[C38] New Owner - feedback

[PAUL NOTTE]

right on Max. And welcome Mark
Paul Impulse 328

----- Original Message -----
From: Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 9:13 am
Subject: Re: [C38] New Owner - feedback
To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>

> Hey Mark, Here's my two cents:
> 
> 2: Owner's manual: As far as I know, there's no specific manual 
> for the C38.
> I just came with a general Catalina manual that just shows how 
> to take care
> of sails a regular maintenance.... We have around 60 technical 
> drawings from
> Catalina on the website that might help a lot.
> 4: I don't live in the US, but I have heard that CNG is 
> expensive and very
> hard to get. That propane is the way to go...
> The osiginal stove on estancia was querosene, and the PO 
> installed a seaward
> propane conversion kit. It works great. Besides bringing the 
> boat to CR,
> that was the only good thing he did for her!
> 6-tiller to wheel... This is expensive if you buy all new, but 
> really cheap
> if you get all the used parts. Go to minneys, or check on 
> ebay..I have seen
> lost of pedestals with all the parts needed going really cheap.. 
> Just in
> case, contact David, owner of Intemperance.He removed his 
> pedestal and
> installed a tiller. The whole assembly is very easy to install, 
> but I guess
> that the fiberglass rudder tube in the hull is one piece from 
> the bottom of
> the hull to the lazarette. This needs to be cut in order to 
> install the
> packing gland (which no matter what, always leaks into the 
> hull....) and the
> steering quadrant wheel. I don't know if the gland have been 
> originallyinstalled on tiller models. If this is the case, 
> your're lucky, otherwise
> you have to haul the boat, take rudder out cut the tube, 
> fiberglass the
> gland and make a hole in the rudder post for the quadrant thru 
> bolt....Thiscan be made easily in one day. and you get to 
> inspect the rudder!
> After this modification you'll still be able to use the tiller 
> and install
> the other hardware at your slip. The attached pic shows the 
> arrangement on
> that area.
> What ever you do, just buy an Edson pedestals, the one with 6 
> 7/8" top (336
> I think), Not the 8". Yacht Speciaties is long gone and parts 
> are almost
> impossible to get. The one with a . There is a Edson parts list 
> for the
> steering assembly on the C38 site. Check that out. You can start 
> by buying
> the gland new from edson and install it, then, you can start 
> looking for the
> pedestal patiently..
> 
> 6- There should be a couple of veeeeeeeery small drain holes 
> under the toe
> rail on each side. I don't know why Catalina didn't make them bigger..
> The first ones are located right next to the most aft 
> stanchions, and the
> seconds about four feet after of the first ones.
> 
> 7-Recently we found out that earlier models came with the light 
> fixtures on
> the head liner, and you're right, you can get to the wires and 
> won't be able
> to...They came fiberglassed when the interior head liner and 
> deck were
> joined  You'll have to look for alternatives. Isolate the 
> ones with the
> short, and install bulkhead lights on that areas,  like 
> later models, or use
> a wood channel for leading new wires, just like someone 
> suggested earlier.
> The only one you might be able to replace the wires, is the one 
> above the
> icebox, which can be accessed  from the port sail locker..
> 
> 8- The C38s uses lead keels.They are bolted on, not 
> encapsulated. Someone
> might correct me, but I think the came with just gelcoat, not 
> fiberglass.You will find some at the hull to keel joint. The 
> smile is no big problem,
> just make sure on the yard that the nuts are tight, let dry the 
> smile, and
> then repair it. Is mostly cosmetic.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> Regards,
> MAx
> 
>  2011/10/21 Mark Lewis <mwlewis at comcast.net>
> 
> > My name is Mark Lewis, and I purchased hull #6 (1979) last 
> December, based
> > in Long Beach, CA.  Name was "Pokai" (owner said Hawaiian 
> for "with the
> > wind"…my google search says "night of the supreme one".  
> It is a bay in
> > Hawaii, named after a ruler).  Planning on renaming the 
> boat "Bluewater" (my
> > reason for buying - former Great Lakes Sailor).****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > The boat participated in the Congressional Cup series in the 
> 80's and won
> > the first Cat 38 race in 1980.  Attached is a Sports 
> Illustrated article
> > about the race you may find interesting.  Watched this 
> years race and it was
> > amazing how they can maneuver those boats.  The 12 
> identical current 37.5's
> > donated by Catalina are very similar in dimension / sail area 
> to ours.  Is
> > it bad luck/manners to rename it?****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Forgive my "shotgun" approach on the following 
> questions.  I numbered them
> > so you could respond on one or two items, vs. the whole 
> listserve, or refer
> > me to an archive if you think one exists.   Thanks 
> in advance.****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > 1.  Trouble backing to Starboard - read Chapman's re 
> single right turning
> > prop favors port.  Any suggestions?****
> >
> > 2.  Owners Manual - don't have one.  Anyone scan 
> their's to email?****
> >
> > 3.  Adler Barbour - Fridge has worked twice (ice cubes 
> next morning).  Had
> > freon checked, OK.  By passed thermostat, no joy.  
> Fan and compressor run.
> > Control unit?****
> >
> > 4.  "Gas Systems" brand, range/oven - no gas 
> connected.  CNG v. Propane?
> > Preferences?****
> >
> > 5.  Tiller to wheel convertion - have tiller, would like 
> to go to wheel.
> > Ideas for finding used parts?****
> >
> > 6.  Rear decks retain water - rail has a lip that doesn't 
> allow drainage so
> > the boat collects dirt/water.  Anyone drill a hole under 
> toe rail to drain?
> > ****
> >
> > 7.  Two interior lites above galley and chart table have 
> shorts - can't get
> > to wires to replace.****
> >
> > 8.  Hull blisters and smile - boat hasn't been pulled 
> since 2005.  Have
> > pictures.  Smile both sides and diver says 60 - 80 
> blisters, which he
> > describes as "typical".  I'm planning on pulling the boat 
> this winter.
> > Suggestions for $ pain for gain, materials / approaches?****
> >
> > 9.  Keel - is it encapsulated in fiberglass?  Is it 
> lead or iron?****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Thanks again,  Mark.****
> >
> > ** **
> >
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> 
> -- 
> Max Soto
> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
>