1985 Catalina Sloop

With almost 2,000 hulls launched, the Frank Butler-designed Catalina 36 is one of the most popular 36 foot sailboats ever built, and a quick inspection makes it easy to understand why: it was well built (in the U.S.!) by one of the most successful sailboat builders in the world (click on FULL SPECS above for an article about Catalina from Professional Boatbuilder magazine) but not terribly expensive, is very spacious (both above and below deck), easy and fun to sail even short-handed, and is equally at home racing, daysailing or cruising.

Cruising World sums the design up as a "happy blend of conservative, medium-displacement cruising logic and spry one-design racing potential". Also note that there is an active Catalina 36 Owner's Association, with their own web site containing much useful information (do a quick search on Google to reach).

With a diesel engine, dodger, roller furler, sails and the interior all in good shape, this particular example shows well inside and out and will be great boat for the Bay.

Accommodations and Layout

Large V berth forward with large opening hatch as well as hanging locker and ample storage. Next aft port is head, followed by salon with settee with table port side, two built in chairs with table in between starboard.

Proceeding aft, u-shaped galley is port side with large, comfortable nav station with built-in swivel chair across on starboard with berth set athwartship aft of nav table.

Interior in very nice shape, note teak & holly sole throughout, 6'4" headroom.

Galley and Head

U shaped galley with built in Commercial Chef microwave, single burner cooktop, twin deep stainless steel sinks with hot/cold running water, icebox with Adler-Barbour reefer (2020) and RCA dorm size refrigerator. Manual pump toilet.

Electronics and Navigation Equipment

JRC 1800 color LCD radar, Raymarine autopilot, Signet depth sounder, Signet knot meter, Standard Horizon VHF radio, Ritchie magnetic compass at helm.

LG 32" flat screen tv, JVC AM/FM/CD stereo.

Electrical System

110V AC / 12V DC.Thirty amp shorepower service, three batteries in two banks, Promariner Pro Nautic 12 40P charger.

Sails and Rigging

Aluminum keel-stepped single spreader mast with 1x19 stainless steel standing rigging (reportedly renewed in 2002), 110% jib on Hood roller furler, Dacron mainsail, two Lewmar #48 self tailing winches, one Lewmar #30 self tailing, one Lewmar #16 self tailing, inboard and outboard genoa tracks, cabintop-mounted Garhauer mainsheet with traveller, Garhauer rigid boomvang, deck mounted spinnaker pole.

Deck and Hull

Fin keel with spade rudder, one piece hull and deck molds of single skin gelcoat over multiple fiberglass laminates and complete hull liner bonded at deck/hull. Fiberglass deck with varnished grab rails on cabintop. Stainless steel bow & stern pulpits, stainless steel stanchions with double lifelines, stainless steel swim ladder.

Thirty lb. Bruce claw anchor on anchor roller with ample chain and nylon rode, Simpson-Lawrence manual windlass, five cleats.

Engine and Mechanical Equipment and Engine Details

Universal three-cylinder 25 hp diesel.

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

1985 Catalina Sloop

Specifications

Engine 1 Specifications

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