[C38] Sloping floor

[Rich West]

Hi Phil and all,
 
We've installed a bladder tank on Legacy.  We put it under the port dinette
seat after applying some thin closed-cell foam to protect the tank from
abrasion.  As it's a bladder thank, it requires no vent.  We ran the hose to
the main tank and we put valves and a transfer pump right in front of the
main tank.  We never feed the engine directly from the bladder tank but just
transfer fuel to and from the main tank and bladder tank.  Although it's a
20 gallon tank, it only holds about 18 gallons where it's installed.  I'm
really happy with the arrangement.  
 
Between our 35 gallon main tank, the 18 gallon bladder tank and jugs, we
carry about 90 gallons of fuel when we start out on an offshore passage.
 
Rich, Legacy, #360

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Subject: [C38] Sloping floor


It appears that several changes were made to the Catalina 38 in 1982.  One
of them was to change the sloping floor to a slight step down going forward.
We have the slope covered by a sole fitting carpet and nearly everyone who
comes aboard for the first time nearly takes a tumble on the slope.  I would
guess that the slope is safer after you get used to it being there.
 
Another 1982 change was the shape of the galley countertop.  The sinks
appear to be moved outboard and the countertop raised about 2 inches.  The
drop leaf counter extension was eliminated and an extra drawer was placed
under the counter at its end.  I value my early model drop leaf table and
the extra large dry storage locker that having the sinks inboard gives me.
But, it is a pain in the back using the lower countertop level.
 
I imagine that 1982 also brought the larger fuel tank with the larger cutout
in the quarterberth platform.  Our cruising on the inside passage really
warrants the larger fuel capacity, which I try to replicate with gerry cans
of fuel on deck.  I was planning to add a larger tank, even moving the raw
water intake, but I am concerned about engine access.  Que Linda was
refitted with a Yanmar 3GM30 and the oil dip stick is aft on the starboard
side of the engine.  If I add the larger tank, I doubt that I will have
access to the dip stick and fuel pump/filter.  HAS ANYONE HAD EXPERIENCE
WITH DIESEL BLADDER TANKS?
 
Another change around 1982 was the step at the head of the v-berth.  The
earlier C38s had a step below where the plug fits in the v-berth.  Later
models have a bit more floor space when the plug is out.
 
Another circa 1982 change was the addition of a boarding ladder in the aft
rail of the cockpit.
 
Anyone think of other 1982 changes?  I will write them up and submit them to
the webpage.
 
Also what year did Catalina Yachts add the flush windows?  It must have been
around 1987 or 1988.
 
Phil Gay
C38 049 Que Linda (a 1980 model)
Everett, WA
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