Catalina 426

Summary

Best Suited For

• Short-Handed

  From the published figures: LOA 13.26 m · mainsail 40.7 m²

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 13.26 m · 3 cabins · 2 heads · fresh water 443 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

43.5 ft (13.26 m)

Hull length

41.7 ft (12.7 m)

LWL

39.1 ft (11.91 m)

Beam

13.7 ft (4.17 m)

Draft (min)

5 ft (1.52 m)

Draft (max)

6.7 ft (2.03 m)

Air draft

63 ft (19.2 m)

Displacement

24,500 lb (11,113 kg)

Ballast

6,700 lb (3,039 kg)

Cabins

2–3

Heads

2

Berths

—

Sail Plan

Main sail

438 ft² (40.7 m²)

Jib

—

Genoa

—

Sail area

—

Downwind sail area

—

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

—

Engine count

1

Engine manufacturer

Yanmar

Propulsion type

shaft drive

Fuel capacity

62 gal (235 L)

Fresh water capacity

117 gal (443 L)

Black water capacity

54 gal (204 L)

Construction

Mast material

—

Hull material

GRP (balsa-cored above the waterline)

Deck material

—

Keel type

Shoal-draft bulb keel or fin keel

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

2

Builder's Own Figures

Sail area, total w/100%

858 sq ft

Engine power

printed in mhp (metric horsepower) -- not entered as hp

Beam

13' 8"

Rig dimensions

I=53' 6" J=15' 6" P=50' 4" E=17' 4"

Length overall

43' 6"

Engine

Yanmar 4JH57CR, 57 mhp @3000RPM Common Rail, Electronic Diesel

Waterline length

39' 1"

Sail area, main by measurement

438 sq ft

Sail area, 100% foretriangle

420 sq ft

Length of hull

41' 8"

Waterline to masthead

63' (not inclluding lights and antennas)

Propeller

3 Blade Michigan MP3 18×14 1 1/4" S.S. Shaft

Fin keel

draft 6' 8", ballast 6,700 lbs, displacement at half load 24,500 lbs

Shoal bulb keel

draft 5' 0", ballast 7,700 lbs, displacement at half load 25,500 lbs

Accommodation

owner's stateroom forward, guest stateroom aft to starboard and a 'Third Cabin Aft to Port, Convertible to Double Berth, Upper/Lower Berths, or Storage Locker'

Displacement basis

displacement at half load, fin keel version, as printed (24,500 lbs)

Fuel capacity as printed

Primary Tank 62 gal, Optional Auxiliary Tank 16 gal

Holding tank as printed

54 gal

Water capacity as printed

117 gal total, including the water heater

About Catalina Yachts

Volume production

American sailboat builder founded by Frank Butler in 1970, which calls itself America's largest sailboat builder — the 22 Sport and 22 Capri trailerables, the 276 Sport, the 6 Series 316, 356, 386 and 426 and the 445, from 7.3 to 13.5 metres, owned, designed and built in Largo, Florida.

Catalina's first model, the Catalina 22, was built in North Hollywood, California, in July 1969, when owner Frank Butler hoped to build a hundred boats; he founded Catalina Yachts in 1970 with the goal, the company says, of building good boats that are a good value. The Catalina 27 followed in March 1970 and the Catalina 30 in December 1974, and the 22 passed hull number 5,000 in 1975 and 10,000 in 1980, by then built at Catalina's East and West Coast plants and in England, Australia and Canada. In 1984 Catalina acquired Morgan Yachts in Largo, Florida, which became its Morgan Division, building cruising and charter boats and many Catalina models on the East Coast. The first Catalina 42 of 1989 delivered 100 hulls in its first year, and in 1990 the Catalina 30 reached hull 6,000 and the 22 hull 15,000. The 1990s brought the 270, 320, 400, 380 and 470, and in 1995 Frank Butler received SAIL's Industry Award for Leadership. In December 1998 he took Sharon Day, vice-president of sales, and Gerry Douglas, vice-president of engineering, as partners in his privately held company. The company says Sharon Day, who worked alongside Frank for 48 years, now leads a veteran team that carries his vision forward at what it calls America's largest sailboat builder.

The Catalina Yachts Range

Every model Catalina Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Catalina 44544.4 ft
2. Catalina 426· this model43.5 ft
3. Catalina 38639.8 ft
4. Catalina 35636.5 ft
5. Catalina 31633 ft
6. Catalina 276 Sport27.5 ft
7. Catalina 22 Capri24.7 ft
8. Catalina 22 Sport23.8 ft

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