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$465,000 AUD
+37 moreMakeMJM
Model36z
Year2011
Length12m3.4m beam
FuelDiesel
EngineVolvoD3A
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About this vessel
The MJM 36z Zephyr is a delightful yacht that draws heavily on classic lobster-boats for her looks while tapping into the cutting-edge world of racing sailboats for her technology. We won't be giving away any secrets by saying that the MJM 36z is a masterful blend of fuel efficiency, speed, comfortable accommodations, joystick docking, and some very clever solutions to age-old problems.
The MJM 36z sips fuel at a rate that other builders only dream about. Cruising at a bit over 5 knots, she uses just 3.7L of fuel per hour. On a 750L tank, that's a range of about 1,000nm.
At 25 knots, a comfortable cruise for both occupants and diesels, you will use only 49L/hr.
The MJM story started from Bob Johnstone (known in the sail racing world as J boats). He wanted to design a boat for his wife Mary Jane, engaged designer Doug Zurn, and had it built by Boston Boatworks.
While the MJM 36z's looks are classic, construction is high tech, with a hull of wet prepreg, vacuum-bagged epoxy/Kevlar/E-glass with Core-Cell foam for strength with the lightest overall weight.
The 36z is not a yacht that will sleep a bunch of people. She was designed to be enjoyed and easily handled by a couple. But she was also intended, in the words of Johnstone, "to be sociable."
If you want to sleep two more guests or a couple of kids, the pilothouse settees convert into full-length berths.
Immense bins are under the pilothouse seats, with enough space to tuck a couple of folding bikes for shore transportation, and mesh bags organise life jackets and other gear. This is true throughout the 36z. Every possible space has been utilised for stowage. Bookshelves are inset into bulkheads, shelves fill the dead airspace in hanging lockers, and polyurethane bins are under the bunks.
Another important design element (possible because the engines are aft) is that the entire cockpit sole, from transom to companionway, is one level. There are no steps to trip the unwary. But wait, there's one more clever feature - boarding doors on each side of the cockpit make dock access as easy as stepping aboard. No more climbing over coamings.
There is a lovely comfortable island bed in the cabin forward, plus a head compartment which is comfortably large and equipped with a VacuFlush toilet and pull-out shower.
The galley is simple, with a microwave and a Princess electric cooktop, a stainless steel sink, and a very clever dual-opening fridge/freezer.
The boat was designed around a pair of Volvo Penta D3 Aquamatic engines - electronically controlled, inline, five-cylinder, common-rail turbo diesels. The aluminium blocks take more than 1,300lb out of the stern, and combined with the OceanX sterndrives, which have a titanium-ceramic coating and counter-rotating DuoProps, the result is superb fuel economy and smooth operation.
At the push of a button, the joystick takes control from the conventional shifters, and the drives unlock to turn independently, giving the boat all the nimbleness of a pod drive. No more docking stress.
Access to the engines is equally well planned. The entire aft seat rises electrically to open all sides of the diesels and their systems. In a hatch under the cockpit sole is the 5kW Northern Lights genset, and there is still enough room for an inflatable tender, plus deck gear like lines and fenders.
Built in 2011, Zephyr was imported and built to Australian specs. Her hull was repainted in 2021 when the current owner purchased her. She has spent the last 5 years being used in Pittwater and berthed at the RMYC.
Zephyr has just had her annual maintenance completed, including antifouling, engine and sterndrive service at Mac Marine.
Specifications
The details
Vessel
MakeMJM
Model36z
Year2011
Dimensions
Length overall12m
Beam3.4m
Draft0.8m
Engine & Fuel
Engine makeVolvo
Engine modelD3A
Engine count2
Drive typeOcean X I/O Drives
Engine hours705
Fuel typeDiesel
Features
On board
Teleflex hydraulic steering
Lenco electric trim tabs with console control
Muir VR850 windlass, bow roller, auto-launching S/S claw anchor w/rode/chain, S/S bow guard & fresh water anchor washing system
Master island queen berth layout. UltraLeather / latex memory foam mattress w/custom linen
Large wraparound saloon lounge converts to two twin berths
Dometic Vacuflush head system with 70L holding tank w/marina pump out and overboard macerator discharge
16k BTU air conditioner w/ducts to pilothouse, saloon and head
Hella turbo fans x2
Recessed polished S/S sink with removable Corian cover
Large top-loading ice box w/dividers, organiser baskets and drain to grey water sump
Single burner ceramic cooktop, S/S microwave
Grey water sump with strainer and clear inspection port for shower, icebox and AC condensate
Aust 230V 50 Hz shorepower system, 6 AC outlets, Victron 3000VA inverter/charger and panel
2 x 200amp AGM house batteries
2 x AGM 105amp engine start batteries
1 x 90amp genset start battery
Northern Lights generator 5kW, 3 cylinder marine diesel w/sound enclosure
Raymarine marine navigation system - C120W plotter w/4kW digital radar overlay and Airmar depth sensor to ST40 display
Raymarine autopilot for electronic steering system: E12200 smart pilot X-Can w/ST70 control head
Raymarine 218 VHF radio installed on overhead above helm w/aerial
Clarion stereo #CMD6 w/remote, Bose speakers x 4
2 x Rule electric bilge pumps, 1 high volume manual in cockpit
EPIRB
Life jackets
Fire extinguisher
Side-Power SE60S bow thruster
Fenders
Dock lines
Boat hook
Cockpit bimini top
Saloon and helm hard top with clears surrounded plus block out shade cloths
Small inflatable
Joystick docking
Boarding doors on each side of cockpit
VacuFlush toilet
Pull out shower
Princess electric cooktop
Microwave
Stainless steel sink
Dual-opening fridge/freezer
Volvo Penta D3 Aquamatic electronically controlled, inline, five-cylinder, common-rail turbo diesels
OceanX sterndrives with titanium-ceramic coating and counter-rotating DuoProps
Wet prepreg, vacuum-bagged epoxy/Kevlar/E-glass hull with Core-Cell foam
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