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Originally Posted by sck5
Hey that is one nice cs36. I am just beginning to look at getting a new-to-us- boat and since I live close to Lake Ontario there are a lot of these around the lake. I have heard lots of good things about them but one thing I am wondering is if engine access for routine maintenance is as bad as some claim. Can you fairly readily bleed an air lock? Change an impeller? Get to the raw water filters?. Also, is the V berth big enough for two tall adults?
If there are reasonable answers to these questions I am going to be hunting for the best CS36T I can find on the lake (assuming it isnt too much of a hassle to bring a boat over from Canada where it seems most of them are)
Of course, any other comments would be really appreciated
steve
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Not to hijack but engine access is fine and you can get to the sides from both the quarter berth and the port lazarette. The front access, which is actually the rear of the engine (v-drive) is via the galley stairs and is very good. Id o all my own engine work and have yet to find something that I can't get to. The access on these is better than many boats of this era but not that of a Catalina! This is a heavy boat, for her size and design, and while she is quite fast she still weighs a LOT more than a Sabre 36 or Catalina 36. Part of the reason for weight is the construction. The stringers for instance are solid fiberglass with no wood to rot out and she also has glass encased foam stringers running up and down the sides of the hull from bow to stern spaced about 12" apart. having owned both a Catalina 36 and a CS-36 I can tell you there is no comparison in the "heft" of construction on the CS when compared to the Catalina. I would feel very comfortable taking my boat across the pond while I would not feel very comfortable in a Catalina 36..
V-berth is fairly roomy but I have not measured it.