magreenwell
New Member
I have a 97 year Keel version of the Capri 14.2. From previous posts I have read on this forum, it looks to be a Mod 3, as it fits the window for model year, and it does not have the wood attachments for the top deck. My question is that my boat does not have a Barney Post installed. However, a previous owner installed an angle-iron bar across the beam and bolted it to the gunwales, then bolted the main sheet blocks to the middle of the angle iron. Quite the shin buster. Did the keel version come with a Barney post? In the deck below the spot where the main sheet block would be mounted, there is an oil filled navigation compass, probably covering the hole where the main sheet block was previously mounted. If the main sheet block was mounted in the deck looks like, it was just fastened with wood screws, as there looks to be no way to access under the deck plate for a backing plate, or backing hardware. I am looking to install a post of some sort to move the main sheet block down on the deck, and get rid of the shin buster, but not sure how it was done original? Also the boat has nothing to secure the hiking straps, which are also missing. Any info you might share with me would be most appreciated.