I echo all the positive comments below. I had a San Juan 21, followed by a Cat 22 in Miami when I was 25-27. Then I married a non-sailor, sold the Cat and haven't sailed much since. Now, I'm retired, still married to the non-sailor, but now I have grandkids and they think "Big Pa Pa" should get another trailerable sailboat, which I will be doing shortly.

Loved the ending! 13:00 Its too true. Some people wait their whole lives for the "right moment" to make their dreams come true and often that moment never comes. Life is a struggle but a beautiful ride either way. Keep up with the great content. Hope to buy my own sailboat soon :)

That rigging sound in the wind reminds me of many weekends of my chilhood on my dad's boats. It the marina's concerto. Tink-tink-tink-tink interspersed with the whistle of the wind. I didn't mind it at all.

Hi, great video. Our first sailboat was a 1986 Catalina 22. We bought it in 1988 and sailed it on a small inland lake in Southern Ohio. The brochure said "it sleeps five"....I told my wife "four of them better be pretty cute". 😎 Anyway, we sailed that lake from March to November on our Catalina 22, then our Hunter 25, then our Hunter 27. We retired, sold our house in ohio and in florida and bought a 1976 Pearson 365 ketch in 2002. Weve been cruising full-time for 22 years on the Pearson and have been from Nove Scotia to Grand Turk. Were slowing down now, im 78 and shes 77 but we're still sailing thousands of miles a year. My point is that there's a line that runs from your weekend Catalina 22 to a full-time cruising sailboat dream. Good luck and enjoy the adventure. Steve&Judy s/v Norne Gaest

Thanks for all the info and tour of your sweet little sail boat. This looks like the perfect size for someone just starting. The end of your video was a great advice, don't wait, have fun now!

Love every thing about this. Totally convinced now i want & will have a Catalina 22. So versatile & packed with serenity. ⛵

Nice. I have a Coronado 25. Bought it for the same reason you described at the end of your video. Like you I try to enjoy the trip through life.

Great job I also am a 22 owner. And boat camping with the grandkids make me a “ GRAND” pop keep up the good work

thank you for taking the time to make this video ,, and the end is one of the reasons i jumped on getting my sailboat now instead of waiting !!!

Cabo Wabo! Mate!....... I am totally with you! Cheers! Wonder how many people noticed, and know..

I'm starting up sailing and on the marlek for a 22ft. There's a few options here in Australia, but I think what you said in the end is very true and certainly one of the reasons I'm looking at a trailer sailer... as the Pardey's coined 'Go small, go simple, go now'.

Great video! Hope you are still living your dream now after 3 years since this video was published. I am at the beginning of my sailing journey and videos like this are a true inspiration!

Mines an '84, I love the little shelves along the side, I didn't realize they did away with them in later models.

Great video ... thank you for putting this together. I had a Catalina 22 up in VA. Good starter boat, pretty well put together and they sail well. This brings back great memories! BTW, I live in Palm Harbor and instantly recognized where you guys sail, especially when you went under the Dunedin Causeway bridge. Great points on making your dreams come true.

Hi thank you for your video, I am busy restoring a 17ft boat, and are always looking for ideas, so this is very help full. I agree with you, wait for your dreams, they will never come you have to pursue them.

I have much to learn about sailing, thank you for your videos, note to self: tequila and burritos mandatory for sailing, keep posting

Great review of the boat mate! Just bought a Catalina 22 last week and have loved watching your videos! Despite never sailing before in my life I am currently teaching myself on the Sunshine Coast of Australia - couldn't agree more with the mantra of not waiting, just doing :D Keep up the good work

and including you successes and failures are both great ..it helps us new sailors out .. so thank you for including both sides ... on another channel there was a comment that many belong to the looser club and it might sound negative at first but we all have experience the failures to enjoy the accomplishments .. so cheers to both !!!

We're making our dreams come true with this one! Nice video. It will surely help us restore ours from seeing what it's all supposed to look like.

I just bought a Catalina 22. Grew up cruising and been racing crew now for a few years, but this is my first boat! I love seeing your Catalina videos keep it up

I am one of those that watched because a catalina 22 could be in my future. You really gave an excellent tour, thanks! 6016 KC-130

Might just be the best review I've seen on a sailboat! You could have 10 people up there! You can have 10 people down here. 10 people in the cockpit, no problem! Haha, so good! Your Final thought about dreams 💜! Thanks so much, really enjoyed this! Looking at one right now!

‘V’ Berth ! Love the solar Bluetooth speaker and the monocular Thanks for the sailing book recommendation I have a 22 (Jaguar - same design and construction licensed in the UK by Catalina back in 76) so it’s great seeing how others have made adaptations for cruising comfort. I’ve reviewed my sail stowage so I have a stack-pack on the boom with lazy jacks and a 120% Genoa on a Plastimo furler with everything led back to the cockpit for solo sailing. I too, need to re-seal my port lights and also the roof through bolts (no pop top on my boat!) where the hand rails and companionway hatch slides are fastened. Thanks for the tour and fair winds....

These are super popular boats to train on, see them everywhere in San Diego... Nice little boat, not a fan of Porta-Potty but expected for a 20ft daysailer...

In Australia, these boats are called Boomaroo 22. I think they're brilliant!! Thanks for sharing your boat and your life reflections !!!

You will have over $1,000,000.00 worth of fun on that $3,000 (total ) ? Boat. You are blessed beyond measure plus Suzy still loves you after the Big Boom went Bang. LOL 😂 Take care, enjoy life, stay safe. 🙏👍✌️😎

Hello, I have been enjoying a 1986 C-22 for about 19 years now. Some suggestions, the pop top is an interesting feature BUT make absolutely certain that it's fastened tight. You would not want it coming down on someone's fingers. Some users have added gas struts to make it safer. We have a swing keel and I used to dock in a more exposed but shallow part of our lake. Because it was shallow, I had to have the swing keel up either part way or all the way up a good part of the summer. The problem with doing that is that the turning ball will saw through the keel cable because of the cable tension and small lateral movements of the keel. I've had to replace that cable several times. Now that I'm docked in a deeper marina, the cable has been fine for about 10 years. You do not want that keel cable to snap and have the keel drop. Your old style looks to be in beautiful condition. 🙂

Thank you for a great review. you have such a great voice and so easy to listen to. I'm making my dreams come true. I bought a 23ft amf sailboat. Just motor sailed only a few times last summer. Now it is the last of march 2021 and im working on the boat getting it all ready for a early launch in early May in lake huron. You are so right life is to short to put your dreams off for later. Dream it now and do it now. Keep the great videos coming.

Thanks for the vid. Loved it, man! I'm glad you decided to follow your dreams. I wish you the best.

Catalina wine mixer!

Nice little boat. Loved the message in the end

Great channel your vibe and approach is excellent. As you said, you are reading a great book. John Kretschmer is a legend in the sailing community. He had to share his story with books before the internet. He has several more excellent reads.

Nice Little Boat. Enjoying your videos

Great video..learning a lot from you guys

Great video love your boat peace from phoenix az

Oh hey, so that's why a bunch of boats have a decorative post in the middle. Makes sense.

Thanks for sharing about your boat. I'm looking for a Catalina 22 like yours. Would love to see more overnight sails. Also a good topic would be about what you had to learn the hard way about sailing. Just the unexpected things. Thanks for the videos.

I love my Catalina 22! Good boat.

I’m getting “boat fever”.

Sailed as a kid but didn't own. WindSurfer like Alpha later but near river instead of Kitty Hawk, NC USA, so not much wind to use. Some good info, could use compare with catamarans, new foils, general house boat life stuff... Water keel balast seen on one, seemed advantageous, maybe dual (fresh/salt) bladder system for longer fresh water cruising/crossing...

Amazing, you made me full full my dream to learn to Sail

I highly recommend cutting your own plexiglas windows rather than resealing the old ones. It’s basically more trouble than it’s worth to try and get those sealed. Also, plexiglas looks sleek af. Took 30 years off the look of my Catalina 25!

im working two jobs right now so I can buy a sailboat for next summer. Making my dreams come true

00:43 - Nice... I am a new sub, and your channel is really good.

nice little yacht.

Perfect words at the end of the video

Great tour 🌴❤️😃

....thanks for all the Catalina videos....I know you have sold the Catalina but your videos have been such an inspiration that I am in the market for a Catalina 22....I have sailing experience on a Sunfish and Aquacat catamaran....plus recently sold my Trojan 36 twin engine cabin cruiser....so hope to pick up a Catalina 22 as soon as a reasonably priced one comes up for sale near me ....

The cubbies behind the table seat are designed for taller people to put their feet same on the other side

Nice video--wonder why some grinch gave it a thumbs down?

Nice boat. I like the layout. There's a video of a guy crossing the ocean on a 14ft sailboat. It's do able but his boat was getting thrown around. As a single man with no kids. I either going to get into live aboard or rv life. Rent out my house 🏠.

Thanks for the encouragement

So dam cute. Love the decor

Thanks for the tour. C-22 are great boats. I sent you an e-mail with pics of our boat up in Tarpon....not sure if you got it. See you out there sometime

G'day.Is an Australian greeting and i say it to everyone who i chat with. G'day. I am Gerard. My first boat was a trailer sailer called an jedda 22. I actuly lived on that little boat for about 5 years then i whent into small catamarans and my current boat is relly small. its an 20 ft red baron. and i am currently living on it in an marina in Queensland. i have found an lager boat but i have to wait for the borders to open as we are still in lockdown even though the regs are lifting borders in Australia are closed. I learned a lot from living on board boats and it dose not matter weather you have a small boat or an large one. The main things to remember is that the smaller boat is easyer to owen and manage on an low income, and that you are both happy on the boat. Gerard from Qld, Australia.

22' Catalina was my first sailboat

Good sail boat and good English 👍

Such boat. Very beam. Many waterline. Wow

Great video!

Birth is painful. Berth is for sleeping.....Just saying. Loved your video...Thanks.

Great video, many thanks for sharing

Thanks for the upload 😀

Its really nice!!💯

Hey mate, just found your channel, love it! I live in Dunedin, been thinking about getting a small sailboat as well!

10:20 "lathed" or "turned" wood. Carry on. Your content and narrative are exceptional.

Oh sh*t, a Modelo. I can't watch anymore of this. Jk. I'm about to start my life aboard a cat 27 or 25. Great insight, plus you raised the questing of if my beer is going to be available everywhere. Coors by the way. 🤣🤣

I love this boat and your channel! I just finished my first sailing class, and I would like to know if you took a Selah class or if you just jumped in and bought this beauty? Also, are there any ceiling clubs in your area? I would like to get back down to Florida, but I only know South Florida and there is not a lot of sailing clubs over there. Thanks! I love the island series by the way!

Fair play the lady is gorgeous

How did you wire in the electrical, the fuse block, and the panel with the USB ports? I would really like to learn how to do this, but I would appreciate some instruction!

Good thing the egg salad was in a ziplock bag

I subscribed

Ropes on a sailboat are called lines, just FYI. 👍

Hi guys love your channel, just picked up a vivacity 650 what’s the make of your solar speaker

I really enjoyed your video. I just got done taking classes 101,103 and 104. I live just north of Tampa wondering what would be the best way to get more time on the water. Do you recommend a sailing club in this area? and I’m looking at possibly buying a small sailboat just to get started and to definitely get some practice.

I’m Curious about the sitting headroom in the Catalina 22? How tall all are you? I’m 6’1 and want to be able to sit upright in the cabin at the table. Thx. I enjoyed the video. Dave

Amen to that Brother! I got mine dream boat! Fuck what anybody thinks about it.

How tall are you? You look taller than me. Do you happen to have the dimensions of the dinette berth when converted to "berth". I am 5'10" and have my eye on one of these, cheap. Same layout as yours.

You mean 10 tiny little Hobbits people. LOL

I wonder if owners were even concerned about the safety of the pop top? How securely does it tie down, and could it be ripped off? Does the boat have positive floatation, so if it did fill with water, it would still float? I can see how it would make a boat with so little headroom far more liveable. Strikes me what it's crying out for is a 'skirt' with both rain-proof and mosquito-proof nets on it, like old VW campers had.

I enjoy your videos only wish you would have tagged each video with episode 1,2,3 ect so we wouldn’t be jumping around but good stuff thanks

Cool little boat, except for the head facilities. The sail area looks small - how fast is a normal passage? Do you ever hit six or seven knots? Sadly, my partner has some physical limitations that keep us ashore. I get to sail vicariously with the fine people like you who share their experiences. Seems like there are a ton of Catalina 22s. Do the Florida no-see-ums bother you close to shore? Thanks for posting.

Great vid but invest in a windsock on a mic and your vid would be awesome

so are we just not going to address 3:41?

How much was the tequila and burritos so I can double it to establish true cost?

"You could put two people in there" (next to the fuel tank) what are you doing? Transporting dead bodies?

The small boats have their charm. Would you wish for a larger one or is it to much maintenance, costs etc? Maybe it trends with tiny houses to have a small sailing boats too

These boats are lovely, but a bit complicated for a simple soul like me ✌️👍💪❤️

Awesome :)

I thought that was Kourtney Kardashian at first!😂

Cabo Wabo, the party is in the bottle

FYI V-Berth, not birth.

Just curious, is the gas tank in the locker safe? I've read that because of venting and loose gas fumes etc you don't want it venting into the hull of the boat. Gas tank lockers are supposed to be completely sealed off. Is that locker sealed off? Is the tank some special outside venting tank?

id av made that crank arm removable coz it looks like it could really hurt in the shin bone 🙈

Thanks for the video! I've been looking at one, and trying to figure out how long the berths are, can you tell me? Cheers!

When you sleeping at night , what about ships ?

Just curious, did you name your channel on the tv series "Adventures in Paradise"? The 85' schooner Tiki was a pretty nice sailing vessel and if you've never seen it, you should check it out.

So how tall are you? Wondering if I'd have more or less room haha Edit: looks like around 6ft from another comment

what is the make and model of the solar blue tooth speaker?

Sailboat vs regular cabin boat? Pro and con?

We have a pop top catalina 22. we have water leaking in on the port side. it clollects (and over fills) the light thats above the shelf above the table. we removed and resealed the windows. we pour water allover the boat nothing comes in. but we leave it in the rain and water comes in. any ideas?