Cal 22 Sailboat Manual Bilge
Since 1974 over 7000 of these Catalina 30' sailboats have been built and are still in use today. In comparison with other 30 footers they are one of the roomiest and best performing boats. When I bought my first Catalina I had no idea, nor where to find instructions on how to use most of the systems on this older boat. On the first day, my friend and i were going thru the compartments and flipping switches without knowing what we were doing. Unfortunately, one of the switches we turned off was labeled the 'Shower Sump', and a week later we had about 3 inches of water in the bottom of the boat because the bilge pump was wired (bad design) to the shower sump switch.
In order to mitigate further disasters we hired an experienced Captain who spent time with us going over all systems and operations of the boat. His favorite expression was 'follow the hose cause the hose always knows'.
This instructable goes over some of the basic operations any Catalina owner should understand.
NOTE: Systems will vary from boat to boat so parts of this instructable may not be applicable.
Cal 28 Sailboat Review
1977 Catalina 22 Owners Manual Foreword This manual will serve as a guide to the features that are special to the Catalina 22 model. The manufacturer has designed this manual to be used in conjunction with a GENERAL HANDBOOK. It seemed we would never find a boat that could meet all our needs, and we debated worthwhile compromises. Then we discovered a 1986 Catalina Capri 18 named Karma and fell in love at first sight. Catalina Yachts, founded in 1969 by Frank Butler in North Hollywood, California, is one of the world's largest boat manufacturers. I then have in my cabin a switch that I can set to auto or manual. When I hold the switch to manual, the pump works fine. When I set it to Auto, (while the float is submersed) the pump make noise and I think it bubbles a bit but it's not sending any water out the bilge. To be honest, I'm not sure if it ever worked since I've owned the boat.
Cal 22 Sailboat For Sale
Since 1974 over 7000 of these Catalina 30' sailboats have been built and are still in use today. In comparison with other 30 footers they are one of the roomiest and best performing boats. When I bought my first Catalina I had no idea, nor where to find instructions on how to use most of the systems on this older boat. On the first day, my friend and i were going thru the compartments and flipping switches without knowing what we were doing. Unfortunately, one of the switches we turned off was labeled the 'Shower Sump', and a week later we had about 3 inches of water in the bottom of the boat because the bilge pump was wired (bad design) to the shower sump switch.
In order to mitigate further disasters we hired an experienced Captain who spent time with us going over all systems and operations of the boat. His favorite expression was 'follow the hose cause the hose always knows'.
This instructable goes over some of the basic operations any Catalina owner should understand.
NOTE: Systems will vary from boat to boat so parts of this instructable may not be applicable.
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