A total of 70 examples of the design were completed before production ended.
[1][3][4] The Nonsuch 36 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass.
It has a cat rig, an unstayed mast with a wishbone boom, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel.
[1][3] The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke diesel engine of 52 hp (39 kW).
[1][3] The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 156 and a hull speed of 7.78 kn (14.41 km/h).