The family sloop, a 1985 Catalina 22, looks better in this photo than it did up close, at the time, as it was covered with grey mold spots after a year without use on Lake Travis. During the drought the docks were moved to where they were inaccessible most of the time. Now it’s back and almost four weeks since the photo was taken, the exterior is three-quarters clean. Elbow grease and Sof Scrub is all it takes. Still have to finish the cockpit and clean out the cabin, but it’s coming along. The admiral wants to sell it and I had planned to, while it was inaccessible, but of course nobody wanted to buy it then. But after 22 years of sailing it, it’s hard to part. Has to be cleaned and the outboard overhauled to sell it, anyway. If I can lure Mr. B. onto it a couple of times once school is out on May 24, I may have the winningest reason to keep it. Racing is something I’ve never cared to do, but he might find it exciting.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Beautiful boat. I have distant dreams involving a craft like this. Do jot down an update if/when the decision is reached about whether to sell. Just maybe, if you take long enough, our timeframes might actually line up.
Thanks, Morgan, but if I do sell, it will move fast locally, especially now that I finished cleaning it this morning. For one thing I have no trailer for someone elsewhere to haul it on. But you should check the newspaper listings where you are, or CraigsList. You shouldn’t have any trouble finding a used Catalina 22 in California–all sails, all necessaries, including a 4 to 6 outboard for about $4,000. New, they run 4 to 5 ttimes that.