Seller's Description
Price drop - motivated seller.
Yeah Buoy, a 1979 standard rig shoal keel Catalina 30 sailboat, is a turn-key family racer/cruiser and ready for the 2025 season. She is in good condition for her age and has tons of upgrades. She serves well as a capable racer (2nd place Catalina Nationals 2021) and has been a comfortable family cruiser for us over the last 4 seasons.
The Atomic 4 gas engine was tuned by Horny Goat in 2024 and runs quietly and efficiently. It starts every time and is rock solid.
Currently wrapped and stored at Horny Goat. We can begin showing in March.
Equipment: Recent equipment and upgrades: - Genoa: 2016 Nielsen sailmakers 155%, radial cut - Main: 2019 North Sails 3DI Nordac - All standing rigging replaced (2016) - Main halyard (sta-set X), jib sheets (Sta-set), roller furler line (Sta-set) (2017) - New jib halyard and main sheet (Endura double braid dneema) (2019) - New bilge pump (2022) - All portlights have been resealed and are leak-free (2022) - Rebedded various stanchions and deck hardware (2022-2024) - New starter battery (2024)
Instruments and Electronics: - B&G 608 Zind sensor - Airmar DST800 speed/depth/temp - B&G V50 VHF with DSC/AIS - B&G Vulcan 7 MFD at the helm - NMEA 2000 fuel tank sensor - Two triton displays on starboard bulkhead - Sonichub NMEA 2000 audio server Zith Bluetooth - Polk audio speakers in the cockpit - Rockford Fosgate Punch 6x9 speakers in the cabin
Additional sailing features: - Cruising spinnaker with dousing sock - Garhauer straight traveler, rigid boom vang - All lines led aft to the cockpit for easy adjustment - Forespar telescoping whisker pole - New Lewmar EVO 45ST primary winches (2019) - Lewmar 40ST secondary winches (also good for single-handing) - Lewmar ocean 16ST cabin top winches, new Garhauer rope clutches - Simrad WP30 autopilot - Cunningham mounted inside Genoa track for better pointing capabilities - Martec two-blade folding prop (extra fixed 3-blade prop included)
Anchors: spade, fluke
Extra sails: - Two main sails (north full battened with new tapered battens), - Genoa w/ high cut clew (North Sail aero-luff) - Dacron 100% jib
Cruising Features and Extras - Pressure water system (new pump and PEX tubing 2023, cold water only, original tanks) - Propane grill - 120v microwave - LED lighting
Specs
- Designer
- Frank V. Butler
- Builder
- Catalina Yachts
- Association
- Catalina 30 Yacht Owners Association
- # Built
- 6430
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- Spade
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 29′ 11″ / 9.1 m
- Waterline Length
- 25′ 0″ / 7.6 m
- Beam
- 10′ 11″ / 3.4 m
- Draft
- 4′ 5″ / 1.4 m
- Displacement
- 10,200 lb / 4,627 kg
- Ballast
- 4,250 lb / 1,928 kg (Lead)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 446′² / 41.4 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 437′² / 40.6 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 201′² / 18.7 m²
- P
- 35′ 0″ / 10.7 m
- E
- 11′ 6″ / 3.5 m
- Air Draft
- 45′ 11″ / 14 m
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 236′² / 21.9 m²
- I
- 41′ 0″ / 12.5 m
- J
- 11′ 6″ / 3.5 m
- Forestay Length
- 42′ 7″ / 13 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Var.
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- Var.
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 1
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
7.1 kn
Classic: 6.7 kn
Hull Speed
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.
Formula
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
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
15.2
<16: under powered
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
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.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
41.7
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
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.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
291.5
200-300: moderate
Displacement / Length Ratio
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.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
24.8
20-30: coastal cruiser
Comfort Ratio
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.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.0
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
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.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
With more than 6000 sold, the Catalina 30 is one of the most successful production sailing yachts in history.
During the long production run of this basic model there were a great number of variations with standard and tall rig configurations, each with a bowsprit option, and also including shoal, wing and deep fin keels.
A MK II version began around hull# 3300 (1986).(T-shaped cockpit is the most notable change)
The Mark III (1994) (walk-thru transom with boarding/swim platform standard though offered as an option on earlier models.)
Aux. power:
The early Yanmar, Universal 5411 and Atomic-4 engines were phased out in favor of the 3-cylinder Universal M-25 diesels during the middle 80s.
SHOAL DRAFT: 4.30’/1.31m
SHOAL DRAFT (WING): 3.83’/1.17m
ALT.RIG DIMENSIONS:
TALL:
I: 43.00’/13.11m
J: 13.15’/4.01m
P: 37.50’/11.43m
E: 12.00’/3.66m
SA (100%): 507.73ft2/47.17m2
BOWSPRIT OPTION (STD):
I: 41.00’/12.50m
J: 13.15’/4.01m
P: 37.00’/11.28m
E: 12.00’/3.66m
SA (100%): 491.58ft2/45.67m2
(photo from Catalina brochure)
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