All About Take Five.

There is lots of storage under the V berth, but currently only the two sail bags and the bag for the dinghy

are store there. There is also a rug under there. Thew are two dirty laundry bins port and starboard. In

between are three drawers. Under the bottom drawer are the two through hull transducers for depth and

speed. The is also a third transducer for depth for the that’s connected to the chart plotter. To starboard is

the only closet on board and that’s where a full set of foul weather gear resides. That’s also where the rest

of the sheets and blankets reside.

Just outside of the V berth cabin to port is the head. Under the shower seat are two through hulls that drain

the sink and the shower sump water and supplies the cleaning water to the head. These must be closed

when the boat is sailing, especially on starboard tack as the sink can become lower that the sea water

outside the boat and this will cause flooding. Not a good thing! There is also a door under the sink where

the toilet paper roller is mounted. I use RV toilet paper from the RV aisle of Walmart because it’s designed

to dissolve and break down quickly so it won’t clog either the macerator or the marina’s pump out. The

shower head is on a hose stored in the cabinet above and behind the head.

Just outside of the of the V berth cabin to starboard in the salon are four empty drawers and a large

compartment above. This is where the two large pots for the galley are stored. There is also a large orange

dry box in there that contains all of the important papers for the boat.

Engine maintenance: I change the raw water pump impeller every other year. It is due to be changed the

spring of ‘24. I change the engine oil every year at the end of the sailing year so that there is fresh clean

new oil in it over the winter. I would recommend turning over the engine without using the glow plugs for

about fifteen seconds every time you visit the boat over the winter. This will allow engine oil to circulate a

bit to keep in nice and lubricated.

Winterization: The last time you are going to use the boat, get a pump out and make sure the holding

tank is empty and fill the diesel fuel tank with fuel and add some diesel fuel stabilizer to the fuel. The

stabilizer is in the port side lazarette.

Start winterizing by buying nine gallons of winterizing antifreeze; I usually buy it at Walmart in their RV

section for about $2-3 per gallon.

Fresh water system: 2 gallons.

Holding tank and macerator pump: 3 gallons

Bilge pumps: 2 gallons

Fridge pump and depth transducer: .5 gallon

Main engine: 1.5 gallons

Also buy a cheap siphon hose and an oil filter from any auto supply. You will need the filter number from

the current filter. There may by a spare filter in the orange box in the port lazarette. When you get to the

boat, start the main engine to get it warmed up so the oil will flow better. Then use the siphon hose to

remove as much gas as possible from outboard engine’s tank. Then start that engine and let it run out of

gas. It could take a while for it to run out of gas. It’s air cooled so there is no water pump to worry about,

but it will be noisy.

Once you get the engines running, go below and start the fresh water pump and let the old water run in the

head. When that tank is empty, switch tanks using the two valves under the deck in front of the galley

sink. You have to remove to large bottom drawer under the sink to gain access to the two valves. One

should be open while the other is closed. When both tanks are empty, drain the hot water heater which is

located just to port of the diesel fuel tank under the settee. Drain it into the bilge, make sure the bilge

pump is on so the water will go overboard (it should always be on). Then remove to two hoses from the

water heater that are part of the water system, not the two hoses that come from the engine to heat the

water. Don’t touch those as they will be winterized later when you winterize the engine. There is a ½”

barbed hose coupling in the chart table that is used to connect those two hoses together. Now put onegallon of antifreeze in each tanks using the deck fills at the two after corners of the cockpit. Run the water

system until the water in the head is pink from both hot and cold valves, then repeat for the galley sink.

The switch back to the opposite tank and repeat the process with the head and galley sinks.

Next winterize the head by closing the inlet through hull and put three gallons of antifreeze into the head

and pumping it into the holding tank. Next, use the key from the shelf behind chart table to unlock the

holding tank switch over valve and switch the valve to pump overboard. The run the macerator pump for

about 15 seconds to pump some of the antifreeze from the holding tank through the macerator pump.

Then switch the valve back and lock it.

Use the galley foot pump to empty any water in the bottom of the fridge, then pour a half gallon of

antifreeze into the bottom of the fridge and pump that out using the foot pump.

Remove the bottom drawer from the V berth and you will see a plastic bag with a depth finder transducer

in it. Empty the water and replace with with antifreeze.

Winterize the bilge pumps by pouring a gallon of antifreeze into the bilge, the use the cockpit manual

pump to pump it out until you see pink coming out of the transom. Then run the electric bilge pump until

you see pink at the overboard on the transom. This is a two person job. Save another gallon of antifreeze

for when there is water accumulation from condensation over the course of the winter.

By now the dinghy engine should have run out of gas to you can change it’s oil. Follow the Honda manual

instructions. Then remove the outboard from the rail and store it below on the deck of the aft cabin.

The engine oil changer is in the aft lazarette. Shut off the engine and insert the oil drain tube into the

dipstick tube and pump up a vacuum and the oil will be pumped out by the vacuum in about 5 to 15

minutes. There should be oil in the port lazarette, but I’m not sure if there is enough. I prefer to use Shell

Rotella T diesel oil, 10W-40. Once the engine oil is changed, winterize it by shutting off the water intake

thru-hull at the little door by the deck in the deck in the aft cabin. Then remove the hose from the thru-hull

and stick the hose into a bucket of antifreeze. This is also a two person job. One person holds the hose in

place in the bucket and makes sure to keep antifreeze in the bucket while the other starts the engine and

stops it as soon as pink comes out of the transom. This will usually use about 1 or 2 gallons of antifreeze.

Once the boat is fully winterized, close all the through hulls, two in the head, two port side under the

settee, one behind the tall skinny locker under the galley sink, and one under the aft cabin bed by the

engine. Unplug the AC power from the dock and store the cable in the port lazarette. The solar panels will

keep the batteries charged. Remove the jib by unrolling it on a calm day. The is a three person job. One

person on the halyard lowering it slowly, the other two folding the sail on deck as it lowers. Then fold it

again to fit in on of the sail bags that are stored under V berth. The sheets are really one long line that can

be stored with the sail in the sailbag. Remove the main by first removing the sail cover, then from the

starboard side of the boat, lift the main where the two dutchman monofilament furling lines come down.

There you will see a pocket attached to the main at the bottom of the two furling lines. Use a Phillips

screwdriver to free the two furling lines from the sail and pull them straight up and out of the sail I usually

tie them to one of the flag halyards on the shrouds. Put duct tape over them to be sure they don’t come

loose over the winter. Hoist the sail on a calm day and remove the two reef lined from the sail. Take a

picture or two first so you know how to rerun them. Then unscrew the large flathead bolt in the mast

grove just above the boom that keeps the mainsail slides from coming out of the slot. Lower the mainsail

and the slides will come out freeing the luff from the mast. Put the bolt back in the mast. Then disconnect

the outhaul from the clew on the mainsail and then mainsail boltrope can then be pull by the clew and the

main will be free. Fold it and store the reef lines with the sail in the sailbag. Both sailbags can be lowered

into the V berth through the foredeck hatch. Store the cockpit cushions on top to the sails. Make sure the

dinghy is tied down over top of the foredeck hatch as it has been known to leak. Good Luck! Call if you

have questions.

In the spring, reverse the process! Don’t fill the water tanks. Run the water pressure pump while you run

water into each tank until there is no sign of pink antifreeze, then fill the tanks.

Catalina 36 “Take Five”

Anchor Windlass New 2023

Standing rigging New 2023

halyards 2 new 2023, 1 new 2013

Fully battened Main very good

Dutchman New 2023

Roller Furling 130% genoa very good

40# Anchor, rode, 20’ chain 150’ ½ nylon New 2023

refrigeration New 2013

Garmin 740s chart plotter with Radar New 2013

Radar with overlay on chart plotter New 2013

Raymarine Autopilot New 2013

2 130 watt solar panels and controller New 2013

2000 watt inverter New 2013

new fresh and raw water pumps New 2013

transmission rebuilt 2016

new glow plugs 2016

rebuilt and cleaned the injectors 2015

new electrical panel 2015

Sanyo 32” Tv and marine antenna 2023

Dinghy New 2013

Honda 2.3 outboard New 2013

Complete set of spares for head, pumps, engine, etc

fans

propane grill

several sunshowers

oil changer

dinghy bilge pump

bosuns chair

The boat spent most of its life on the Chesapeake, sailing from Gratitude

Very low engine hours (estimated to be 1000 hrs) because of the proximity to the bay

I installed the hour meter in 2013, so add 1000 hrs to that for total estimated engine hours

I believe we were the third ownersWe lived in Arizona with very hot summers and we wanted an escape from the heat.

We bought the boat in 2013 and did many improvements, then took her Maine

That’s why she carries a home port of Tuscon AZ.

From 2013 to 2017 she was in the water in Maine for 3 months each year

Hauled the rest of the time.