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Hi all,

I'm upgrading my radar from an 18" Furuno to an 18" Raymarine Quantum. My fitting guy has a spare Raymarine mast mount and proposes taking the old Furuno one off and attaching the Raymarine one.

I'm concerned that another entire set of holes in about the same place on the mast is going to make it look like a gruyere cheese and compromise the structural strength of the mast.

Am I worrying unnecessarily?

Graham

We have the Leisurefurl system on our C34. This is an extremely well engineered piece of kit.

The electric winch is mounted on the port side of the coach roof. The mechanicals are covered by a generously padded box in the head. This has no impact on using the bathroom.

It's a super easy system to use, requiring absolutely no physical effort, so its an ideal way of extending your sailing time on your existing boat.

It's not cheap, but then again dying rich is pointless!

Thank you Ron, I'll do that. And when I put fancy kit in it I'll post a pic!

The 55 hp bowthruster is a monster!

Thank you Stu. What a great community this is.

My hull number is 1752. Anyone else close to this?

Graham

Well, we finally became proud owners of a 2005 model Mk 2 yesterday! Lots to do squaring away our stuff before our maiden sail this coming weekend.

I see it! Thanks Stu.

Survey is on Wednesday so I'll look out for that.

Thank you Stu. Yes, that was it! I didn't even know that you could use a stanchion as a vent!

Thanks guys. Yeah a bow thruster, electric winch, luxury mattresses, in boom furling, heating. The current owner (hopefully soon to be previous owner) certainly didn't want to rough it! My kinda person.

I read something about a potential leak near some waste pipe vent, near the chain plates?? Does that apply to later models?

Graham

Hi All,

Greetings from England! We're hoping to become owners of a pre-loved 2006 Catalina 34 Mk2 very soon. She looks great and has obviously been well looked after. She comes with Leisurefurl in-boom furling and a bow thruster. However, here's a small amount of rusty water in the bilge which I'm hoping won't be a sign of anything serious.

I've been lurking for a while reading everything I can but I'm still not completely sure what Catalina-specific items I should point our surveyor at.

The forum's Critical Upgrades seem to apply to older boats. The 'smile' is obviously a check item, but what else should I specifically look for?

Thank you,

Graham