Catalina 22 Technical Tips

Miscellaneous

• Sail Numbers
  Ever wondered how old a boat is based on its sail number?
• Catalina 22 Specifications
  Hard cold facts on displacement, sail area, etc.
• A source for Catalina 22 parts
• Stagger Those Masts
• Adding a Mast Step Plate
• Cabin Cover
• Cabin Cover (another version)
• Adding Swim Ladder Treads
• Tarp Support Frame
• Rail Mounted  BBQ
• Single-Handed Sailing
• More Single-Handed Sailing
• Telltales
• Avoid Sinking Your Boat
• Bow Eye and Stem Fitting Upgrade
• Window Leaks
• Stopping Topside Leaks
• Bottom Inspection
• Rebuilding the flanges on an old-style sliding hatch.
• Building a Bottom Cleaning Scrub Brush
• Cockpit Jump Seats for Sailing
• Do you need bottom paint on the Columbia River?

Electrical & Electronics

• Swing Arm for your Depth Sounder
• Depth Sounder Transducer Mounted in Silicone
• Electrical Switch Panel Cover
• Battery Charge
• Adding switched-controlled power for accessories on the mast

Rigging & Sails

• Masthead Sheaves
• Mast Gates
• Cruising Spinnaker Setup
• Cruising Spinnaker - The "Fun" Sail
• Adjustable Backstay
• Double-Ended Mainsheet
• Gaining Visibility Under Your Headsail
• Tuning Guide
  Written by North Sails.  Provides you a starting point for mast rake and shroud tension.
• Halyard Winch
  Shows the position of a halyard winch on a 1987 and 1974.
• Mast Step (1987 original equipment)
• Mast Step with Mast (1987 original equipment)
• Spreader Brackets (1987 original equipment)
• Genoa/Jib Sheet Winches
  Cleats, Jam-Cleats, and Cam-Cleats are various methods to secure the end of the sheet as it comes off the winch.  This article contains pictures of some of the approaches seen on boats.
• Spreader Brackets Upgrade
• Chainplates Upgrade
• Internal Boom Main Outhaul
• Flaking the Mainsail
• Upgrading Your Mainsail Cover for Better Protection
• Rigging a Jib Downhaul
• Adding a Mainsail Cunningham
• Rigging for a Symmetrical Spinnaker
• Symmetrical Spinnaker Launch and Take Down
• Installing a Spinnaker Pole Track on the Mast
• Traveler Upgrade
• Boom Vang and Mainsail Shape
• How to Secure Your Halyards
• Fabricating a New Spreader
• Making Tapered Battens
• Boom Downhaul Cleat
• Installing a Mast Wiring Conduit
• Upgrading to All-Line Internal Halyards

Interior

• Pop Top Dogs
• Shelf Idea for a New-Style Catalina 22
• Adding a Shelf to a New-Style Catalina 22
• Hammocks increase storage in V-berth
• Hanging Storage Pockets
  A creative solution for overcoming the lack of shelves in  "New Style" C22's.
• Chartbook Rack
  Bulkhead mounted chartbook rack on #13501.
• Galley Shelf
  A neat idea for gaining some space on #13501.
• Origo Alcohol Stove
  Reproduction of the instructions that came with the stove in 1987.
• Storage Compartment Lid Prop
  Simple device for keeping the lid open.
• Poptop Lock (1987 original equipment)
  Uses the mast slot to prop the poptop up.
• Table Mounting Brackets
  Stop your table from lifting out of the brackets every time you lean on a corner.
• Bring the Breeze Inside
  A collapsible forward hatch air scoop.
• V-berth Comfort
  Using egg create form and slip covers to make a better V-berth

Keel & Rudder

• Keel Winch
• Keel Hangers and Pin
• Keel Hangers Replacement
• Keel Bolt Torque Values
• Check Your Keel Bolts
• Keel Cable Advice
• Keel Hose Checkup
• Swing-Keel Fairing
• Keel Pin Wear
• Refinishing a Keel
• Rudder Failure and Prevention
• Swing-Keel Hold Down Bolt
  Pictures of where this device is on a 1987 C22.
• Keel Hanger Bronze Casting (1987 original equipment)
• Kick-up Rudder
  Picture and comments regarding 1987 version of kick-up rudder.
• Anatomy of a Kick-Up Rudder
  Pictures and comments about keeping the blade down.
• Tiller Tamer
• Rudder Styles and Upgrades

Trailers & Trailering

• Check Your Trailer's Bunks
• Lifting the Boat Off the Trailer
• Boom Storage While Trailering
• Trailering Quick-Release Hardware
• Trailer for a Swing-Keel Catalina 22
  A guided tour of the trailer sitting under #14286 (1987).
• Trailering
• Raising the Mast with a Gin Pole
• Gin Pole Improvement
• Fiberglass Mast Carrier Strap Buckle Threading
• Trailer Guide Posts

Outboard Motor

• Honda Water Pump Impeller Replacement
• Check Your Shear Pin
• Installing the Garhauer Outboard Motor Bracket
• Outboard Motor Maintenance

Anchor

• Anchor Bag
  Simple method for organizing your stern anchor.
• Catalina 22 Anchoring

Deck

• Companionway Cover
  Plans for making a companionway cover out of marine acrylic canvas.
• Boarding Ladder
  Transom mounted, stainless steel ladder.
• Beverage Holder
  Companionway cribboards beverage holder.
• Multipurpose Cribboards
  Mount you GPS, beverage holders, and instruments to your cribboards
• Dodger
  Photos of a dodger installed on a C22.
• Sun Shade, by Vaughn McGrath
  Great photos and story explaining how to construct a sun shade for the cockpit.
• Boat Canvas

Other Maintenance, Upgrade, and Websites

• Randy Wahlfeldt
• Dan Malone
• Rich Magner's website for #9472, SeTherin
• Skip Meisch's website for updates on #6850 Slow Flight
• Chip Ford's website for #3282, Chip Ahoy

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