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    The Greg Coats boarding ladder installation

    I recently installed the Garelick 19615 boarding ladder to the starboard side of the transom of my boat, and used the Beckson 4 inch storeaway deckplate in the aft end of the starboard bench area. The deckplate allows you access to the internal area of the boat transom. First let me say a...
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    Transom shim/spacer material

    A while back, I added the factory motor mount to the transom of my Capri 14.2 sailboat. I noticed that the factory rudder gudgeon support had a plastic like material shim between the support and the transom. I've noticed on other modifications on this forum that in some cases, shims or spacers...
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    Mercury 3.5 outboard motor

    I realize this forum pretty much focuses on the sailboat aspect, but I do have a question to anyone that may have experienced problems with this motor. I bought this outboard motor from the Santa Monica Yacht club which was raising money for a charity. It is a 2006 Mercury 3.5hp four stroke...
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    Mast support for trailering

    When I first trailered my sailboat home, it had the original mast support system for the Shorelander trailer. I only go five miles to our marina to launch my boat, but still as you can see in the first picture, it is not very secure. So during these past winter months, I made these mounts for...
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    Motor mount installation update

    Sometime ago, I posted an issue regarding a problem with the factory motor mount and the rudder making contact when the rudder tiller is positioned all the way to starboard (or rudder left). After doing a lot of research and getting a lot of great suggestions from members of this forum, I was...
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    Rudder makes contact with motor mount

    I am in the process of installing a factory motor mount (J15001) on a 1998 (serial number 4696) Catalina Capri 14.2 sailboat. I mocked up the installation by attaching the mount to the port side of the transum using a couple of C clamps. I have consulted the engineering department at Catalina...

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