Hi everyone. I'm new here, and also rather new to sailing. I just picked up a '76 C22 yesterday. My first boat ('87 Precision P-18 )was ok for the family but I wanted something a bit larger so I started hunting a Catalina. This particular boat has not sailed this season, but it was out last season and the p.o. claimed it is seaworthy as is. When I first got there to inspect the boat I was rather disappointed, as the finish on the fiberglass is pretty rough. It's going to need more than buffing.... So it was with apprehension that I went about checking the boat. The more I looked at it though I realized it was simply cosmetics. The boat seems to be solid, aside from a few places where the gel coat needs to be repaired, I think it's useable. I don't moor at the lake and keep my boats stored indoors so future deterioration will be minimal.
On to the boat; all of the hardware is functional, and mostly appears to be there. It's missing a winch from the cabin top, but those are strictly convenience. It does have provisions for running four lines aft to the cockpit from the mast. I'm not sure what I'll use them all for yet, but they're there.
The interior seems fair, with the cushions in like new condition, and all of the storage locker covers and other wood fair. Also all of the wood on the exterior is in decent shape. It has newer batteries, functioning electrical system, and a new stereo.
It supposedly has all of the standing rigging although it's hard for me to tell what's what at this point since I'm unfamiliar with the c22 and its all taken off and wadded up on the mast.
It's got an original c22 mainsail and appears to be an aftermarket 150 genoa.
It' has a fixed rudder in fair shape.
A Johnson Seahorse 4.5 came with it along with a fuel tank and hose.
It has a pretty nice painted trailer with minimal rust. I messed up one fender though. The tires appeared ok and the guy said he'd been pulling it, but I blew a tread 2 miles down the road (2 miles!!) luckily the tire didn't blow out so I limped it 8 miles to a Walmart (this was 10:00pm last night, 120 miles from home) and just bought 2 new wheels and tires and put them both on. It made it home fine from there.
I'm looking forward to cleaning it up and stepping the mast to see what I've really got.
I'll try to add some pictures in the next post.
On to the boat; all of the hardware is functional, and mostly appears to be there. It's missing a winch from the cabin top, but those are strictly convenience. It does have provisions for running four lines aft to the cockpit from the mast. I'm not sure what I'll use them all for yet, but they're there.
The interior seems fair, with the cushions in like new condition, and all of the storage locker covers and other wood fair. Also all of the wood on the exterior is in decent shape. It has newer batteries, functioning electrical system, and a new stereo.
It supposedly has all of the standing rigging although it's hard for me to tell what's what at this point since I'm unfamiliar with the c22 and its all taken off and wadded up on the mast.
It's got an original c22 mainsail and appears to be an aftermarket 150 genoa.
It' has a fixed rudder in fair shape.
A Johnson Seahorse 4.5 came with it along with a fuel tank and hose.
It has a pretty nice painted trailer with minimal rust. I messed up one fender though. The tires appeared ok and the guy said he'd been pulling it, but I blew a tread 2 miles down the road (2 miles!!) luckily the tire didn't blow out so I limped it 8 miles to a Walmart (this was 10:00pm last night, 120 miles from home) and just bought 2 new wheels and tires and put them both on. It made it home fine from there.
I'm looking forward to cleaning it up and stepping the mast to see what I've really got.
I'll try to add some pictures in the next post.
