New Catalina 42

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (capt Bear) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:45:18 GMT

My C42 is supposed to be on the way shortly, so they say, I am not sure if anyone really knows, lol...so not betting until the driver calls and says he has it lol...Catalina is bit funny when it comes to shipping. But all that aside, I am getting the boat sooner, its on a trailer which means its pretty close to shipping. well more later
Barry

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (safetyangels) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:14:58 GMT

Bear,

Sorry. I typed my email in so quick I did it wrong. It's sandy@safetyangels.us. I'm looking forward to talking with you. I'm probably leaving for Mexico on Saturday for a few weeks and have no cell phone whille there. So if possible lets try and connect tomorow. Otherwise it will have to wait until I return.

Sandy

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (capt Bear) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:29:13 GMT

Sandy, I tried the email came back with a failure notice.
I got to check out a 42 at the boat show, I was already sold, when I looked, but wow, it was different from the 95 model boat I looked at. I am really happy with my choice. Thanks for all the Support. Maybe I will see some of you at next years show. Well more to come on my boat when she gets her.
Barry

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (safetyangels) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:56:12 GMT

Bear,

I think you will be very happy with the Leisure Furl in boom system. Always make sure that the sail cover is pulled back before you winch up the sail. I know a couple of owners who forgot and ripped it and had to replace it. I almost did it one time too. Good luck with your boat, it really is a wonderful new friend to have. If you have any questions or would like to chat on phone, email me at sandy@safety.angels.us and I will give...

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (rbetzing) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:55:00 GMT

Barry,

That is quite a step up from a C25 to a C42. I thought we had a big upgrade from a C30 to a C42. You will love all of the extra room. I actually find the C42 easier to single hand than the C30 was, except getting in and out of the slip.

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (capt Bear) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:39:55 GMT

No problem, I love to share my experinces and look forward to many great tales to tell, as well as read. I believe that everything that I read helps me to not have to live thru the same or at least be prepare just in case I do have to live thru the same. I have alread been told some small things on my old Catalina 25 that prevented some extra pain that I did not have to endure. I am learning a lot of great things that will make life easier on me when I see my boat for the first...

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (Kirk Leavy) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:15:34 GMT

Barry -

I appreciate the response on the boom furling choice, I'm sure you'll be very happy with it. Let us know how it works out over time as well so we can keep track of the various installations and their respective real-world performance.

As a new owner of a C42 I know exactly the excitement your experiencing and am enjoying sharing it with you through your posts - keep it up.

Aloha,

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (capt Bear) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:16:09 GMT

Kirk, I got the Leisurefurl, its what the Factory installed, so I just went with it. I went on line and check out the video clips and info from owners who had installed it. All of the comments where positive except for the drum on the front of the mast. So I will work with it for awhile and see how it effects things then work on a fix.
I have a list of things around here somewhere that I am making of all the things that I need to check. I dont the truck ride accross the nation helps...

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (seaair) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:14:33 GMT

Barry -

Congratulations on the C42. One more thing to add to the other comments (which are spot on), go around and tighten everything. When our boat arrived everything from door handles to toilets were loose. Also, but hopefully not a worry to start with, keep an eye on the prop shaft flange bolts. They have a nasty habit of loosening over time.

Enjoy the boat.

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (Kirk Leavy) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:49:03 GMT

Barry -

I'd be interested to know which boom furling system you had installed.

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (kenfischer) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:58:43 GMT

Home depot carries a decent shop vac called a "stinger". I've used it for years and really like it. It will fit nicely in your boat by opening the access in the front of the shower (where the anchor windlass is located) and dropping it down under the shower seat. It's a good place to put something relatively big, so it doesn't get lost. Finding a place for a vacuum on board can sometimes be a bit of a pain. This combination works.

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (capt Bear) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:35:37 GMT

I got my hull number today, hull 998. From what I was told she has been built for a month or so and was waiting to go to a dealer as a stock boat, but they pulled her back before shipping to let me have her so I dont have to wait till January, bad time to be messing with boats in Kentucky. although not below freezing alot, its is cold and wet.
Oh, and as far as the rig goes I went with boom furling, and one electric winch on cabin top. I like that a lot better, its little pricey, but...

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (yorkrose) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:55:30 GMT

capt Bear,

Welcome to the C42 family.

I have been out of town for a while, and I just discovered that you had sent me a private message through Yuku. I tried to respond, but Yuku messaging does not play nice with Firefox, and I don't use Internet Exploder. Sorry I did not get back to you, but it seems that you got enough info to go ahead and order the C42.

Addison is correct about the cleaning, but we did not find as much stuff on the C42 as on the previous...

Re: New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (ajchan) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:19:44 GMT

Welcome to the club CaptBear! Did you go with mainsail furling? or conventional? Either way you"ll love the boat.

As for advice, I would make sure I got a vacumn cleaner out and go for a crawl through the bilges sucking up as much construction debris as possible. Look into the settess, under the cupboards, behind the heads, under the engine pan etc. Then I'd retrace my steps and hose the inside of the bilge down as much as possible with a high pressure hose. It is...

New Catalina 42

feeds@yuku.com (capt Bear) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:04:12 GMT

I did it, I ordered my C42. They tell me that it will be delevered third week of Oct. I will be keeping her at Green Turtle Bay on Lake Barkley, its just a short motor from Kentucky Lake, and then down with the mast and 6 day motor to the Gulf, or Lake Michigan.
I am getting a 3 cabin pullman with a wing. I will post my hull number once I get that info from the dealer, I will also post a link with pictures as the become available. I will join the Association when my membership at the...