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I used the local boatyard, Windward in Marina del Rey. I had the boat hauled out the morning I picked up the new rudder and the yard dropped the old rudder and cut and drilled the new rudder to match the old one. I think any good yard should be able to do the job.

Yes, I bought a new elliptical rudder from Foss Co. in Newport Beach last December as did Margie Woods for her race to Hawaii in the Single Handed Transpac. Both Margie and I can highly recommend the Foss Rudder which I believe was designed by Carl Schumacher as a replacement for the Catalina 34 and 36. The rudder cost $1,900 and I picked it up from the factory so there was no shipping charge.

Hi Sue -

The November 1987 link does not open, is this because we don't have the issue?

Thanks,

Gary

Same on my boat, Lewmar 46ST.

Congratulations are due to Margie Woods, who is a member here, who sailed into Hanalei today to finish the Single Handed Transpac in Haunani, her Catalina 34.

We were required to take the plastic coating off of the lifelines on the boat I went Transpac on last summer (race rules). All of the wire was is good shape and no replacement was necessary.

Like I said, all of the 34's and 36's I have seen have had the outside tracks (6 on my dock), but I guess I haven't seen enough.

My outside tracks are 1 1/4".

Gary

I have never seen a 34 or a 36 without the outside track, The outside track is used for reaching with the genoa or for the spinnaker sheets/guys.

It looks to me that the cracks around the strut may be in the filler that is used around the strut to fair the hull. If you dig this filler out you can see if there is any actual damage to the hull.

The coamings may be different on a MkII, but on my 1986 Mk I, my primaries are located just in front of the wheel and the secondaries are located about 20" in front of the primaries. This is the original setup from when the boat was first sold as the dealer raced the boat extensively for a number of years. I also race my boat in longer random leg races and point to point races and can say there is no sign of any issue with the location of the primaries. The aft location for the primaries does allow me the ability to tack easily while single handling the boat as well as being able to make fine tuning adjustments while steering.

Gary

I have a friend who spent nearly $100K preparing his First 42 for cruising in Mexico. When he returned to San Diego after three years of cruising, he put his boat on the market at what he and his broker thought was a fair price for a fully equipped boat ready to go on a long voyage, though well below what he had put into the boat. After a year on the market with no offers, the broker suggested he strip the boat of nearly everything except for what was necessary for day sailing and a weekend at Catalina and adjust the price accordingly. Two week after doing this, he had two offers and accepted the full price one. After closing the sale, he contacted the buyer and gave him a list of all the extra cruising stuff he had in his garage along with a price list. After about six months, the buyer ended up buying about 75% of the stuff he took off of the boat. After selling the remaining gear on ebay and Craigs list, my friend ended up pretty close to what the boat was originally priced at.

I think they put these handholds on the center line instead of closer to the chart table so taller people would not hit their head on them.

Tall rig with a fin keel.

I am replacing my rudder next week with one from Foss Foam/Finco in Santa Ana, CA. You can have my old rudder for free if you want to pay the yard to pack and ship it to you. I am not aware of any problems with my rudder, I am upgrading to an elipitcal one for better control in windy conditions while racing.

Gary

I have used Alan's Yacht Refrigeration in Marina Del Rey but I am not sure if he goes to Long Beach. Contact information: 310-822-1946 and alan@icesea.com