This page gives you some information about Garabes. We will also inform you here about her performance under different weather conditions, and about any repairs or modifications.

 

GARABES is the 43rd yacht of the Catana 431 range. She was built in 2002 in Canet, France.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

 

Overall length

Overall width

Weight when empty

Maximum load

Current weight

Draft, daggerboards up

Draft, daggerboards down

Fuel tank capacity

Water tank capacity

Inboard engine (Volvo)

SAILS

Main Sail (full batten)

Genoa (furling)

Spinnaker

 

 

13.10 m / 43.02 ft

7.30 m / 24 ft

8.000 kg / 17,640 lbs)

11.500 kg / 25,360 lbs

9.700 kg / 21,390 lbs

0.80 m / 2.7 ft

2.20 m / 7.2 ft

2 x 350 L / 2 x 106 US gal

2 x 300 L / 2 x 80 US gal

2 x 40 bhp

 

75 m2 / 807 sqft

45 m2 / 484 sqft

130 m2 / 1,399 sqft

 

Electrical Power Supply:

The actual output of the 8 solar panels on a sunny day around noon time is 30 - 35 A/h (this is the maximum I ever have observed). They are situated on the bimini and as the sun is often blocked by the boom and mainsail, it is rare that all panels at a time are exposed to the sun. Therefore it is seldom that we get the full output out of them.

We have on board an electric Watermaker (Spectra). Its capacity is, according to the manufacturer, 60 L/h. Our experience is that the output varies depending on the water temperature; higher temperatures seem to have a negative effect; the average output we get is around 40 L/h.

 

Performance:

Besides the wind, the state of the sea is very important for the performance of Garabes. Short steep waves will have a pronounced negative effect on her performance as a smooth sea will let her glide over its surface with a respectable speed even in light winds. We made the following observations on the west coast of Sardinia sailing to the South on the lee of the island.

Under Sails

State of Sea Wind Angle to the Wind
Main Sail
Genoa
 Speed
smooth 6 kts 50° full full 4,5 kts
1/2 meter 13,5 kts 37° full full 7,8 kts
1/2 meter 14 kts 100° full full 6,2 kts
1 meter 18 kts 100° full full 8,8 kts
1 meter 20 kts 90° - 100° full full 11 kts
1 meter 24 kts 80° - 90° 1 reef 1reef 8,7 kts

Under Power

We usually use only one of our 40bhp engines while under way. The data below shows the performance of one engine.

State of Sea Wind Angle to the Wind Engine Revolutions Speed
smooth 2 - 5 kts variable 2000 rpm 5,2 kts
smooth 2 - 5 kts variable 2200 rpm 5,7 kts
1/2 meter 18 kts 0° - 10° 2500 rpm 4 kts

 

Log of Maintenance - 2005:

Date Work Remarks
16 April Engine overhaul check of drive belt, impeller, injectors, valves
16 April Heaters maintenance - cleaning
4 - 6 May Teak work scrubbing and oiling
3 - 4 May

Grounding and painting

spreaders and dolphin catcher
8 - 10 May Antifouling Nautical/Akzo, 10L for two layers
11 May Rudder maintenance -cleaning, greasing
18 May Saildrive change of propeller shaft seal/port; change of oil (SAE15W-40) port, starboard
19 May Folding propellers cleaning them and changing the anodes
19 May Winch cleaning - port genoa furling winch
27 May Oil and fuel filters changed all six
3 June Engine oil change both of the engines
7 June Winch cleaning - port and starboard genoa winches
     
     

 

Log of Maintenance - 2006

Date Work Remarks
February Genoa repair - leading cord
February Genoa furling gear control and repair - forestay, check and replace screws
February Spinnaker replacement - spinnaker hood attachment
April Saildrive replacement - two saildrives with the new generation
April Propellers replacement - both propellers with flex-o-fold
April Rope cutters

installment - two rope cutters

April Antifouling application - primer and antifouling (Sea Hawk 44 + booster)
April Polishing application - polish on both hulls (3 M)
April Winches

cleaning - all 8 winches
April Rigging adjustment - shrouds
April Painting repainting - cross beam
April Windlass control/cleaning
April Anchor/chain cleaning, painting