I've got a rigging question for a 1986 Catalina Capri 14.2.
There are 4 wires attached to the mast.
One goes to the front of the boat and is used for the jib. This wire goes up the mast about 3/4 of the way and attaches on the front of the mast.
Two wires go down through the...
Hey underDawg were you out in the chesapeake on Sun? I was out on the south river as usually. Boy was the wind strong. Weather channel said 16mph where I was. Luckily I had my friend out there, so out total combined weight was around 350. It was a ton of fun, though a touch more wind that...
Where do you guys launch at Sandy point? I scoped that place out and it seemed that you either had to have a motor to launch out the narrow channel where all of the motor boats launch, or you had to carry your boat across the sand at the small boat launch facility.
Excellent, I'll have to check out some of those sites to see how close they are to me. The place I launch at on the south river is actually a marina. They charge me $15 every time I launch, which isn't too outragous, but the sailing the south river is pretty nice. Hopefully, the weather will...
Hey,
I sail a 1986 14.2 on the South river just south of Annapolis on route 2. Where do you usually launch? I've had trouble finding good public places to launch.
-Keith
Thanks for the reply.
I'm guessing you are probably right. It appear that it is a gel coat on top of some sort of wood, possibly particle board. What do you mean when you say it's hard to match the gel coat? Are you talking about the color? What if I just sand it all off and then re-gel...
Hello,
I recently purchased a 1986 capri 14.2. It's in pretty good shape, and I got a great deal on it. Right now I'm working on refinishing the tiller and the rudder. I just finished sanding and varnishing the tiller and it looks like new. Next up I want to sand and paint the rudder...
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