Catalina 27 Sailboat Refit - Everything So FAR❗️ 

Ultimate neighbor to have, great job staying on task(s)

Man, if I knew 1/16th of what you do I’d feel like a friggin’ genius. I’d like a sailboat but I can only afford an old one that would need a bunch of these same repairs. By the time I learned how to do it all and actually completed it I’d be too old to sail. Lol. Really excellent work, I enjoyed seeing the progress.

ive got a 1979 C27 tall rig, did the same thing, every nut bolt screw wire and hose was scrapped. do yourself a favor and ditch the binnacle, go to a tiller, gains about 30% of your cockpit. no reason why a boat that size needs a wheel. a 100w solar panel fits nicely on the sliding hatch too. i actually spoke with Patrick Childress before he passed away regarding his modifications to his C27 he circumnavigated with and i got ahold of his lists of modifications and did all but 3 or 4 of them to mine, and then some including a 3 burner cook range and propane fireplace, radar, AIS, autopilot, LEDs throughout.... my boat was totally rotted out, the decks are rock solid but all in all i replaced 5 bulkheads on top of some serious reinforcements to the standing rigging, there isnt a single piece of deck hardware that doesnt have an oversized stainless steel backing plate, the list of stuff ive done to my boat is so extensive its not even funny, but thats what you can get away with when you work at a boatyard.... bought my boat for 1000$, and i specifically rebuilt it for the trip to Alaska from WA biggest favor you can do for yourself is make sure the fasteners youre using are 316 grade stainless steel, anything else is garbage

James May bit was awesome

Finally I found someone who’s like me who knows stuff. I like how you explain how you do the job. I hate watching morons using tools wrong and having to watch 10 minutes of the guys face before I see something good. I’m a new subscriber since I’m restoring a ‘70s Macgregor.

You are doing a fine job. Better than new!

Well done...great video, enjoyed the frankness and humor. Lots of good ideas got me thinking again about things i need to do.

wow, you really got that topside and hull shining! good work. i enjoyed the video.

Wow! Awesome job restoring and improving! Your video will be my go to resource as I try to tackle DIY jobs on my C-27.

Wow super great quality video. Really appreciate all the products you show and diagrams and explanation. Im sure the work to restore the boat took a lot of time but also all the video editing. Well done!

Love the videos and john Madden art. Keep it up.

A job worth doing is worth doing right... A sound axiom exemplified by your effort. Par excellence Captain! And sweet prop BTW 👍

You are a great boat refit-er. It gets fun when You get in the confined space work

Great job so far!

Frickin' Beautiful!

Outstanding!!

I’m restoring actually totally rebuilding a Sun Yacht 27. Your video gave me some great ideas. Good job mate keep at it

LOL at the list of Patrons.

Awesome job bro

Wow - I am looking to buy my first sailboat. Kids and husband gone, mortgage paid. Thought the Catalina 27 would be a good starting point. I'm not sure now watching this if I'm scared away or determined. Your knowledge and skill is awesome, impressive. You should run a consulting service! Thanks so much for sharing - will keep watching.

Love the shout out to the burger company at the end.

Man that topside looks great! Hope you can post a video of your method

If the stainless keeps rusting. Use osfo on it . it won’t dry good like it does on steel but it will stop the old stainless from flash over with rust.. I have a tayana 55 and make videos on RU-vid . It’s Sv bohemian. I’m going to subscribe. Unique video like it.

You doe up boats just as well as James May can describe bad craftsmanship. 👍👍. Best regards from Jarle

I see a trawler zinc on that shaft. You need a streamlined zinc--recommend 2 of them---Mikey

As a brand new boat owner, this video was very informative. As for the work you did on the cockpit area and deck, did you wet sand all of it with with the 3M product? I thought that was what you said but just wanted to confirm. My top side needs some cleaning and l'd love to replicate whatever you did. Also, did you use that pledge product on the non-skid parts of the topside? If so, how did you apply that? Thanks in advance.

Great job on the boat and the vid, it was never boring. The only thing different I would have done is buy a new engine.

love your attention to detail and doing it right, great video and advice

Nicely done. I have a soft spot for the C30 and C27. Great boats. I did a lot of work on the C30 our sailing club had. It is very fortunate you have the diesel and not the A4. Not a horrible engine but gasoline is just not ideal in a cruising boat. For a day-sailor that jjst needs to motor in and out of the harbor it is fine. Travelling down the ICW, not so much. What are your future plans? Are you going to go cruising or sail locally? Either way you have a really clean C27 there now. Great job.

Great video! Does the Pledge make the nonskid slippery?

Very impressive research on repairs. Did you have to lift the boat to completely drop the rudder, wax the shaft, and put the rudder back?

Greetings from across the pond. Nice to see someone doing the work correctly, we have a few boats here in Portsmouth that could use your talents. All the very best buddy..... John T

C27, Great video. What did you do in your previous life that you know how to do all this stuff? Inquiring minds want to know.

👍 thanks

When you sanded 800,1500,3000 did you do that progression three times? You mentioned you had to hit it three times. Did you do wet sanding or just dry? Thanks for sharing all this. Have an 85 catalina 27.

Would you get a 27 again? I am thinking the 30 might have just a bit more room? (two adults coastal cruising)

good lord. probably a great video but the music is unwatchable......

Got a Facebook or email so we could correspond ? Thanks. John. Cat 27 owner