Catalina smile yacht maintenance 244 likes 21653 views Catalina sailboats have a tendency to accrue what are called flex cracks or smiles in the keel.

Catalina 22 keel repair. Rebuilding a catalina 22 from the keel up. It was allowed to sit in the back of a boat bone yard unattended and forgotten. This manual is intended and supplied to help owners of Catalina 22s understand their boats and.

1 Weld in new keel bolts 2 drill and tap in new keel bolts 3 pocket in new keel bolts 4 lag in new keel bolts 5 goop on a lot of fiber glass on out side of keel and hull 6 replace the nuts. The boat has lived in fresh water or on a trailer its entire life in Texas. Catalina 22 Keel repair keel winch cable eye bolt good enough.

Keel Thunk Repair Project Keel Winch Project Adding a Harken Lazy Jacks System Lettering Chip Ahoys Name Replacing the Life Lines Stanchions. This time Im posting pictures so a friend can help me find someone to fix it preferably without spending an arm and a leg. Or winch to the boat 23.

Keel repair continues. Today is another post about the keel. I went out over the weekend and looked over a Catalina 22 on a trailer and found a few issues that Im not sure how big a problem Im looking at.

Its a slight separation between the bolted on keel and the hull itself often manifesting itself at the front end of the keel joint hence the term smile. With a helper applying firm tension on the cable from below wind the cable onto the winch as if you were raising the keel. One of the first pieces of advice thats often given to new Catalina 22 owners is inspect or replace the keel cable because a.

Catalina 22 Keel repairs needed Pivot hole. The fixed-keel model Catalina 22 should be launched by experienced persons with the aid of a hoist and slings. History of Retractable Keel Design.