Second Installment -
Hokay ... after looking over both the motor and the transom of my Capri Omega 14, I decided to use a jackplate outboard bracket that the previous owner had given me when I purchased the boat. BTW ... this is a nice, 6 lb. cast aluminum two-piece bracket (one piece bolts...
Hoping for a windy weekend
Hey, all y'all TX Capri 14 sailors !
Here's to hopes of good sailing weather this weekend. While I won't make it to the regatta in Austin, I do plan to head out to either Medina Lake or Canyon Lake on Saturday and/or Sunday, weather permitting.
Dave, in...
Re: Saturday morning
JG -
Sorry ... I'd love to, having never sailed on Caynon Lake ... but I'll be fishing Saturday morning !
Calaveras and Braunig Lakes are two small reservoirs on the south side of town. They both feature electrical power plants, which use the lake water during the...
Nissan 3.5
Hiya Art !
Say ... I'm thinking about purchasing the same Nissan 3.5 hp two-stroke that you have. Did you get the 20" (long) shaft? Do you mount yours on the transom, or on a jack plate/kicker bracket?
And can you tilt the motor out of the way once you are under sail ...
Re: rigging
Mike -
Sorry ... I've only used the configuration shown in the diagram.
The block I use at the rear of the boom has a becket. I tie the mainsheet off to the becket with a bowline, run it down through the block on the traveller, back up through the block on the rear of the...
Make it three ...
Hey Y'all !
I also live in San Antonio, and sail a 1979 vintage Capri Omega 14, the predecessor to the Capri 14.2. I sail singlehanded, and am more into pleasure than racing. I usually sail at Medina Lake and Calaveros Lake (Calaveros is a nice place to practice btw...
Re: Capri Omega 14 rigging
Hiya Dennis -
You'll like your Omega once you get it assembled. Attached (I hope) is a diagram that I made showing how the standing and running rigging works on an Omega (even though the pic is of a Capri 14.2).
Hope this helps ... if you have specific...
Ok ... after being stuck in the middle of a large Texas inland lake for the umpteenth time with no wind whatsoever, I began my search for auxillary power (sculling with the rudder is not a viable option - been there, done that).
Weighing the pros and cons (and reading about them in this...
Re: Easy trick for stepping the mast
All -
I rig & sail my Capri Omega 14 single-handed, and I've developed a neat trick to step the mast (I'm sure I'm not the first to figure this out ;) ) ...
1) Keep boat on trailer.
2) Attach shrouds to chainplates on either side.
3) Seat mast...
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