I would like to add a cruising spinaker for a downwind passage I will be doing this spring. My dilemma: Should I rig my own, or buy a spinaker package? Who...
My spinaker was made by Sobstad Midwest in Cleveland, OH (440/331-8300). My Catalina dealer setup the order and they knew the specifications for the C-18. ...
Hi! I am a new owner of a 2007 Catalina 18 and I live on a freshwater lake in Texas. I plan to leave the boat in the water as much as I can, but I do not...
Welcome to the group, Nancy, and congratulations on your new Catalina 18. Here's a link to a previous thread we had on freshwater bottom paint that contains...
... getting into the channels of the hatch/companion way slats and dripping onto the cooler/cooler area. I also found out that the attachment of the wood...
Hi all; Photos of factory bow mast holder for your info. Also, Main Halyard and Furler line runs on cabin top. See my photos in Sea Esta collection. ...
As owner of an older Cat 18. There was no bow mast holder which I'm sure would give it more stability rather than strap it down on a cushion to the cleat. I'm...
Paul; The mast holder came with my boat, so I guess Catalina. Sorry I cannot be of more help. c18_Pensacola p.s. There was also a stern holder too. ... -- ...
Sadly we pulled our boat this past weekend. Since I only had my 2 boys with me (9 and 11), we developed the following technique to ease mast lowering. I tied...
We have the factory bow mast holder, but if we didn't, I'd make one out of a piece of 2x4. Drawing is in the Group Files area as 2x4mastCarrier.png Hope this...
Beautiful job on the hatchboards ! I feel guilty for replacing my old one with the grey starboard product from Catalina. Yours are much more elegant....
Russ I like the hatch boards, and splitting it in two is a great idea......the surrounding Teak wood can look new in an hour. Get the three part teak cleaner...
Richard -- beautiful! You've got some mad skillz there. Steve - thanks for sharing the tips about the 3-part Starbrite treatment. I am another teak-oil...
There is an Alden 40 in the slip straight ahead of mine. It has been "in restoration" for seven years. All that time and money is really starting to show. It's...
After all this teak oil talk, I was giving some consideration in to soaking in it for a few hours. Maybe it work like that Hi Karate stuff used to. Just have...
Okay, confession time. You boyz are joking about using teak oil as aftershave in hopes of drawing attention from your lady.... and, well, last week I actually...
Congratulations, Nancy! I left my boat in the water with a 'bare bottom' for 2-3 months last season and was able to get just about all the sludge off the...
Hi Nancy, Congratulations on having a new 2007 Catalina 18. I bet she is really beautiful. I have a 2003 Catalina 18 and just brought the boat back to Lake ...
... aftershave in hopes of drawing attention from your lady.... and, well, last week I actually purchased a fragrance from The Body Shop called 'Ocean' in...
Richard is right. My wife says "Women are from Venus, Men go to Jupiter to get Stupider", whenever I do something ill-advised. But I learned from my dad if you...
Oh dear. This is the thread will go down in history as the thread where we all started sharing romantic advice during the (northern) off-season. I've already...
*Here* is a great (northern) off-season topic for discussion! I couldn't find anything in the post archives. Does anyone here have a road-tested tuning guide...
Thought I'd introduce myself. This website looks pretty good. I own a 1999 Capri, but there is only one other that I know of in the area. Anyone from...
hello, i've decided i better invest in a boat cover rather than just the sail covers... anyone know of a good source? i've found covers for catalina 22's ......
... hi there, we thought about doing that as well, but apparently you need a sewing machine strong enough to handle the materials which we do not. but, next...
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