Preparing a Catalina 22 for Bahamas Cruise 

I just found your channel. I’m going to buy a C22 soon and this is like the Rolls Royse of Catalina 22’s. Amazing 🤩

Across Islands and Oceans was the first ebook that I read when I got my first sailboat, a decrepit 1985 Catalina 25'. The price was right at $10.00 for the title transfer though. It seemed only fitting a free boat and a free ebook download, but it was the last of the free items coming into sailboat ownership. I looked for a Triton, but alas there were none to be had. Later, I purhased a Watkins 29' Seawolf and spent many years aboard. Glad to see that you're still messing about James. Thanks for the inspiration. I wouldn't be afraid to take that C22 to the Bahamas in good weather, not my first choice but they are pretty good boats. I'm refitting a 76' Balboa 26' now, getting ready for the Great Loop next season, with any luck. Cheers and Fairwinds everyone!

The steersman seems (from videos) to work, but commercially it's gone I think. The website's down and I've not seen found from the past few years about it.

Any idea if the owners took it to the Bahamas? Looking at doing something similar and wanted to know thier experience

Every time I get in my head some fun boat idea, Atom voyages did a video on it! Great stuff as always James.

Some really good ideas for this vessel. I've had one for several years, and it's a great lake boat for the area I live in (kuntucky). I keep my hunter legend 295 at my house in Cocoa Beach, FL. The c-22 has been a great little boat and I love it.

Fantastic video. Some of the best of RU-vid.

no subtitles ?

I own this same boat… 1990 Catalina 22 Wing Sail number 15094. I’ll bet this guy rolled off the line about the same time as mine.

This is a rebuild.

What worries me more than any other design feature a Catalina has is the cockpit lockers have no bottoms and open up to the bilge. If the hatches fail and the lids open up to the sea as in a knock down, even though the companion way is secured, the sea will flow into the very bottom of the entire boat.

Could you spell the name of the table and bracket or add a link?

Great mods. Thanks for all the ideas. Would love to see the asymmetrical chute/genaker in action. Any idea what size was to be used?

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@atomvoyager Did you ever get any feedback on Their cruise? I wonder if there is any feedback on what worked/didn't and what they would change.

Great functionality added. Work is top notch and it shows, everything is nicely hidden and thought out.

Splendid! Thank you!

Nice work. Is there a wire or metal going into the water to ground the boat from a lightning strike?

Could you link us to the one way valves in the Cockpit? I have been unable to find them and will be upgrading my boat (C-22) and really want one ways as I live on the west coast and we blue water our little boats often here.

Great set of mods., especially accessing all the storage underneath the cockpit, and moving the batteries lower and forward.