I have a 1993 36. This model has the walk-through pulpit but is not the MkII. This is a one year transition model sometimes called the Mk1.5. The port pulpit is damaged and I need to replace it. Does anyone know of a good source for used parts?
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Bob Longo
Transcendent, 1993 Catalina 36 Mk. 1.5, hull 1237
Raleigh, NC
2 places to try:
Catalina Direct has replacement rails for pretty much every 36.
The original was made by a company called Railmakers in SoCal try to look them up.
Chic Lasser
Tech Editor MkI
Past Commodore and VC c36ia
Rep Mack Sails and Mack Rigging
For what it is worth, I ordered a stern pulpit for my 1986 mk1 36 from Catalina/railmakers and it fit perfectly right down to the bolt holes in the flanges.
To broaden your search the so-called Mk 1.5 was built from 1991-95 when the Mk 2 was launched, but the likelihood of finding a junked Cat 36 is miniscule as if one was sufficiently damaged in a hurricane, etc. to be trashed (they usually are stripped then crushed by an excavator or front end loader and then dumped in a land fill), the stainless steel is recycled as there is little chance anyone will ever need exactly that configuration of parts. There's no point in storing old rails/fittings along the lines of a automobile scrap yard, but I believe that Railmakers will have the precise blueprints on hand to create a new pulpit without having to visit your boat.
Kevin Lenard
"Firefly"
'91 C-36 Mk. "1.5" Tall Rig, Fin Keel, Hull #1120, Universal M-35 original (not "A" or "B")
CBYC, Scarborough, Lake Ontario, Canada