Tom Wylie’s 1978 36’ Custom Cruising Cutter
SV Wild Spirit
$65,000
The concept of Wild Spirit was conceived by a select group of Bay Area Sailors who were collaborating on a design for the “perfect cruising boat”. Notable Bay area designer Tom Wylie, distilled those ideas into what became Wild Spirit. You can read about it in an article, published in Latitude 38 in November 1978. It’s worth a read. The result was a purpose-built, blue-water, South Pacific trade-winds cruiser. Her spacious interior is well ventilated, bright and airy with fresh air from 4 hatches and 10 portlights. Handholds are in reach throughout the boat. Her hull is strong,deep, light and fast. Her foredeck flush. The comment we most often hear from sailors viewing the exterior or interior of Wild Spirit is, “I can’t believe its only a 36 foot boat.”
SPECIFICATions
Basic Information
Designer: Tom Wylie of Wylie Design Group
Builder: C&B Marine, Capitola, CA
Model: Wylie 36 Cutter
Year: 1978
Category: Sail
Location: Puerto Escondido, Baha Sur, Mexico
Vessel Name: Wild Spirit
Hull: Cold Molded Wood, Epoxy
Fiberglass
Boat Type: Off Shore Cruising Cutter
Hull Number: Documented Vessel 603743
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
LOA: 36.5 ft -
LWL 30 ft
‘Beam: 10.75
Draft - max: 6 ft
Light Ship Weight: 13,600 lbs
Ballast: ` 5,800 - Lead
Sail Area: 650 sq. ft.
ENGINE
Make: Universal
Model: M25 XPB
Type: Inboard
Engine(s): 1
Hours: 1,514
Cruiseing Speed: 6 kts
Engine Type: Inboard
Fuel Type: Diesel
Horsepowe. 25-
TANK CAPACITIES
Fuel Tank: 35
Water Tank: 45
Holding Tank: 10
sleeping Berths & Heads
Quarter Berths: 2
Main Salon Berths: 2
Vee Berth. 2
Total Heads: 1
major Upgrades & maintenance
Throughout her long life, Wild Spirit has benefited from continual maintenance and upgrades from all her devoted owners. Looking backward starting with the last sailing season, the following upgrades and timely maintenance has been done:
2025
New Alu 22 Prop Shaft
New Flex Fold, 3 bladed folding prop
New Cutlass bearing
New PYI dripless packing gland,
Complete engine service: including new alternator pulley, belt, coolant flush, new coolant reservoir tank, transmission and motor oil change, valve adjustment
Heat exchanger service - remove, ream core, paint, new brackets and end seals
Install new Exhaust riser
Major Windlass service and overhaul.
2023
Topsides Professionally Sprayed with All Grip
Deck painted with non-skid
Bottom completely stripped of old bottom paint, primed and painted with Proline.
New higher wattage solar panel installed
Victron Controller
New Victon BMNV 712 battery monitor.
4 new Lifeline AGM batteries installed
Starlink added
Lazarettos glazed with 2 coats fresh expoxy,
An unused freezer compartment was converted into a storage locker
Chain locker was Fiberglassed
Re-bedded stanchions
Fabricated Spare SS Exhaust riser
Installed new motor mounts
Aligned the engine
2019
New 20 gallon per hour watermaker installed
New ASAM Spinnaker with ATN sock
stem to stern refit
2014 - 2018
New through hulls
Removed and rebed all port lights
Removed and rebed all hatches
Pulled Mast - Performed Safety Inspection,
New Standing rigging
New Running rigging
All New Halyards,
New Luna Sea Tri Colour Masthead light
New Steaming light
New Foredeck Light
New Wind Transducer
New Windex
New Mast Wiring
New VHF antenna cable and Antenna
New Radar Mount
New Radar Dome
All New EIectronics -
New Ray Marine MFD Chart plotter
New Wind, Depth Speed Instruments
New Custom Teak instrument box for Wind, Depth Speed Instruments
NewAutopilot
New Icom 802 SSB
New Pactor Modem
New Ray Marine NEMA Backbone
New Water Hoses on engine
New Oberdorfer Raw Water Pump
New Solar panels with new 6 gauge wire from panels to controller
New Morningstar Solar Controller
New Inverter
Relocated and re-wired battery bank
6 New deep cycle batteries
New LED bulbs inside and out.
New additional inside light fixtures
New Diesel heater
Removed and purged fuel tank
New foot pumps
New Bilge pump
Added manual bilge pump that can be operated from the cockpit
New liflelines
New Jack line system
New telescoping swim ladder on transom
Painted Deck with All Grip
New main sheet blocks
New stay lock clutches in cockpit
2 New self tailing winches in cockpit
New self tailing reefing winch
New reefing blocks at foot of mast.
New Harkin line organizers
New rigid Garhauer Vang
New jacklines,
New running backs
New preventer system
New head
New holding tank
New head related hoses and plumbing
Pre - 2013
New custom cast, bronze winch pedestals
New Universal M-25 XPB
The list goes on and on. I can dredge up my old check lists, but I think you get the idea…