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I’m posting my Catalina 34 MK1 Tall Rig Shoal Draft up for sale to see if anyone might be interested in taking on this project. I want to assure people this is NOT a “free” boat type of project. I picked up this vessel in 2017 from the original purchasing owners after she sat in the yard for 4-5 years. The original owners aged out of sailing her after 25yrs on the water.
She surveyed well at the time. Only showing moist decks around the chain plates and the cockpit floor, but no spongeeness or delam was readily detectable. Since she sat for so long, the biggest issue was the stanchions above the galley and chart table leaked (typical problem) and completely destroyed the plywood interior in these sections. Other minor issues that would be typical of a 30yr old boat; broken everything electronic/electrical, sails/ropes/sheaves in poor condition, paint peeling on the mast, etc.
My plan was and still is to gut the interior and rebuild the boat basically as if this was a hull only purchase from the factory. I’ve stripped the hull and mast and started the upgrade of many things. I’ve also stopped all the leaks but one nagging one in the aft compartment. The hull is sound and pretty water tight at this point.
However, I’ve had a life change where it would be much easier on me if I could hand this project to someone else. If not, I still plan to restore the hull back to her glory. I have hundreds of pictures as I deconstructed and reconstructed things. I’ve also saved pretty much everything I pulled out for templating or otherwise.
She is not currently capable of water transport, only by land. I’m having drive train changed out (shaft/cutless/stuffing,etc) and the engine cleaned up a little. Anyone with serious interest, I’d be happy to go over with, in detail, what I have and haven’t completed so far.
The boat is sitting on the hard in Barnegat, NJ. Price is $13,000, firm, as is, where is. Please contact me at michaeld11455 at gmail dot com
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Total Catalina 34’s built: 1,438
Shoal draft: 4.67’.
1985-1986: Deck stepped mast; Universal 25 (21HP) diesel engine.
1987-1990: Changed to keel stepped mast; Universal 25XP (23 HP) engine.
1990-1991: Walk-through transom introduced; Universal M35 (30 HP).
The last Mark I models look very much like Mark IIs. (see CATALINA 34 MKII)
Wing keel: Draft = 3.83’.
Tall Rig:
I: 46.0’
J: 13.5’
P: 40.5’
E: 12.0’
Photo courtesy Adam Hunt.
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