Description

The Rustler 36, designed by Holman & Pye over 30 years ago has carved itself an enviable reputation as an elegant, long keeled offshore cruising yacht. With examples of the design cruising in all parts of the globe, the yachts are now sought after by those aspiring to set off on serious offshore adventures as well as those just looking for a reliable long keeled offshore cruising yacht, well suited to short-handed sailing.

A well-equipped example of the Rustler 36 AQUILA boasts a comprehensive inventory which includes many ‘extras’ desired by all Rustler 36 owners. Her extensive inventory includes:

Yanmar 3GM30F marine diesel engine. (2009)
Balmar high-capacity, 100amp smart alternator
HMI dripless sterngland
Spurs rope cutter
Edson wheel steering system
Vetus tunnel mounted bow thruster
Hydrovane VXA2D wind vane steering gear
Autohelm ST4000 wheel pilot system
Raymarine Axiom Pro MFD chart plotter x2, one in cockpit and one at chart table (2020)
Raymarine ST60 navigation instruments
Icom IC-M423G GPS DSC VHF radio
Icom IC-M802 HF radio
Aqua Marine Neptune 4500 gas cooker, two burner, grill and oven, gimbal mounted
Diesel-fired blown-air heating system
Zodiac inflatable dinghy with Honda outboard

Lying afloat on her berth in Craobh Marina the Rustler 36 AQUILA is available for immediate viewing.

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:
Traditional heavyweight, hand-consolidated GRP moulding.
Single-piece moulding with full-length encapsulated keel.
Lead ballast within the keel.
Hull finished in blue with gold coveline
Teak rubbing strake with stainless steel coping strip
Hull finished below waterline with red antifouling.

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Single-piece GRP moulding forming decks, coachroof and self-draining cockpit.
Deck moulding finished in cream gelcoat.
Painted non-slip panels to finish side decks and coachroof
Laid teak deck panels to finish cockpit seating and sole.

Keel & Rudder:
Full-length encapsulated keel
Lead ballast
Full-depth transom-hung rudder
Prop aperture cut in rudder

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Yanmar 3GM30F marine diesel engine. (2009)
29hp
3 Cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled.
Mechanical reversing marine gearbox
Single lever control

Maintenance & Performance:
Engine serviced summer 2025
Recorded running hours approximately 3105hrs
Cruising speed under engine 5.5kts

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel prop shaft
HMI dripless sterngland
Spurs rope cutter
3 blade, bronze fixed propellor
Edson wheel steering system
New steering cables fitted 2026
Stainless steel wheel with leather cover

Bow Thruster:
Vetus tunnel mounted bow thruster
Vetus rocker switch type control panel mounted on pedestal

Autopilot:
Autohelm ST4000 wheel pilot system
Autohelm wheeldrive unit attached to pedestal

Wind Vane Self Steering:
Hydrovane VXA2D wind vane steering gear
Transom-mounted

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system

Shore Power:
Single 16 amp connection
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
RCD protected system
Ring mains, battery charger and water heater.

Battery Banks:
Engine Battery – 1x 12vDC, 100Ah lead acid
Domestic Batteries – 2x 12vDC, 135Ah lead acid

Alternator:
Single-engine drive alternator.
Balmar high-capacity, 100amp smart alternator

Battery Charger:
230vAC – 12vDC battery charger

General:
12vDC charging socket at chart table

PLUMBING

Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water system
Mixer tap in galley
Mixer tap in heads, extending for use as shower
Manually pumped tap at galley sink with Jabsco Aquafilter unit
Hot water from calorifier heated by engine or shore power

Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump x2 – one in cockpit and one beneath quarter berth

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Stainless steel tank
Approximate capacity 180ltrs

Fresh Water:
Single freshwater tank
Approximate capacity 360ltrs

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
Plotter – Raymarine Axiom Pro MFD chart plotter display mounted in Navpod on pedestal (2020)
Depth – Raymarine ST60
Speed & Log – Raymarine ST60
Wind – Raymarine ST60
Wind Close Hauled – Raymarine ST60
Magnetic Compass x2
Below Decks:
Plotter – Raymarine Axiom Pro (2020)

Communications Equipment:
DSCVHF – Icom IC-M423G GPS DSC VHF radio
HF Radio – Icom IC-M802
AIS – Integrated to display on Raymarine Axiom displays
Navtex – Furuno NX-300

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Galley Stove – Aqua Marine Neptune 4500 gas cooker, two burner, grill and oven, gimbal mounted
Fridge – Top-loading fridge built in under worktop.
Double stainless steel sink
Pressurised hot and cold water tap
Manually pumped freshwater tap with Jabsco Aquafilter

Heads:
Heads – Jabsco manual marine toilet
Wash hand basin
Mixer tap which extends for use as shower
Shower sump drain pumped overboard

Heating:
Diesel fired blown air heating system
Thermostatic cabin controller
Outlets in saloon and forward cabin

Lighting:
Overhead and bulkhead mounted lighting throughout
Downlighters on deck head outboard of saloon settees

Entertainment:
Kenwood radio/CD head unit
Speakers in saloon

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:
Twin/Double forward cabin
Self-contained heads with shower
Saloon with 2/3 occasional berths
Galley
Nav Station
Large quarter berth

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:
Traditional twin V-berth configuration
Infill section to create double berth.
Dresser unit aft of bunk to starboard with storage beneath and above, outboard.
Lockers running the full length of the bunk, overhead port and starboard, 3 compartments in each.
Storage is provided below the bunks.
The large forehatch in the cabin provides light and ventilation.

Heads:
Constructed in white GRP mouldings.
Jabsco manual sea toilet fitted at forward end, facing aft.
Countertop running the length of the compartment outboard.
Inset wash hand basin at aft end
Mixer tap, pulling out to extend for use as showerhead.
Vanity lockers above countertop
Storage lockers beneath countertop.

Saloon:
Traditional settee style seating with bench type settees to port and starboard.
Walk way to forward cabin and heads forward with full length (heated) hanging locker to starboard
Both settees convert to provide well proportioned single bunks with lee cloths fitted to both.
Port settee has infill section and support legs to create occasional double berth.
Double drop leaf saloon table is centrally mounted, storage is provided within central section of table for bottles.
Selection of storage lockers outboard above seat backs outboard
Bin lockers beneath settee bases

Galley:
Located to the starboard side of the companionway.
U-shaped galley.
Worktop forward with top loading fridge located beneath inboard section
Gimbal mounted gas cooker outboard centrally
Double stainless steel sink inset to aft section of worktop inboard.
Selection of storage lockers and drawers outboard of worktop and beneath

Nav Station / � Berth:
Located to port of companionway.
Forward facing chart table with navigator sitting on forward end of quarter berth
Chart storage within table-top
Ships switch panel outboard
VHF and Plotter/Radar display mounted overhead
Large � berth extending aft
Bin type storage lockers beneath bunk

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Deck stepped, single spreader, masthead sloop rig
Silver anodised alloy mas and spars, manufactured by Kemp.
Stainless steel standing rigging
Chafe protectors fitted to shrouds and bottled screws
Profurl roller reefing system on forestay
Removable inner forestay for setting staysail or storm jib
Slab reefing, fully battened mainsail with Rutgerson mast cars
Rod kicker
Deck-mounted genoa track car system for Genoa/Jib
Harken mainsheet track and car system
Spinlock rope clutches for lines lead aft to cockpit, eight in total
Lazyjacks

Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 44, self-tailing, two-speed
Cockpit Halyard Winches – 2x Lewmar 16, self-tailing, single-speed
Mast Mounted Halyard Winch – 1x Lewmar 30, two-speed

Sails:
Mainsail – White dacron, full battened, 3-full reefs. Mc Williams Sails
Genoa – White dacron, roller reefing with blue UV Strip. Channon Sails
Staysail – White dacron, hank-on
Spinnaker – Asymmetric with snuffer. (2019)
Storm jib – Hank-on, setting on removable inner forestay
Trysail
White sails laundered and serviced by sail maker annually in current ownership

Canvas Work:
Mainsail Cover – Stackpack type cover with mastboot and lazyjacks
Sprayhood
Cockpit Tent – With windows in roll up side and aft panels

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – 20kg CQR anchor on 57m, chain rode
Kedge Anchor – 5kg Fortress FX16 with 33m chain and warp rode
Anchor Windlass – Simpson Lawrence Anchorman Power 700
Anchor Angel Weight
Fenders – Selection
Mooring Warps - Selection

Tender:
Inflatable Dinghy – Zodiac Cadet 230 Roll-up with slat floor and hard transom complete with seat, oars and pump
Outboard – Honda BF2.3, 2.3hp, 4-stroke outboard

General:
Stainless steel double bow roller stemhead fitting with tufnol rollers
Anchor stowing on starboard bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails.
Alloy toerail running the length of deck edge
Alloy, toerail-mounted stanchions supporting double-tier plastic-coated guardwires.
Guardwire gates port and starboard
Deck-mounted alloy mooring cleats, forward and aft
Dorade ventilators with stainless steel protection hoops forward of mast
Genoa track mounted on side deck
Lines lead aft from mast via deck organisers on port and starboard sides of coachroof
Hardwood grabrails running the length of the coachroof, port and starboard
Teak topped cockpit coamings with primary and secondary winches mounted outboard of cockpit
Cockpit halyard winches mounted to port and starboard of companionway with rope clutches forward
Bench seating along port and starboard sides of cockpit with short bridge deck forward.
Lockers beneath starboard side seating.
Mainsheet spanning cockpit immediately forward of pedestal on teak horse.
Helm pedestal fitted with plotter display mounted in nav pod, bow thruster controller to starboard side of pedestal
Curved helm seat aft, removable.
Rustler folding swimming ladder, fitted at guard wire gates, can be deployed on port or starboard sides

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:
Masthead anchor light
Masthead tri-colour
Steaming light
Low level running lights
Deck flood light

Life saving:
Liferaft – Seago 4 person cannister liferaft – Requires service
Horseshoe lifebuoy
Danbuoy
MOB recovery sling

DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Unless otherwise stated on the published sales specification the following presumptions are made:

Shaft seal or sail drive diaphragms are more than 5 years old.
Fuel, gas hoses and gas regulators are more than 5 years old.
The vessel doesn’t currently have a GasSafe certificate issued within the last 5 years.
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old.