[C38] our cockpit

[Don Strong]

Hey Joe: I can't wait to tell my pals this story. Thanks! Don

On 4/3/11 11:09 AM, Joseph Launie wrote:
> Don,
> I had something to do with the cockpit size. I have known Frank  
> Butler since before he started Catalina. Years ago I bought a new 
> Catalina 30. One of the first ones with a tiller, Atomic 4 gas engine 
> etc. I  was in Frank's office discussing a warranty item when he 
> mentioned he had the plug for the 38 almost finished. I had just 
> completed a 2 day race( Los Angeles - around San Nickolas Island and 
> return)on a Yankee 38, whose design (and hull mold) was used for the 
> 38. The Yankee has a huge, very uncomfortable cockpit because it has a 
> flush deck. I told Frank I hoped he made the 38 cockpit more 
> comfortable. Five minutes later Frank and I are sitting in the cockpit 
> of the wooden plug. My comment was, "Much more comfortable but this 
> cockpit is huge if we get pooped." Frank said to the woodworker, 
> "Bring the house back 6 more inches. " Therefore the last 6 inches of 
> your salon is mine. Joe Launie/Macavity
>
> On 4/3/2011 10:26 AM, Don Strong wrote:
>> Rich:
>>     Thanks. I have been pondering the cockpit drain problem for my 
>> entire ownership period. A pair of 2" drains is what a 44' passage 
>> maker down the dock from me has. My companionway slide has but about 
>> 1/2" of teak on the inboard side, and the surveyor pointed out that a 
>> big wave could crack it. He suggested that a new slide and set of 
>> slats that would brace against the house. Seems excessive, but 
>> then.... I'm no expert, as I said.
>>     As I age, long offshore passages seem less attractive. I had a 
>> pipe dream of the Baja Haja and beyond, but my work is just too 
>> interesting and my wife, who loves to sail in the Bay and on short 
>> hauls outside, has no interest in a long one.
>>     D
>>
>>
>> On 4/3/11 10:03 AM, Richard West wrote:
>>> Hi Don,
>>>
>>> I doubt we're going to resolve the age-old debate about what boat is 
>>> best for cruising here ;-)
>>>
>>> Cockpit Drain: The PO put in an extra cockpit drain right in about 
>>> the center of the cockpit floor with about a 2" diameter hose.  It 
>>> works great and allowed him to comply what whatever offshore 
>>> racing/cruising governing body he was trying to get approval from 
>>> (don't remember which he said - might have been Transpac rules).
>>>
>>> As for the cabin door, I guess I assume we're talking about the 
>>> companionway from the cockpit into the cabin, right?  For that, he 
>>> stayed with the slats but added a bungee cord arrangement to hold 
>>> them down in the event the cockpit was swamped while the top 
>>> companionway hatch was open.  We only use it in the roughest weather.
>>>
>>> Rich, Legacy, #360, San Diego
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Don Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu 
>>> <mailto:drstrong at ucdavis.edu>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Rich: My surveyor had made multiple long ocean passages. I am
>>>     well aware of long distance passages by C38's. What have you
>>>     done about cockpit drainage and your cabin door? I have
>>>     contemplated the issue of cockpit drainage but come to no
>>>     conclusions about the best solution. A solution to the door
>>>     problem is pretty easy to envision.
>>>     Regards, Don
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Donald R. Strong
Professor
Dept. of Evolution and Ecology
University of California, Davis 95616

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