Notice
Site Migration In Progress...
6.5.2007
The site migration has begun! For several reasons, we are going to take it slowly.
The new site is available at www.c36ia.com now. From this point on, the new site
is where content, including news, articles and classifieds will be maintained and updated. Over the coming weeks, I will
migrate the store, membership directory, membership sign-up pages, forums and more. When everything is moved over,
our catalina36.org domain will be moved to point to the new site.
If you have any questions, concerns or feedback, please send e-mail to webmaster@catalina36.org.
C36 Books & Software
12.11.2006
Nine months in the making, this is the book that was started by
our mail list members last March. 110 pages of
sunset & sunrise pictures, poetry, and art -- by Catalina
36 owners. Edited by Dennis
Stovall, Sailing Sunsets is
now available thru our Ship's
Store.
2.17.2006
Dennis Stovall's Captain's Log is created specifically for the Catalina 36 owner
-- 100 pages of sailing log sheets, specs/info for the C36
owner from rigging specs to engine
parts to emergency procedures. On our Ship's
Store.
3.26.2006
It took five months of planning & work by Tom Sokoloski to produce this bigger, easier,
better, more complete, new Tech Notes CD. It's the ultimate C36
e-encyclopedia, and you can get purchase the CD, or get it free with
membership: BUY
IT ON THE SHIP'S STORE or FREE
WITH 3 YEAR MEMBERSHIP
2.26.2006
Alex Lynch's book of owner upgrades/improvements came out December
2005, starting C36-specific publications. This is the
April 2006 revised edition
with 50+ articles, 220+ pages, 350+ photos, it's available in black
& white page AND all-color versions. Bigger and
better, on our Ship's
Store.
12.19.2006
Catalina interior lighting improvements on newer models have
been great, but for those of us with pre-1995 models, owner
Walter Conner has added newest lighting technology AND track
lighting, and he shows us how. Click
Here.
12.6.2006
C36IA Member Ahmet Buharali
is well known as one of our more active mail list members.
Ahmet created a 2007 Calendar with pictures from the c36
webpage. Ahmet created a printable page that will (should)
create one page per month, it's free, and he's sharing it with
members. Click
Here
10.29.2006
C36 owner Chris Savage
shares his journal & photos from their summer 2006 cruise from
the UK, across the English Channel to Brittany (Northwest
France). Click
Here.
9.23.2006
I recently completed a few upgrades on my 1991 Cat 36. If I must say, the TV installation came out beautifully. I have written them up below. I tried to stay brief for the sake of the article, but will happily share detailed instructions to anyone who is interested.
9.10.2006
A tired out
alternator might be seen by most of us as a worry -- but owner Hans
Treu saw it as an opportunity, and he made a major
improvement by adding a higher power Balmar alternator. Click
here.
9.9.2006
When it took two
people to furl the jib, owner Bill
Miller faced it -- he had to replace the furler
bearings. Bill's sharing the entire process through photos
and description. Click
here.
8.3.2006
Owner Bruce
Landsberg's three changes significantly improved the
plumbing system on Southern Comfort, a 2000 model C36 --
and Bruce shares them with a description & photos. Click
here.
TWO Winch Maintenance articles
7.12.2006
When was the last time you cleaned & lubricated your
winches? Never?!? These two winch maintenance
articles will show you how:
- An easy-to-use 2-page PDF of
photos & steps created by owner Steven
Jones. Download
here
- Chapter 3 in the series of Basic Maintenance 101
articles by Dennis
Stovall. Click
here.
Combining the two articles makes winch
maintenance as easy as opening a bottle of merlot!
6.25.2006
A leaking chainplate can cause expensive damage, and face it,
eventually they all leak. Owner Bruce Landsberg
clearly & simply demonstrates the steps to remove, clean,
and rebed them. Click
here.
6.25.2006
Knotmeter stopped working? A fouled
knotmeter transducer can ruin a weekend -- but Dennis
Stovall's
second basic maintenance article shows us how easy it is to
repair, even when under sail. Click
here
6.15.2006
This is the first of a new series of articles
being developed by Dennis
Stovall, devoted for the new C36 owner, or for the C36
owner who wants to begin taking over basic maintenance.
Click
here
6.15.2006
Owner Lawrence
Russell installed add a ham/SSB radio to his C36, and he
shares it via article & photos. Click
here
6.13.2006
Jerry Stadulis bought
his C36 just before the LCD televisions became an available
option -- bit he one-upped the technology changes by fitting a
22" lcd widescreen high-definition tv into the C36
cabinet. Click
here
6.13.2006
This is the final/complete explaination of Bill Matley's
endeavor to make his own v-berth mattress set.
WARNING: Bill's photos
& explanation will probably result in digging out your wire cutters and
making your own. Click
here
5.17.2006
Ralph's
wife couldn't miss the cloud of steam coming from under the
galley sink -- a quick check found the water heater had heated
its last. Owner Ralph
Johnson avoided a costly repair job by ordering a
replacement and installing it himself. Click
here
4.28.2006
Let's
face it, one anchor just isn't always enough. Sometimes we
need a specialized anchor for a grassy, sandy, or rocky bottom
-- for in heavy weather, we might want to drop a second anchor
for added safety. Malcolm
Young added a 2nd anchor roller & locker, and he shows us how it works.
Click
here
4.27.2006
Bilge pump failure? Might be, but an
often overlooked item (and more likely the cause of your problems) is the bilge pump float
switch. Bill Miller's
stopped working last fall, and when he replaced it, Bill shared
the process with photos & explanation. Click
here
4.23.2006
An area most of us don't tend to give a lot of thought or
attention to... until it fails. Owner Ralph
Johnson's exhaust system gave up, and Ralph not only
overhauled the entire exhaust system, but he photographed & explained the
steps. Click
here
4.9.2006
Tired of crawling under a mattress and pulling out boards to
check your holding tanks? Frank Plumptre
has a solution, and he not only installed a Snake River tank monitor system
(electronically monitors 4 holding tanks) -- Frank also shared
the process step-by-step with photos & details. Click
here
3.20.2006
2006 NOOD & Regatta in San Diego a huge
success. And congratulations to Dave Flint on Isle
Run for his First Place for the regatta as well as earning
the title of the Southern California Catalina 36 Champion! Story & photos by Brad Poulos.
Click
here
3.2.2006
Member Steven Jones overhauled his windlass and
photographed it, step by step. It's simple, it's clear,
it's easy to follow, and he's sharing a
single page PDF. This one's a keeper! Click
here
Association & Fleet news
Get the most out of your ST4000 autopilot...
2/17/2007
One of several subjects that comes up repeatedly is that of
how to get the most out of the ST4000 autopilot. I
have the 6000 on my 36, but I had the 4000 on my C320. I
know from my experience with the C320 that the 4000 is pretty
useless unless you get the settings correct. The
settings that seem to be recommended as effective are:
Set Rudder gain to 2
Set Auto trim to 3
Set Drive type to 2
Set Response to 2
- Fred
Jackson
West
Coast racing again in 2007
Southern California C-36
Championship to be held with NOOD Regatta
12.26.2006
The San Diego Yacht Club will be hosting one of the Sperry
Top-Sider End NOOD regattas on March 16-18, 2007.
The NOODs (National Offshore One Design) regattas are a
3-day, multi-race series drawing world class competitors in
various one designs. C36IA Fleet Captain Brad Poulos has worked
with the San Diego Yacht Club and the NOOD organizers to, once
again, include a C36 one design class in this prestigious event.
In addition to the NOOD trophies, this event will also be the
Southern California C36 Championships. C36 racers from
throughout Southern California are invited to participate.
Depending on the number of C36 participants there may be
separate classes for spinnaker and non-spinnaker; currently this is
a non-spin event.
For further information, contact Brad at 760-525-4341 or
email to bpoulos@venetec.com.
4/3/2006
For those who have the AutoMAC alternator control in their C36,
we now a a PDF of the AutoMAC
manual. Thanks to Sean Gabe
for providing the manual.
3/29/2006
Service Bulletin 247 from Westerbeke/Universal states an
improperly formed fuel filter bracket was used on M25 and M35
engines and the bracket can crack and possibly fail. This
bulletin explains how to check your bracket, and how to order a
free replacement. Thanks to Sean
McGuckin for providing a copy of the bulletin.
3/29/2006
This BP informational bulletin explains the storage life
of diesel fuel. Thanks to Gene
Foraker for providing a copy of the bulletin.
