[C38] Introduction and new winch choice.

Sat Apr 18 14:15:00 EDT 2015

Skip, I installed a Lewnar 30 cabin top on port side with a triple Spinlock clutch.  It fits ok. Then I bought a Lewmar 44, and it is way too big, so imagine a 52!
The good news is that after checking the specs, the Andersen 52 seems to be the same size as the Lewmar 50, so you'll be able to install  it for the genoa sheets. 
Hope this helps!

Max Soto 
C38 Estancia
+506-8312-1367
Alajuela, Costa Rica 

> On 13/4/2015, at 23:25, SkipMeisch <skip at skipmeisch.com> wrote:
> 
> Max,
>  
> Thanks for the winch info.
> The Catalina dealer I visited in 2004 had a used C38 and wanted to show it off.
> I’m hoping to be able to use this Andersen 52ST as a cabin top halyard winch.
>  
> Skip Meisch
> Cascadia webmaster
> s/v Slow Flight Catalina 22,  Catalina 27, – (the search for my next boat begins 09-2016)
> http://sailcascadia.org
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>  
> From: Listserve [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Max soto
> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 6:34 PM
> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
> Subject: Re: [C38] Introduction and new winch choice.
>  
> Hi Skip, 
>  
> The standard winches for the genoa sheets on a C38 are Lewmars 48. The selftailing option are 50's, if not mistaken, but a 52 won't fit because of the large drum diameter..
> BTW, if you went aboard on a 38' Catalina in a dealership in 2004,  wasn't it a Catalina 380??
> That's the second generation for the 38.. Totally different boat....And uses even smaller winches...
>  
>  
> Regards,
> Max Soto A.
> +506-8312-1367
> Alajuela, Costa Rica
> 
> On Mar 23, 2015, at 16:46, SkipMeisch <skip at skipmeisch.com> wrote:
> 
> I’m sorry for flooding the list with my introduction (5 times does seem excessive). It seemed to take quite a while to get through. As I stated, I am currently boat less and saving boat bucks while in retirement. I plan to have enough to buy my next boat in two years. And the C-38 has always interested me since I first went aboard one at the Catalina dealer in Tacoma, WA around 2004 I think. At that time I was delivering a used C-34 from there to Everett, WA for the new owner. I live in Eastern Washington State but will keep my next boat in Poulsbo, WA in Liberty Bay on Puget Sound.
>  
> Anyway, I just bought a new Andersen 52ST compact power winch for my next boat. I couldn’t resist the low price ($3900) Defender had on this one and it was one of the items I planned to add to my next boat. I’m hoping to mount it to the cabin top and use it primarily as a halyard winch with the ability to lead any other lines to it if needed. I might eventually add more electric winches as money becomes available after I get my next boat. So, my question to the group… Does putting this winch on the cabin top make sense?
>  
> Skip Meisch
>  
>  
> From: Listserve [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of SkipMeisch
> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 5:57 PM
> To: 'Catalina 38 Listserve'
> Subject: [C38] Introduction
>  
> Hello all,
>  
> I just joined your email list. I do not currently own a boat. I sold my Catalina 27 in November 2014 so that I could better save money to buy a larger and roomier boat for cruising and possibly living aboard. My goal is to buy a boat in March of 2017. I should have enough saved up then to pay cash and have some left over for a few upgrades. I hope to keep my next boat at the Port Of Poulsbo marina in Poulsbo WA. I have been looking primarily for boats around 36-38 feet LOA and I’ve always liked the S&S Catalina 38 and would love to own one. I don’t plan to start looking seriously at boats until September of 2016. But I am trying to gather as much info as I can get as to what issues to look out for when inspecting potential boats. I plan to have a general survey done on a potential candidate. Then, if that survey doesn’t show any deal-stoppers, I’ll have a diesel survey, a rigging survey, and an electrical systems survey.
> I have been a sailor in Puget Sound area since 1998 when I bought a 1976 Catalina 22. I sold that in 2011 and bought a nice 1971 Catalina 27. I’ve done many upgrades to both boats and have helped others upgrade their boats. Last summer I spent 3 months aboard cruising British Columbia waters and the San Juans. I found the space in the C27 to be too cramped although I really enjoyed the boat. I’m a retired machinist and have become a part time rigger and boat mechanic to help supplement my past-time of sailing.
>  
> Skip Meisch
> Rigging & Boat Maintenance
> (360) 969-2726
> skip at skipmeisch.com
> s/v Slow Flight – (the search for my next boat begins 09-2016)
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