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Technical Owner's Manual

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Up to 40' 5" overall

GRAND BANKS (AMERICAN MARINE LTD.)

Grand Banks 36 Classic

The Complete Owner's Reference

REV 1.0 · 145 PP

TRAWLER · Up to 40' 5" overall

GARAGE, GALLEY & HANGAR

9 chapters · 49-term glossary · 93-entry index

Trawler · Grand Banks (American Marine Ltd.)

Grand Banks 36 Classic

Name: Grand Banks 36 Classic
Brand: Garage, Galley & Hangar
SKU: grand-banks-36
Price: 29 USD
Availability: PreOrder

Kenneth Smith's 1965 trawler-yacht design, built by American Marine in mahogany through the 1973 model year and in fiberglass after, is the boat that taught the world what a recreational trawler was: a heavy, sea-kindly, eight-knot cruiser wrapped in teak, best suited to an owner who wants comfort and range over speed and does not mind the upkeep. This reference is frank about the chronic trouble spots (screwed teak decks over a plywood core, original steel fuel tanks that rust from the outside in, and the orphan 32-volt electrical many early boats carry), and about the fact that a wood hull and a glass hull need two completely different surveys.

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Specifications

Length overall	Up to 40 ft 5 in overall (about 36 ft on deck)
Beam	12 ft 8 in
Fuel	~340 to 430 US gal, twin tanks (originally black-iron steel)
Config	Single or twin screw, semi-displacement full-keel trawler
Engine	Ford Lehman 120 (120 hp) single or twin; later Cat 3208 or Cummins 6BT
Used market	~$60k for wood hulls up to ~$90k to $450k for fiberglass, condition-driven

Known issues, covered honestly

Screwed teak decks over a plywood core: leaking bungs and seams wet the ply until it rots and drips into the cabin, a $20k to $30k-plus strip-and-reglass job.
Original mild-steel fuel tanks rust from the outside near the deck fill and inside from sludge, a brutal-access replacement running $20k to $35k-plus over 6 to 10 weeks.
The first electrical question is 'is it 32-volt?', because that orphan system is hard to source parts for and cannot be simply converted to 12V without rewiring.
The Ford Lehman exhaust mixing elbow corrodes internally and must be inspected by removal, since a pinholed elbow can cook the exhaust hose or push raw water back at the engine.

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