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Great video!!

Great boat. Liked your clips. You should put out some follow up stuff. Very interesting content......

Both the Pearson and the Sabre had the traveler in the cockpit just aft of the companionway. No good. Catalina has it on the cabin top, out of the way, much better.

Do not try to dry your boat up with butyl tape that's an old school compound... Through deck hardware fittings and port lights I recommend 3M 4200 And boat life life seal... Comes in black silver and clear never use silicone...

Mountain hardware good stuff....

As a rule of thumb you do not leave your sea cox open when you are not with your vessel..

Sounds to me like your waist tank is full...

Get an auto body painters mask with the charcoal canisters and wear that when working with the poo stuffs. You won’t smell a thing.

At least you aren't drinking bud lite.

Oooopss. Sorry -surfing TH-cam and accidentally entered episode 9 thinking it was a maiden voyage on a whim. I have learned to admit fault even when it is so embarrassing. So sorry to the Captain and crew. Not that you even care. Right! Ah. Life is wonderful ! Retired Chief 1 hopefully to be promoted to Captain (USCG)

“First sail”!!!! You had me fooled. I was saying at end you didn’t even raise the sails Then I saw you dock a Catalina. Then I knew this was no beginner. Brilliant.

im doing that trip next week.. Glad u shut that diesel off and did some sailing. What is your boats draft?

I’m thinking you should use your safety shut off cord while using motor on tender. Unless you want to be another utube video. Just in case you fall in water, your tender will keep going otherwise!

7:40 tip: Double all your hose clamps and be sure that they are 100% stainless steel.

no new videos? still got it?

I've enjoyed this series. Hope to see more episodes in the future (assuming the boat hasnt been sold!)

Lots of practice swapping out the transducer! 😀 It must have been an awesome sense of satisfaction when the unit finally turned on!

So many pieces in a winch! Must have felt very satisfying to get them working nicely again. I will need to tackle mine soon.

Nice video, I enjoyed it including shots of the dog and driving around - makes it more real. Also, toilet/head issues are the worst - I've had to deal with changing the valves and seals, not pleasant at all!

Boat shopping is both exciting and tiring! Great choice on the Catalina! (though the O'Day did look nice too)

Really enjoyed your vlogs as we have a 1986 Catalina 36 which we love ❤️ do you still have yours and will you be putting any more vlogs out?

Lifting centerboard?

Did you give up on the channel, the boat, both or neither?

Watched all your videos because looking at the same Catalina 1991. Did you keep the boat? Recommend it?

I stumbled on this and am so happy! I just bought the Triton for my Catalina 30 and am waiting on delivery. Believe me, I was probably as excited as you were to see the transducer fit the old thruhull fitting cause I have the same old one!!!!! I have had multiple sleepless at night worrying about this. I was elated when the display came on for you too, I can 100% empathize. I sail on the Chesapeake where depth knowledge is critical and i have had none which freaks me out. This was very inspiring as I can hopefully probably pull this off using your lessons learned. Cheers m8 and happy sailing!!!!!

Great episode. They sure made your B&G install a tough one with that faulty transducer, really pleased for you that you lucked out with the through hull!

Nice video, good luck with your new boat! I started watching this one after watching your video on the B&G Transducer install. I came across the B&G video as I am about to install the Tritan 2 Wind, Speed & Depth on my boat😀

Thanks for posting these videos. I'm in the market for a very similar boat. Do you mind telling me.how much you paid for your 36? Ball park figure is fine!

Hi, I just watched a few vids and subscribed. Say, can you single hand her? How do you handle the main sheet-when you sail solo, do you sit in front of the wheel? Thanks for the interesting content

Your dinghy was porpoising due to it trying to fall off plane, or so it seemed in your video. Try to tilt your outboard down. There should be a stainless steel pin on the lower part of the transom mount with a series of holes in an arc pattern. Also, the outboard could be mounted too high and the prop could be pulling air down from the surface of the water causing the porpoising. I just caught up on your videos. I'm in Spartanburg, SC, and looking for my first sailboat. Good work bring your Catalina back into shape.

The "stoppers" in the winches are called pawls.

Love the videos and have always loved the Catalina 36. Are you currently selling her? I Stumbled across a listing and it looks like yours.

As a new owner of a Cat 30, man I appreciated your videos!!

Adam...totally enjoy your videos...honest and informative - For a complete amateur (me) looking to jump into sailing this year you've been very helpful, probably more than you know.

what an awesome episode

He probably saved those lollipop sticks for future epoxy use, lol. Sounds like something id do. Or better yet maybe that was where the kid put the sticks bc the parents checked the trash...

You’ll love the triton 2 system. All information with the one dst810 transducer. I opted for the wireless wind sensor package which is very convenient. I later added the vulcan 7 and with its built in gps it shares on the n2k network and the triton 2 mfd displays everything. Hate to hear you got a bad transducer but with any electronics it can be a crapshoot. Looking forward to future videos. Fair winds

Wow. That last one should be a give away...

That head hose was gnarly! Glad you replaced it. When they are grimy on the outside like that it can mean they are leaking through the walls. A very crappy proposition if it fails while you are out on a cruise!

Those wires look gnarly! Were they not marine grade?

I’ve been enjoying your videos! After being boatless for about 25 years, my wife and I are going to begin searching for a retirement boat this coming week in Florida, and the C36 is at the top of our list. I ran across an article that describes a steering failure on a 1984 C36 and an upgrade from Catalina that addresses a weakness in the system. Thought you’d be interested in case your boat didn’t receive the update. Here’s the link: www.equipped.com/0698rescue.htm Best wishes for continued fun on your boat.

5 mins of a guy motoring around a marina is not that interesting. Please cut out some of the filler, and stick to the sailboat.

Nice to see her out on the water! Best of luck.

I like the videos, but would be more enjoyable without the music and the shots of you feeding the dog, driving around and getting a sandwich. I just fast forward thru those parts

We have the same boat and are filming our adventures and boat projects. Looking forward to seeing yours. Almost no one is doing this on our boat.

awesome episode! so that transducer came bad straight from west marine? seems strange for a B & G product

After watching the rest of the video , you really need to check ever through hull fitting , from what I saw , some only had one hose clamp , must be two and Opp to each other . Fittings look like plastic . I would only go for bronze . Costly but worth it . A job for your next haul out . You can do it your self .

And double clip at 180 deg to each other .

Yes I agree , we have lived aboard for 13 years and only the sea cocks when we were leaving the boat . But then we were confident in the condition of all the fittings . Only fit bronze sea cocks , brass will fail , plastic may crack and is not fire proof .

I'm afraid the holes you filled in at 22:05 are drains for the side compartments. I have the same ones on my C36. Otherwise you're doing a fine job.