Hey all,
While ruminating about my boat the other day (when I was supposed to be working), I had a thought-
What if we started a thread of "General Words of Wisdom" to a Catalina 30 owner. I'm kinda visualising a list of sorts that could be compiled and referenced from time to time. I for one, get bogged down in all the myriad info that's out there and I find that I forget really important stuff sometimes. I already record everything I do to the boat in a couple of notebooks, (with drawings, print-outs and such). One book is for maintenance, tasks, upgrades, etc and the other is more of a 'topic-based" compilation where I put say notes on principles of solar, diesels, fiberglassing, etc. I guess my idea here though is C30 specific tips. Stu has something like it I think on his C34 listserv....
I know there are differences in our boats by year and by mk, but I still think there could be a ton of good stuff we could put together.
What do you guys think?
Maybe to get things going, and to show you what I mean I could put down some of the points I added in a recent thread about keel bolts:
Cheerio!
Mike
While ruminating about my boat the other day (when I was supposed to be working), I had a thought-
What if we started a thread of "General Words of Wisdom" to a Catalina 30 owner. I'm kinda visualising a list of sorts that could be compiled and referenced from time to time. I for one, get bogged down in all the myriad info that's out there and I find that I forget really important stuff sometimes. I already record everything I do to the boat in a couple of notebooks, (with drawings, print-outs and such). One book is for maintenance, tasks, upgrades, etc and the other is more of a 'topic-based" compilation where I put say notes on principles of solar, diesels, fiberglassing, etc. I guess my idea here though is C30 specific tips. Stu has something like it I think on his C34 listserv....
I know there are differences in our boats by year and by mk, but I still think there could be a ton of good stuff we could put together.
What do you guys think?
Maybe to get things going, and to show you what I mean I could put down some of the points I added in a recent thread about keel bolts:
- MKI C30's (maybe more) have a plywood core In the bilge. Watch that you don't add screws or drill holes which will allow water to penetrate and rot the core.
- If you get the famous Catalina Smile, don't panic. It isn't a big deal and can be repaired. Watch the following as causes: keel bolts pulling down from rotten wood in the core or improper blocking of the keel by Yard Staff. Always double block the keel (at front and aft) to properly support it.
- Make sure your keel bolt nuts aren't partially glassed in. Mine were and I think it was factory. This led to anaerobic deterioration of the nuts. New nuts should be torqued to 105ft/lbs.
- Original ice box- watch any redesign you might try on the drain hose (such as Teeing it into the sink drains). The boat's waterline can be ABOVE the bottom of the icebox.
- Rudder posts in MKI's will wear to the point where replacing the rudder flax stuffing does not stop weeping water. CD makes a sleeve that you can insert to stop this.
- Etc?
Cheerio!
Mike