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    Damaged Plastic bags inside the hull

    Plisska, Can you post some photos?
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    Turtle Soup - Attention all Novices

    Always good to see that it end good for you. Thanks for the article and for sharing your point of view of your mistake. Good reading.
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    Sailing a Capri in the Red Sea - Egypt!!

    As kdub said previously, capsizing is a reality. I always secure all my bags, coolers etc I carry on. Where I sail, I have only 3 meters depth, so if I'm not quick enough in recovering the boat, the mast will stuck in the mud. Not funny, as i need then to rotate the boat so the current help...
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    Sailing Videos Capri

    downhillsailor, Thanks for your comments. I will try to make some video with waves, so you can see how the Capri handle them. Patrick
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    GPS Speedometer

    Ed, I´m using a Garmin GPS Handheld, give you maps, speeds, bearing etc, and it's waterproof. I really like it, mine is an older version but the new ones are USB compatible to downloads your trips. I will not buy an expensive speedometer, a GPS give me more. Patrick
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    Sailing Videos Capri

    When some of you are thinking in storing your boat for winter, I'm enjoying good weather to take my boat on the lake. I'm lucky, I know. I just buy a GoPro camera and take it out for the first time last week end. I went with a colleague (second time on the boat), my son and his friend. I made...
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    Not a good day.... Now I need help

    Well, yesterday was not a good day! For the first time since I have my boat (remember that I restore an abandoned Capri 14.2 see post http://www.capri14.org/forum/phenomenal-day-t2117.html) the wind was a sustain 12 -15 knts from SE, and also some waves, so I was exiting. It was the first time...
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    Jib cover

    Peter, If you have a good jib sock material, who can block the UV and let the jib to breath without any condensation / humidity, there is no problem at all. Another advantage is that you are sailing in fresh water, that help also. I'm sailing in the Mexican gulf, and salt is a problem if you...
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    Jib cover

    Peter, I never leave my sails outside. i always store them in a dry place. Humidity and UV destroy the sails slowly. I recommend you to take the 10 min in raising down and store your sails in a dry space. If you sail on salt water, don't forget to wash them with clean water and let them dry...
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    Installing a ladder?

    Thanks Greg, A really beautiful work. I will sure do the same installation when a have time to do it. Patrick
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    Installing a ladder?

    Greg, that sound a nice work. Can you post a foto of the Beckson red storage bag installation, please. Tanks.
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    Installing a ladder?

    Greg, that sound a nice work. Can you post a foto of the Beckson red storage bag instalation, please. Tanks.
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    Is there a way to report violators?

    I found this, I don´t know if it work: [email protected] I agree with you that we don´t need woman shoes publicity on our forum. Patrick
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    Damaged Plastic bags inside the hull

    Today I decide to give a look on those plastic bags inside the hull to see if there was in good shape. Surprise :mad: 5 of 10 had some holes, some small ones, but 2 bags where very damaged. That means that my boat was nos unsinkable. So, if you never check them, I think it's a good idea to give...
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    This was a phenomenal day!!!

    Sorry for the confusion, I will make the conversion the next time I wrote about speed. As Promise, here are some photos of my restored Capri. The photos where taken on a very calm day, 4 knots of winds max.
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    Telephone number Catalina Direct

    It's seems impossible from Mexico to call to the free number 1-800/959-SAIL (7245). Can somebody help me in call them and obtain another phone number (I don't need a free number) so I can call them to buy the CB gaskets. They don´t reply to my mails (contact page) ether. :mad: I need to replace...
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    This was a phenomenal day!!!

    Photo Thanks both for your kind words. Here is the first photo taken on Saturday with the first sails set up. Hopefully, there was no wind at the moment.
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    This was a phenomenal day!!!

    As some of you may remember, last year I recover a Capri 14.2 who was abandoned in a backyard for almost 5 years, without any protections. I remove tons of trash from inside the boat (leaf, sand, dead small animals, plastic bottles, etc). The hull was in good shape, but the base of the mast was...
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    Need some help...rigging

    Thanks both for your help. gregwcoats: Can you take photo of your centerbord set up? I cannot figure out how to place the Hold own. unclesmitty: Thanks, as I say i have the Handbook, but my technical English i not so good. So my question refer to page 23, MAST RAKE. What i the bearing...
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    Need some help...rigging

    Dear all, last year in September I start recovering a Capri 14.2 who was for more than 5 year abandoned in a garden. I had to wash the interior of the boat and remove tons of sand, dead leafs etc from the interior of the boat. After a complete cleaning, I was able to make a diagnostic of the...

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