My 2019 goal was to install a new below deck autopilot on our Catalina 36.

Catalina 22 autopilot. During this more than quarter-century of production several incremental changes were made with several significant upgrades in 1986 when a wing keel version was introduced. Peter The type 1 drive is adequate for most conditions certainly for inshore. I suspect your autopilot may be too old.

Ill chime in here as I have been doing a lot of research to upgrade my AH. I cant believe I waited so long to get one. Trying to get an old one is not a good idea.

To choose a cockpit-mounted sail autopilot select a tiller pilot like Simrads TP-10 TP-22 or TP-32 or Raymarines EV-100 Tiller or wheel pilot that matches your boats displacement following a conservative approach of moving up a size when in doubt and adding 20 to the boats displacement for typical cruising gear. It is much better but is a hard install on the 36. I had a lot of time to source the parts and no real time line so I really took my time to.

Other Peoples Upgrades To Their Catalina 22 Sailboats Hosted by Skip Slow Flight Meisch Scott Sauve - Auto Pilot. Information and features of Catalina 22 mkII. Weve always liked the idea of a simple way of controlling the tiller short of an elaborate power hungry autopilot.

Jan 19 2010 9340. Next Post Summer Dance Badly Damaged in Freak Storm. Catalina Direct publishers of the Catalina 22 and Catalina 25 Owners Handbooks and the largest supplier of parts and Lewmar winches for Catalina Yachts in the country.

The Catalina 22 was the first boat built by Catalina. Edited by - on. The OP now knows everything I do and maybe more.