I have a 1973 catalina 22. What are the "safe" limits of this boat from the factory? Where are its weaknesses?? Im just trying to get some guidelines. How much can she take?? *!
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Maybe more than you
If you are new to sailing then I suspect that your C22 can probably take more than you can. I have had my C22 for four years. They are a very fine small cruiser and well suited for lakes and protected waters. I think it would be difficult to have a C22 go over, they tend to lean over fairly far and then round up into the wind. Of course it all depends on using common sense too. All in all the C22 is a very nice boat . It isn't the fasted boat on the lake but the faster ones don't have the nice cabin that your boat has. Have fun!
If you are new to sailing then I suspect that your C22 can probably take more than you can. I have had my C22 for four years. They are a very fine small cruiser and well suited for lakes and protected waters. I think it would be difficult to have a C22 go over, they tend to lean over fairly far and then round up into the wind. Of course it all depends on using common sense too. All in all the C22 is a very nice boat . It isn't the fasted boat on the lake but the faster ones don't have the nice cabin that your boat has. Have fun!
Randy: Nice Reply
Randy: That was a good reply that you wrote to Fred. Fred: I would have written the same thing as Randy. If you ever put your boat into 4 foot waves for hours, you will get tired long before the boat does. I know I do. My interpretation of Fred's words, "Of course it all depends on using common sense too.", is that you must keep your rigging adjusted, and make sure that all the bolts and nuts are tight, and generally take good care of your boat. I should mention that there were some design changes made to the C-22, and I believe that these probably took place after 1973. The mast extrusion was increased in size, and there were also backer plates added to the underside of the deck for the front and rear lower shrouds. These made the boat stronger. I don't know that the larger mast cross section was actually necessary unless sailors didn't keep their rigging adjusted properly. But, I have see many very experience C-22 sailors with their rigging adjusted very poorly, so I believe that this is why these changes were required. (What I mean by this is I have seen where the lower shrouds were much tighter than the upper shrouds. I believe that this would help to break the mast in half at the spreaders.) Read the manual that came with your boat on these adjustments, or if you don't have the manuals, I believe that you should be able to find a link to it in the Archives to find a copy of them. Aldo
Randy: That was a good reply that you wrote to Fred. Fred: I would have written the same thing as Randy. If you ever put your boat into 4 foot waves for hours, you will get tired long before the boat does. I know I do. My interpretation of Fred's words, "Of course it all depends on using common sense too.", is that you must keep your rigging adjusted, and make sure that all the bolts and nuts are tight, and generally take good care of your boat. I should mention that there were some design changes made to the C-22, and I believe that these probably took place after 1973. The mast extrusion was increased in size, and there were also backer plates added to the underside of the deck for the front and rear lower shrouds. These made the boat stronger. I don't know that the larger mast cross section was actually necessary unless sailors didn't keep their rigging adjusted properly. But, I have see many very experience C-22 sailors with their rigging adjusted very poorly, so I believe that this is why these changes were required. (What I mean by this is I have seen where the lower shrouds were much tighter than the upper shrouds. I believe that this would help to break the mast in half at the spreaders.) Read the manual that came with your boat on these adjustments, or if you don't have the manuals, I believe that you should be able to find a link to it in the Archives to find a copy of them. Aldo
Safe limits/safe sailing
Fred: When you ask "how much can she take", I am wondering if you are referring to capsize or damage to the boat. (Or both). You didn't indicate your sailing experience. Just in case you are "new to sailing" I have to tell you that the most dangerous point of sailing can be downwind. The previous replies mentioned "common sense" & that almost says it all. If you are NTS, get on the boat training from a well experienced sailor or sailing instructor. I sail a 1980 C22 swing keel. Back in 1991 three of use didn't use common sense, were inexperienced & went sailing in unsafe conditions considering our inexperience & sailplan. To make a long story short, we broached, were knocked down & were catapaulted over the lifelines in a split second. Safe sailing, Bob B.
Fred: When you ask "how much can she take", I am wondering if you are referring to capsize or damage to the boat. (Or both). You didn't indicate your sailing experience. Just in case you are "new to sailing" I have to tell you that the most dangerous point of sailing can be downwind. The previous replies mentioned "common sense" & that almost says it all. If you are NTS, get on the boat training from a well experienced sailor or sailing instructor. I sail a 1980 C22 swing keel. Back in 1991 three of use didn't use common sense, were inexperienced & went sailing in unsafe conditions considering our inexperience & sailplan. To make a long story short, we broached, were knocked down & were catapaulted over the lifelines in a split second. Safe sailing, Bob B.
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