After looking and having a few surveyed, we finally took possession of our Catalina 380 2 weeks ago. The boat had just been launched and had not really been set up. But it was in great shape and was a good buy for us. Spent the first weekend on board cleaning, setting her up etc and then sailed down from north of Boston to Nyack, NY, taking a week to do so. Motoring, motorsailing, and sailing.
First issue, during mast tuning, was that the backstay seems too long. The mast has a slight forward bend from the upper spreader upwards. Backstay turnbuckles are at their limit. Someone else mentioned this issue on the C380 site.
Second issue was that the water heater has a slight leak from the engine side to the fresh side. Have already ordered a new one.
Boat was a big step up from the C&C 29MkII we had before. But, other than docking (which is terrifying right now), we are very comfortable with the handling.
First issue, during mast tuning, was that the backstay seems too long. The mast has a slight forward bend from the upper spreader upwards. Backstay turnbuckles are at their limit. Someone else mentioned this issue on the C380 site.
Second issue was that the water heater has a slight leak from the engine side to the fresh side. Have already ordered a new one.
Boat was a big step up from the C&C 29MkII we had before. But, other than docking (which is terrifying right now), we are very comfortable with the handling.
