Engine 1000 dollar Catalina 30 Sailboat with a ($400) Harbor Freight Predator engine.

[Old Gray Mare]

Owner needed a working engine even if it only works temporarily:
In Long Beach, CA a new survey is required with boat purchase
before you can get a slip in the city of Long Beach
this is even if the boat is in the water
slips are non-transferable
the boat has to move under it's own power

Looked up prices on new Predator engines. Guessing this one is about 13 horse power.

The wife doesn't sound happy.

Fair use.

1000 dollar Catalina 30 Sailboat with a Harbor Freight Predator engine.​

Tuck & Lynniebin’s Sailing Adventures
Feb 21, 2023
We paid 1000 dollars for a Catalina 30 Sailboat. Yes I put a Harbor Freight engine in it.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unagzg2DLgA

runtime 19:08

 

[Old Gray Mare]

Not sure about his treatment of the transmission. Seems like a waste.
Fair use.

Getting the Harbor Freight engine ready for The Catalina 30 Sailboat​

Tuck & Lynniebin’s Sailing Adventures
Feb 14, 2023
Disclaimer this is a temp solution until I put in the electric motor set up. New videos on if it actually works or not. Thanks for coming along.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__s8MHl5jCI

run time 9:46

 

[WalknTrot]

It's called a sailboat for a reason.
Don't need no stinking engine.

Learn to sail.

 

[Millwright]

It's called a sailboat for a reason.
Don't need no stinking engine.

Learn to sail.

You can't sail into a slip.

There is a reason for this requirement.

Basic liability for a marina owner, keep dumbasses from bouncing into other boats while maneuvering into a slip...they need some kind of internal power.

 

[NCGirl]

Sailboats are like horses. Make sure you have lots of money for what I promise you will be coming in expenses over the next few years.

 

[WalknTrot]

You can't sail into a slip.

There is a reason for this requirement.

Basic liability for a marina owner, keep dumbasses from bouncing into other boats while maneuvering into a slip...they need some kind of internal power.

Well, you can, but most people can't.

And yes, I know most marinas don't allow it because people don't bother to learn and take care of business.

 

[Millwright]

Well, you can, but most people can't.

And yes, I know most marinas don't allow it because people don't bother to learn and take care of business.

A friend owned the propeller shop where I used to live.

His comment on sailboat people, ")(*&^^ ragflappers, they think since the wind is free so everything else should be too."

 

[Old Gray Mare]

Sailboats are like horses. Make sure you have lots of money for what I promise you will be coming in expenses over the next few years.

B.O.A.T is an acronym for Break Out Another Thousand! If you can't do the work yourself expense cost go even higher.

As for sailing into a slip? The wind doesn't always blow and sometimes it doesn't blow in the direction needed. Sailboats can't sail up wind. Other times it blows in a direction you don't want to go... hard! If that direction is into: rocks, a reef, a shoal, a jetty, a pier, another boat or some other hazard? With out an engine that can be a problem.

Another problem is many sail boats have heavy metal keels that weigh thousands of pound. The boat, not including the keel, can weight a lot even if it's not made out of steel or wood. Maneuvering that against pressures in tight places is at best an art and at the least a learned skill.

 

[Millwright]

 

[ComCamGuy]

Boats are like horses, they keep eating money whether you are riding them or they are standing in the stall or slip

 

[Griz3752]

Sailboats are like horses. Make sure you have lots of money for what I promise you will be coming in expenses over the next few years.

Pretty much the same for anything powered in any fashion and floats.
Could never afford that addiction - too deep into gunpowder and good tires besides, not much useful water bodies where I come from.

 

[Meemur]

This is why my main boats are two recreational kayaks, a sit-on and a sit-in type, weighing around 38 pounds. They allow me to get out on the river and fish without spending mega bucks to do so.

Soon, I'll be able to get my "lifetime" Iowa fishing license, and then this activity will only cost me the gas to haul the kayak down to the boat launch.

This is the beauty of living in an area with a ton of little in-land lakes. Yes, I miss the ocean, but I don't miss the costs of a larger boat or having to mess around with rebuilt engines that keep failing. It's nice just to toss a little boat in the water and go. I spend more time fishing and less time trying to get ready to go fishing.

 

[Publius]

Upgrades and repairs are done one boating unit at a time.
One Boating Unit equals $1000 dollars.

 

[Old Gray Mare]

Island Packet converted to electric Thunderstruck 10 kw engine. This conversion option is more expensive than the one in OP. The narrator claims he's an electrical engineer. A lot of umm and ahs, annoying but info is there.
Fair use.

Island Packet 27 Sailboat Electric Conversion​

@dave80399

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGixWxXdYg0

run time 14:24

 

[Old Gray Mare]

This is not an endorsement just information for comparison.
Fair use.
Current price from Thunderstruck for 10kw electric sailboat kit: $2,725.00

10KW Brushless Sailboat Kit

The 10KW Brushless Kit featuring a Motenergy brushless motor and a 48V 450 Amp Sevcon Gen4 Controller that can produce up to 10KW continuous often used to replace 30hp combustion engines! This system is best for boats up to 12 000 pounds displacement All our systems have reverse on-the-fly and

www.thunderstruck-ev.com

 

[Griz3752]

This is the beauty of living in an area with a ton of little in-land lakes. Yes, I miss the ocean, but I don't miss the costs of a larger boat or having to mess around with rebuilt engines that keep failing. It's nice just to toss a little boat in the water and go. I spend more time fishing and less time trying to get ready to go fishing.

Which is what I always thought fishing was about; fish and the catching, cleaning preparing and consumption there of.

Often with a suitable complimentary beverage and suitable side dishes.

Fancy not required; Northern Pike on a shore fire w/ some crispy fried spuds, sauteed carrots, onions & a cold beer.

Look out LaRonge I'm coming home!

 

[Griz3752]

It's called a sailboat for a reason.
Don't need no stinking engine.

Learn to sail.

Now I know zip, Nada, bupkiss about sail boats or the engine mentioned but the video was informative if you remember I know less than the sq root of 0000 about this.

It is absolutely amazing what trivia one can learn here and one never knows if or when it might be useful.