2000W inverter/charger (new 2021)
• 2 x 200 Ah Dakota Lithium batteries (400 Ah total capacity) (new 2021, 11 year warranty)
• AGM Starter battery (new, 2024)
• Rewired house battery connections to separate charging bus and load bus
• Upgraded main electrical charging bus to 2/0 cable
• Victron Galvanic isolator on shore power (new 2021)
• Victron Argofet battery isolator separates charging of lithium house batteries and AGM starter battery (new 2021)
• 2 x 350W LG solar panels installed above davits with minimal shading (new 2021)
• 160W flexible solar panel installed on dodger roof (new 2021)
• Victron MPPT solar controllers for solar panels (new 2021)
• Victron BMV-712 battery monitor (new 2021)
• Victron Cerbo GX, GX Touch 50 for system integration (battery monitor, tank monitor, inverter, solar controllers) (new 2021)
• Victron 240V 30A charger with master switch to enable charging from shore power in Europe / 240V Caribbean islands (new 2025)
• Ruuvi bluetooth environmental sensors connected to Cerbo GX measure temperature and humidity in the cabin, cockpit, fridge, and freezer (new 2024)
• Lunasea LED masthead anchor/tri-light (new 2021)
• Mast rewired (2021)
• LED cockpit light and helm switches for foredeck light and cockpit light (new 2023)
• USB charging ports installed at helm (waterproof), nav station, fore and aft cabins (new 2021)
• 120V AC outlet (waterproof) at helm (new 2022)
• Interior GFI AC outlets (new 2021)
• Dimmable, colour adjustable LED strip lighting in forward cabin area (new 2021)
• Red/dimmable white LED galley light and red/white LED cabin ceiling lights 

Plumbing

• 4-20 mA pressure sensors for tank monitoring (new 2021)
• Acuva Arrowmax 2.0 UV water treatment system with pre-filter and smart faucet installed at the galley sink (new 2021) 
• Echotec 260-DML-1 watermaker, 12V, 13 gal / 50 L per hour capacity
• Replaced nearly all blackwater plumbing with new pipes and fittings (2025)
• Dedicated propane compartment in the anchor locker has space for two 20 lb propane tanks with solenoid and safety sensor in the galley.
• Greywater shower sump pump (new 2024)
• Manual bilge pump 
• 1500 gal/hr automatic electric bilge pump with audible alarm

 Safety Equipment

• ACR Globalfix V4 EPIRB (new 2021)
• Survitec Crewsaver ISO Ocean liferaft on cabintop rack (new 2021) – due for recertification as of summer 2025
• Danbuoy MOB system (new 2022)
• Lifesling mounted on rail in all-weather bag with automatic light
• Fiorentina 9’ parachute sea anchor with all accessories (never used in storm conditions) (new 2022)
• Jacklines, emergency boarding ladder (new 2021)
• Offshore preventer system can be rigged, runs from bow to boom ends and tensioned from cockpit
• Electronic distress flare, full set of pyrotechnic flares and smoke for offshore use, two rechargeable spotlights, and emergency VHF antenna
• Lee cloths on forward cabin benches (new 2022)
• Loud cabin alarm for bilge pump (new 2021)
• Smoke and CO detector in main cabin
• Emergency / crash bilge pump system with flexible hose
• Multiple pad eyes in the cockpit for crew harness clip in points

 Anchoring

• Lewmar Ocean 1 vertical windlass with capstan with controls at bow and helm
• Stainless steel Bruce 45 lb / 20 kg anchor with 200’ / 60 meters of galvanized chain
• Additional chain in locker and 150’ of polysteel rope for towing or extending the anchor rode
• 150’ floating shore tie line on spool
• Saltwater washdown pump in anchor locker
• Mantus Marine 55 lb M2 storm anchor (new 2022)

Additional Equipment

• Highfield 260 UL wide tube aluminum RIB dinghy (new 2021) with Sunbrella dinghy chaps made by Grenadine Sails in Bequai (new 2023)
• Suzuki 6 hp four stroke outboard (new 2023)
• Torqeedo Travel outboard. Motor pod upgraded from Travel 1003 to 1103 (2024)
• Extensive spare parts inventory for most systems

Lying in Licata, Sicily

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