Catalina 22 repairs

[Locutus]

Some of you may know I built a (Stevenson Projects) Skipjack a few years ago.  But it has become a garage queen (and is for sale, by the way).  Now I sail a Catalina 22, even though it's more hassle to launch and retrieve.  I can take it anywhere in Puget Sound and the Islands up north.  Not so with the Skipjack.

Anyway, this post is just to reference my repairs and upgrades thread over at the Glen-L.com forum:

http://www.glen-l.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35102

Go and see, if you like.

[CapnK]

She's looking well cared for, and obviously needed it. :)

Re: the sink pump/switch - is that a rheostat to slow/speed the flow as desired?

[Locutus]

CapnK,

For the galley pump I used a 1.1 GPM diaphram pump, inline 4 amp fuse, on/off/mom-on switch and dial flow controller.  Since it has an inline fuse I connected the wiring directly to the battery.  This is the controller:

https://www.amazon.com/RioRand-Controller-Efficiency-Generating-Protection/dp/B007TH4EN6/ref=pd_ybh_a_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PRPJ0KB12VNGT76EH1QX

[Locutus]

Update:
The Catalina 22 is now for sale if anyone is interested.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/boa/d/kirkland-1977-catalina-22-trailer/7080019171.html

As for the Skipjack, there doesn't seem to be any interest at the price point I've advertised it.  So I'm thinking of making some modifications to make her more seaworthy and enjoyable to sail.  Some of the mods I'm considering:

--Add small cuddy cabin
--Revise cockpit so that there's a footwell just large enough for two sailors with size 12 feet.
--Add watertight cockpit lockers.
--Add a pair of drains in transom just above bench, with one-way flow caps.
--Trim the long keel and add fin. (or center board/dagger board.)
--Ballast idea #1:  Sandbags in cockpit lockers and/or cabin, depending on balance. (Up to 300 pounds.)
--Ballast idea #2:  Steel plate bolted to keel.  (200 to 250 pounds.) (Boat currently is unballasted.)
--Add bilge pump for footwell.  (Probably overkill...a scoop made from milk jug would probably be enough.)

Original solid wood mast was too heavy, making this boat unstable.  I replaced it with a fiberglass sailboard mast that weighs less than 5 pounds, but I'm afraid it's not strong enough for a gaff rig, so I'm also looking into other alternatives:
1. Build a bird mouth hollow wood mast.  With ballast added to the boat this shouldn't be too heavy.
2. Aluminum mast.  I think I can do this inexpensively with a blank aluminum tube and fit it out myself.

Both of the above options has the bonus of being able to run wiring for mast light.

I may be going to extremes to increase stability and prevent a lot of water from entering cockpit (it's NOT self-bailing), but that's because the first time I launched it the heavy mast turned the boat upside down after an unintended jibe.  When I got it upright again the entire boat was swamped.  (Thank goodness for buoyancy of wood and flotation foam.)

Your thoughts or suggestions?

[CapnK]

All those ideas sound good. WRT the mast, I have seen (much) larger ones made from light poles. Not sure how large yours need to be, but that may serve as an inspiration. Or perhaps a cut down section of Hobie mast, or similar?

[Locutus]

Sorry for the necropost.

The Skipjack sold a while back.  I'm now the regretful owner of a Nicholson 35-1, from 1974.  My thinking was: ocean-capable bug-out boat, with our crazy political situation these days.  But it's not set up for single-handing and is difficult for one person to maneuver in close quarters and dock without help.  So now it's up for sale too.  $15,000 OBO.  PM me if interested.  One unique and interesting feature is the hydraulic transmission.  Something Camper & Nicholson was famous for back in the day.  Full forward to full reverse with no gears to grind.

[CapnK]

The Nicholson seems to be a well-found vessel! Where is she at?

(No, not for me, I have plenty - for general purposes. :) )

[Locutus]

Moored in Port Orchard, Washington.