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 New
custom table idea!
A borrowed idea from a $700k Moody adds space and elegance to our C36
Dennis
& Mary
Anchorage, Alaska
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 Super Upgrade Idea
to improve main cabin space...
Bob
Roell built his own
drop-leaf main cabin table
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 Newest
collection of upgrade tips from owners!
Companionway
& Cockpit
(and
a few other) upgrades
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 Adding air conditioning
A
slip mate and I have just completed our work on the
simultaneous AC installations on our two boats recently
discussed on the Catalina and C36 list. We have
completed all but the V-berth vent. This last vent may
be foregone as unneeded or saved for another day. We haven't
decided, yet. Tom Senator made a similar decision.
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290064707
Greg
Starr
Bob Wexler
S/v Lara
#2058
S/v Abby Gale #2150
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 Is
diesel smell a problem?
Rodd Collins
finished an article in response to a "diesel
smell" discussion from Sailnet's maillist. Rodd
said he completed this project a quite while ago but never
got around to writing the article until it came up
recently.
You can find the article at:
http://home.maine.rr.com/halekai/pcv___air_filter.htm
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 Install
a Jensen MCD9424RC Stereo receiver with wired Remote control
and 4 Poly Planar Speakers
by Greg Starr
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Instructions
from Maxwell on how to service the C36 windlass
Gerry
Nylese
Marco Island FL
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 Super
how-to article...
Replacing
the prop shaft on a C-36 and adding a PSS shaft seal
(This links to Rodd's website
for the article).
Rodd
Collins
Cumberland Foreside, Maine
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 Upgrades article...
Craig
McAllaster's upgrades
to his vee-berth, galley, & nav station
Craig
McAllaster
"Odyssey" #1969
Winter Park, FL
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 Looking
for new rigging replacements?
This chart from the
Catalina 36 manual will help!
Provided by Bill
Harvey,
owner of #1457
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M35B
Service Parts & part numbers
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Adding
a 20" LCD
television!
Chris
Beau Jouet -
2001 C36 #1971
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Make
your own anchor riding sail
by Bob
& DeeDee Gauvreau
C-36 / "Purrrfect" / #1929,
San Diego, CA
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Catalina
36 Alternator / Battery Project
Rodd
Collins
S/V Hale
Kai - Cumberland Foreside, ME
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 Interested
in recovering your own cushions?
Hugh -
C36 #1620 -
"Latitude Adjustment"
CLICK HERE to download
Adobe PDF file of appx 1.7 megs
(allow appropriate time for
dowload).
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Maintain higher levels of reliability and
increase the resale value of your boat with
Rich
Lemieux's Major Systems Maintenance Log
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 C36 Owner registrations
With over 2100 of C36s built, we've begun the task compiling a datalist of Catalina 36s, and looking for seven bits of information:
Hull number, year of boat, boat name, name of owner(s), home port, region, and email
address.
It's free, and it's for members as well as non-members.
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 How owners name their boats
One boat name story started this page, "G.V. Black" owned by Robert Taylor - and it's a great story of how this C36 was named. The story of
G.V. Black's name is the beginning of a new &
constantly evolving page - devoted to boat names.
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Several new C36 improvements
by Jan
& Bruce Landsberg
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It's
a cool idea... Adding an air conditioner
Photos/explanation by Bill
Harvey
About Time #1457 - Coconut Grove, Florida
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Bruce
Landsberg shows us
how to add a Ram Mic to the cockpit
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Favorite sailing drinks of C36 owners |
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Mike
Sweatt's tips, steps, and photos on changing primary & secondary
filters on a MkII |
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A fix for cracked lenses on instrument panels... this tip came from Catalina's Gerry Douglas! |
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Autopilot
problems? This is Hugh's fix for the Autohelm ST4000
Mk 1 Autopilot
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Tips
for changing the Racor fuel filter, by Omar Van Rooyen |
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Tom
Sokoloski's 12 hints for installing Spartite |
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How to' piece to improved placed
of Cabin Top Winches by Tom Sokoloski |
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Hurth transmission glitch sees prompt response from the top |
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From
Maxwell website - factory tips on servicing your Maxwell Windlass |
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Suggestions on
how to provision for a BVI charter by Randall L. Schweitzer
Island Consulting/Island Yacht Charter |
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Tuning the mast
& rigging on the Catalina 36 -
explained by Ric
Blamer - February '02 |
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Fuel and Oil Filter Conversion chart -
by
by
by
Tom Sokoloski - February '02
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How to install a Vacu-Flush head in a C36
by
Roy Kraft - "Sea Wings" - #1989 February '02 |
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Adding a new Edson Pedestal & electronics to early C36s Article,
photos, itemized list and costs - by Rodd Collins February '02 |
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C36 owners-suggested toolkit list for sailing,
Compiled by Walter Conner - A collaborative effort obtained from at least a dozen C36 owners -
Feb '02 |
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An
attractive & unique solution to cover the mast in the main cabin as
prepared by Chuck Teplitz Jan '02 |
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Tips from a Hansen Marine Diesel
Seminar provided by Tom Sokoloski. January
2002 |
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Before
you start smearing the silicone caulk, there's another way to fix that
leaking portlight by Chris Gregory. July 2001 |
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Step-by-step
directions on how to replace your impeller
-
from C310 owner Mark Geigel. June 2001
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Why
buy a Catalina 36? C36
owners share the joys (and woes) of boat ownership. |
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A
solution for those of you with CQR anchor woes
- story & design by Bill Miller & Neil Richardson. March
2001
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How to
find and clean the Water Filter on more recent C36s
- story & photo by Bill & Wendy Cook. March 2001 |
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Garhauer
Engine Davit added to a 2000 model Catalina 36 -
story & photos by Bill & Wendy Cook. March
2001 |
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Garhauer rigid vang, traveller cars & blocks, mainsheet system
- and an AutoProp - by Jim Mason. March 2001 |
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To help
keep their C36 sparking clean, Bob & Chris added a deck wash pump
inside their anchor locker. March
2001. |
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Shakedown!
Things to check on your newly delivered boat (includes steps to setup your compass, autopilot, and knotmeter) -
February 2001
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Dig
out the multimeter! Mark
Balentine's electrical
upgrades will leave you awed! Story & Photos -
January 2001 |
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Mark
Balentine's C36 upgrades included three televisions, DSS & DSL, and a
desktop computer - January 2001 |
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Peter
& Judy Larson share a dozen superbly executed
modifications to "Tesseract"
(Photos & story - allow 45 seconds
@ 56k connection) |
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A
simple fix for jamming roller furling on the C36 MkII. Photo/explanation by Bill Miller -
July 2000
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A
detailed & thorough
spring recommissioning checklist - 
1
- Yep, Winterization even occurs in
California (sort of),
