Recent content by Jimbot

Rub Rail Hey Dave, Do you have any pictures of the bow of your boat with the new rub rail. I'm goin to order some of that, I think it will cover my chipped up bow nicely. I just want to know how hard it was making that tight corner. Post em if you got em.

Hey Dave, Hope you see this. Did you have any pictures of the bow of your boat with the new rub rail on, and perhaps some wise words abour going around a tight corner? Was it hard? I'm putting the new style of rub rail on my boat when it arrives so I don't have to fix the fiberglass on the bow...

I haven't put it on just yet. Getting it off was not so bad, I used a chisel and hammer to get the alien glue off. After that I came back with a dremel tool and got the rest off. Putting the new stuff on shouldn't be too hard. I bought it through catalina, and it was like 40 bucks, it just snaps...

Maybe a little late I just had my 14.2 off the trailer and in the garage for a while sanding and painting. The best way I found to get it off the trailer and back on was to use my front lawn. I moved the trailer on to the front lawn, hosed down the whole bottom of the boat and the grass, undo...

Teak Mine is and 86' and looked bad when I got the boat. I removed it, sanded it, and covered it with clear urethane. It looks great now. As for the teak plugs, I got a piece of teak dowel of the same diameter and just wood glued them in and hit them with the urethane.

I second what Jack says. I've sailed my 14.2 with another adult couple and a small cooler in the cockpit, it was just fine. I think the wind was something like 8 -10 that day, we didn't switch sides at all. Now kids don't always stay where you put them, but I guess that just depends on the kids.

Whisker Pole The Hand book says 36" from mast foot to center of the Whisker Pole Eye. Also, If some one has a whisker pole they would like to get rid of, I maybe interested. Email me and tell me what you want for it.

Painting When you shot that boat with the fusion, did you just get it in rattle cans, or did you buy it in bulk and shoot it with a compressor and gun? I'm preping my 14.2 for painting now, and was going to buy some expensive bottom paint, but if I can get away with a case of rattle cans, I'll...

Rubrail Well, I called catalina and ordered some new rubrail. Turns out they had it, well we're all pretty sure it was it. It's 80 cents a foot. I know they used some glue that was reversed engineered from alien technology at area 51, but I'm going to try my best to get it off. I guess I can't...

As for the block on the front of the mast, I think you're talking about the jib halyard block, it's right under the forestay. One end of your jib halyard attaches to the head of your jib, it probably has a shackle on it. the other end goes through the block and down to one of the cleats near the...

Rigging Getting the mast up is the hardes't part. As for the rest, deinetly get the hand book. It will answer alot of questions about where lines and blocks go, how long they should be, and how to set it all up. I was sailing my boat for about 6 months and had somethings rigged completely wrong.

Forgot the picture. And now for the picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to try to replace the rub rail on my 1986 14.2. I'm pretty sure thats the strip that runs around the entire rail of the boat. Has anyone ever done this before? Does it just glue on there? I'm trying to find out before I destroy my boat. Here's a picture of what I'm up against. I...

Rigging Guys, I'm going to spend some time this weekend taking pictures of how I do it. I can rig my whole boat in about 15 minutes when I get to the launch. 1. Make sure the boat is secure on the trailer. I use two motorcycle tie downs that I got at the auto parts store. They have a nice...

Float That's a sharp looking float! Is that just a bolt on thing, or did you have to fabricate the bracket?