Hutton 36

Description

The Hutton 36 is a relatively obscure custom or semi-custom steel cruising sailboat (often a cutter rig) associated with designer/builder John Hutton (or John and Ned Hutton) of San Francisco, California, from the late 1970s to 1980s era, with some hulls built or stretched from related designs like Bernard Moitessier's last boat "Tamata" (a 36 ft steel cutter that influenced variants). It features rugged steel construction for durability and offshore capability, heavy displacement for stability in rough conditions, a cutter rig with keel-stepped mast (double in-line spreaders, raked, twin backstays, and running backstays for heavy weather), and layout suited to extended cruising or liveaboard use—examples like "Caelum" (in Nanaimo, BC) or "Savory" (a 42 ft stretched variant listed in recent years) highlight its bluewater potential, though production was very limited (individual or handful of custom builds, not a mass-production series). The design emphasizes strength, simplicity, and seakeeping over speed or modern amenities, with auxiliary diesel power common.