[C38] Stern Ladder and railing

[Max Soto]

Hi everybody,

My previous boat, a Spirit 28' had a separate stern rail with ladder, it was 
so easy coming in or out of this boat.

The ESTANCIA has the original oppening  on the stern, with the lower 
horizontal bar but no ladder. The PO removed it in order to install a wind 
vane. Then, when I got the ladder from Rod and Pat Headlee, and started 
using it, I really wanted to take a saw and just cut this lower crosbar bar  
out!!!!!

Then I just got used to it,  the Spirit railings were stiff enough to hold a 
grill, outboard, gas tank and me sitting there while sailing with no flex at 
all, but this is not the case on these Catalinas.

These railings are very weak. If I have a railing without opening, I'll 
momidify it for sure, but I recomend  to make it like the originals with 
opening, with the lower bar for stiffness.

Hope this helps!

Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica


>From: David Epstein <davidepstein at seicontrol.com>
>Reply-To: Catalina 38 Listserve <Listserve at catalina38.org>
>To: Catalina 38 Listserve <Listserve at catalina38.org>
>Subject: Re: [C38] Stern Ladder and railing
>Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 21:50:00 -0800
>
>Russ,
>
>SuperStar had this modification done when the boat was new in '81.  It 
>works out great not to have the crossbar, and an additional benefit is that 
>if you are hit (it's happened more than once, racing), you only have to 
>replace 1/2 the pushpit.  If you would like, I will email some photos.
>
>David Epstein
>#122 SuperStar, Marina del Rey, CA
>
>
>
>
>At 12:29 PM 3/3/2006, you wrote:
>
>>My boat has a stern ladder, but no opening in the aft railing.  Having to 
>>climb over the railing makes it pretty tough to get back aboard. I was 
>>thinking of cutting an opening in the rail and then using sections of 
>>stainless tube and the necessary fittings to create an opening similar to 
>>what I have seen in pictures of other C-38's.  Has anyone done this 
>>before?  Are there any cons to doing this?  Also, if I do make this mod, 
>>should I cut out both horizontal sections so that you can just step right 
>>in, or should I leave the middle horizontal piece like I see in the pics?
>>
>>Thanks again!
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Russ Duff
>>Catalina 38, Hull #112
>>"AVANTURA"
>>Lake Erie
>>Grosse Ile, Michigan
>>RDUFF AT VISTEON DOT COM
>>
>>
>>
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