Recent content by c14_kent

Wow! Thank You Thank you for the pics. They will sure help. My wife thinks that there is no hope for my Omega 14. She wants me to send the boat to the dump. Over my dead body! As for the keel???? Whoever modified it must have done a super job. Even the non-slip texture in that cover...

Ever seen one like this? Thanks John. Great blog site! Your blog has a picture of a yellow Omega 14. Mine is the same color and model, with the serial number 514. What has me confussed is that it was fitted with a fixed keel. Everyone I talk to tells me that that is not possible...

Can anyone provide me with a drawing of the sail dimensions for the Omega 14? I would like to manufacture my own. Tight on the budget... Thanks Kent

Hey Saltyb, Let us know what you find out from Catalina...

The boat is complete. I have most of my work cut out in the gel coat and fiberglass repair. The gel coat is really brittle. I have all the hardware removed from the pictures. I have the mast and boom and it's hardware. I have the rubrail, and the rudder also. I am only missing the...

Can the deck be rmoved from the hull on an old Omega 14? Is it just glued under the rubrail? I would like to inspect the inside of the hull before proceding with the restoration. Kent

1971 Omega restore Okay, Catalina told me that I had a 1971 Omega. They claim that they never made one back then with a fixed Keel. They were also puzzled about the trim covering the centerboard slot. Thaey said that it had to have been heavily modified. There are not any signs of...

Here are pictures of the sailboat I was given. What should I call this? Capri14? Omega 14? Does it have a centerboard or keel? Which ever it is, it is missing and presumably on the bottom of Lake Mead. It has had some hull damage, but It looks like it has been repaired. I have all the...

I'm interested in the first question on this post. Please excuse my lack of knowledge on this, I was just given an Omega 14 that is missing it's keel and it's sails. This is my first experience with sailboats. Is it possible to convert the Omega 14 from a keel to a centerboard? From...