... "Always, always, I tell you, my son..." Always seal holes with wood cores. I've been using West resin for that, but it hardly seems reasonable to buy a...
Even with two aboard, we found we need something to hold the tiller at times. But I couldn't bring myself to drill screw holes in our beautiful mahogany and...
Just noticed a crack on top of the rudder running lengh of the top. Watching it close but have a funny feeling that a rudder probably can't be repaired and...
Hey everyone, unscrewed the forward floor cover thingy yesterday and found some stagnate water among the flotation foam. Is this normal? There is no water in...
Vanessa, our boat is the older design, and I haven't seen a new one, so I'll ask some questions. We have only the bilge/battery access panel in the cabin sole ...
Thanks for the quick reply. It is the access panel in the v-berth. I haven't checked the other ones yet. Will do that tomorrow. We have had a leak somewhere on...
You can get West System resin and hardener in small foil packets (6 IIRC) as a refill for their small repair kit (which comes with 2 IIRC). I believe their...
I'm heading for the Cocoa Florida area for vacation. With boat. I'm looking for any info on the Indian River Banana River ICW. I can't find a guidebook for the...
Thanks to everyone for the advice, hints, tips regarding mounting (brackets for) the folding companionway step. As I'm researching this, I'm finding lots of...
Martin- I have used this technique when driling holes in my C18's deck for genoa tracks and winches. The deck has a wood core, so this is a good idea....
Martin, that technique is what I recommended in this thread: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/901 Without a filler, the resin is nearly as...
Thanks, Moe. Without filling the hole with something like epoxy, is there a risk of over-tightening the bolt such that it crushes the wood core which could ...
Thanks, Dave. Without filling the hole with something like epoxy, is there a risk of over-tightening the bolt such that it crushes the wood core which could ...
First thing to ask yourself in regards to any net advice is - Why? I'm really concerned about the oversized hole suggestion. Why? You see, epoxy is NOT very...
I'll have to defer to those who've drilled through below the companionway, I haven't. But I can tell you the bulkheads on either side of the companionway are...
Hi All, Purchased a '90 C-18 (#429) about a month ago and have been absorbing all the great info. I could use some help on restoring the Mainsheet / Backstay...
I have noticed the same thing. When the short wing keel comes out of the water the boats rounds up every time. I prefer sailing in VERY heavy weather. After...
friends, I am in need of a new drop board for my companionway. The single piece plywood original that came with my used boat is warped and in terrible shape ...
Jesse, I simply ordered a new dropboard from my local Catalina dealer. I ordered the grey plastic board in one piece and had him cut the board with the...
hello jesse - do you have a circular saw and a router? gil ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get the...
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... Jesse, See if this will help. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/files/Companionway%20boards/ There are several related pics here of my companionway...
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