Teak Maintenance; Spar And Rigging Maintenance - Catalina 36 Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE GUIDE (CONTD)
BOTTOM BARRIER COATING AND PAINT PREPARATION:
IT IS RECOMMENDED THE UNDERWATER SURFACES BE COVERED WITH A
BARRIER COAT TO PREVENT WATER PENETRATION INTO THE GEL COAT.
BARRIER COATINGS ARE AVAILABLE FROM SEVERAL PAINT MANUFACTURERS,
AND THEIR COATING RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY FOLLOWED
FOR A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION.
FOR THOSE OWNERS WHO APPLY AKTI-FOULING PAINT THEMSELVES, IT
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MOST BRANDS REQUIRE A:
UND~RWATER FIBER-
GLASS SURFACES TO BE VERY CAREFULLY SANDED AND PRIMED IMMEDIETLY
PRIOR TO THE FIRST APPLICATION ON A NEW BOAT. IN ANY FZENT,
THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PAINT USED SHOULD
BE FOLLOWED.
ANTI-FOULING PAINT SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THE ROTTOM. OF YOUR
CATALINA 36
.
IF IT IS TO BE MOORED IN EITHER FRESH OR SALT
' -
WATER FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. THEFE ARE
V ? Y
BRANDS AVAILABLE.
ANTI-FOULING PAINT PREVENTS TEE GROWTH OF ALGAE, BARNACLES, AND
OTHER FOULING ORGANISMS ON UNDERWATER SURFACES. BEFOFE APPLYING
BOTTOM PAINT, THE BOTTOM SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED WITH A
SOLVENT TO REMOVE ANY WAX.
TEAK MAINTENANCE:
WOOD TRIM AND PARTS-MOST EXTERIOR WOOD IS TEAK AND CAN BE KEPT
LOOKING GOOD BY OCCASIONAL OILING WITH TEAK OIL.
SHOULD THE TEAK BECOME WEATHERED, CLEANING AND BLEACHING WITH A
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TEAK CLEANER AND BLEACH WILL RESTORE! TEE
COLOR OF THE WOOD. THEN OIL THE WOOD WITH A GOOD GRADE TEAK OIL
TO RESTORE THE GOLDEN COLOR OF THE TEAK. DO NOT USE WIRE OR HARD
BRISTLE BRUSHES ON THE WOOD, AS THIS WILL REMOVE THE SOFTER WOOD
BETWEEN THE ANNUAL RINGS AND LEAVE A ROUGH SURFACF.
SPAR AND RIGGING MAINTENANCE:
STANDING RIGGING:
YOUR BOAT IS EQUIPPED WITH STAINLESS STEEL STANDING RIGGING, DACRON
RUNNING RIGGING, TO GIVE YOU YEARS OF TROUBLE FREE SERVICE.
HOWEVER, DO TO NORMAL WEARSAND TEAR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A
PERIODIC INSPECTION BE ,WIDE ON ALL FITTINGS AND WIRE. TURNBUCKLES
SHOULD NEVER BE NEGLECTED AND SHOULD BE UNSCREWED FROM TIYE TO
TIME IN ORDER THAT THEY DON'T SIEZE. EVERY THREE MONTHS SHOULD
BE ABOUT RIGHT FOR THE AVERAGE SAILOR. A SLIGHTLY BENT TURN-
BUCKLE SHAFT OR BROKEN WIRE IN YOUR SHROUDS SHOULD BE REPLACED
IMMEDIATELY.
UNDER MOST CONDITIONS, 1 X 19 STANDZNG RIGGING HAS A SAFE "I'?ORKINGW
LIFE SPAN OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS: SEVEN YEARS UNDER IDEAL
CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH REDUCE THE LIFE OF THE WIRE ARE
ENVIROMENTAL FACTORS SUCH AS HIGH HUMIDITY (FLORIDA, THE CARIBBEAN,
AND GULF STATES): HIGH SALINITY (GREAT LAKE, GULF STATES, OR
MOORING NEAR A SEA WALL WITH CONSTANT SALT SPRAY); EXTREMES IN
TEMPERATURE; AND INDUSTRIAL POLLUSTION (PULP MILLS, GENERATING
PLANTS, ACID RAIN, AND SMOG). HIGH LOADING OF THE RIGGING AS