I looked at a 1978 F-36 yesterday and am thinking of making an offer, maybe, as my wife is kind of upset. she was floored when I told her what I was thinking about doing, she just said, after all of that work, you are just going to sell it and start over!!!!!
Anyways, I found a 1978 F-36 that has been owned by this same guy (he has got to be 80) for the past 15 years or so, I can buy it for less than 15,00, it has Chrysler 440's which he claims have been rebuilt and have less than 100 hours on them but didnt produce any paper work to prove it, however, the engines are very clean and have the paint that looks to have been applied before all of the bolt ons were attached , all the exhaust components looked new, not the rattle can detail job.
The owner lives in a "cays" and the boat is at a dock right out of his back door, so it looks like they have stored everything boat on the boat
the rest of the boat, well, it needs a LOT of cleaning, there is quite a lot of stuff on it.
The interior joinery is much nicer than on my F-32, but there is wall coverings in the forward cabin and dinette that would have to be stripped and replaced, or if there is teak under, that brought back.
The dinette upohlstery would need to be replaced as with the v berth cushions
the salon has a big home sofa / love seat and two big wicker chairs, there would be a dumpster in their very near future should I buy the boat.
The decks are solid, I walked the boat bow to stern side to side and didnt find any soft spots.
The bridge was solid, but the the gel coat needs a really good buffing, the hull shined.
So , you guys with an F-36, can you give some pros and cons on this model?
My take is that for 4 additional feet, it is a lot bigger boat than the 32, it is not tippy when you step aboard, the depth of the cockpit is nice and deep and quite a bit bigger than the 32, the interior layout is a bit strange with a lot of what seems to be wasted space, but that is a first impression. There is not a lot of storage, only one hanging locker and limited drawer space. but, there is a stall shower, a bigger forward cabin that I think I could put in a double berth at an angle and a seat on the other side.
The boat has a generator, auto pilot, radar, gps, fish depth, icemaker, bait tank that I would git rid of, it has a very nice bow pulpit with a big Ideal windlass / gypsy. A dingy davit and cradle on the bow.
and as you can see, full canvas, which is currently dirty, but in surprisingly good shape
Anyways, an engine and boat survey is a given, so, beyond that..
I am on boat #9. At boat #4 my wife figured it out. I like bringing them back to pristine, than move on every 3-5 years. 
