The Catalina 36 MKII is a great cruising boat. The boat features a large cockpit with a dodger and full bimini, 2 cabins, chart plotter, auto pilot, liferaft, inverter, solar charging, dingy, emergency rudder and all running rigging led to cockpit for easy handling. This boat is ready to cruise.
Are Catalina Yachts good?
Conclusion. The distillation of her designer’s decades of boat design and building experience, the Catalina 425 is an excellent cruising boat that will carry you just about anywhere in comfort, safety and, yes, speed and style. She’s a worthy winner of a SAIL Best Boats award.
What kind of boat is a Catalina 36 MkII?
The Catalina 36 MkII is a 36’4” (11.07m) cruising sailboat designed by Frank Butler (United States). She was built between 1994 and 2006 by Catalina Yachts (United States). The Fin keel version adopts a classical fin configuration, the easiest option to provide a low center of gravity.
When did the MkII Catalina come out?
The MKII was introduced in August 1994 with hull #1368. Hull #2038 was launched last March. Catalinas are assembled from three principal moldings—the hull, deck and an interior liner that incorporates the cabin sole and much of the “furniture.”
What is the ratio sail area to displacement for a Catalina 36?
The Catalina 36 MkII is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Wing keel and Tall rig version ( see all the versions compared ). The ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat’s displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
What is a Catalina made of?
Hull #2038 was launched last March. Catalinas are assembled from three principal moldings—the hull, deck and an interior liner that incorporates the cabin sole and much of the “furniture.” Butler was an early (possibly the first in the US) proponent of this time-saving method. The hand-laid hull is solid fiberglass.
