1973 Catalina 22 restoration winter project
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I'm slowly getting everything back together in the comfort of my own shop. I had hoped to have the boat in the water by now but considering that it has rained every day for the last three weeks I guess its okay that it is still on the trailer. Nearly all of the stock hardware is back where it was, the next step will be to install the handful of upgrade gear from CD.
I posted some before pictures at the start of this thread.
After a few more productive days nearly all of the original gear/hardware is back on the boat plus a few upgrades. Whats left to do now is some work on the mast including a new halyards kit, jib downhaul kit, windex and spreader brackets. Oh and I guess I should buy the pop top gasket and some hatch dogs so that the pop top will sit right and not fly off... it never ends.
For some reason the cockpit hatches are an extremely poor fit. By adding some weather stripping I made them close and sit a little bit better. What I really ought to do is shim the hinges out but I'll save that for another time. I was two tiles short of covering the cockpit floor so I'll have to buy another pack of those from Home Depot. And if you look really close you'll see that I put the pintles on incorrectly.
How does my motor mount reinforcement look? 
You might want to think about using a piece of treadmaster for the cockpit sole. It gives a very finished look, is available in a few colors and excellent traction as well.
Great job on your project!
Great job on your project!
I urge you to junk the cockpit locker hinges in favor of s.s. piano hinges.
Here's how mine came out:
Here's how mine came out:
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When you put the wood edging on the plywood for the table etc. How do you do that? Is it like steam bent and then pinned? Thanks.
Thank you for all of your suggestions. I don't know about the cockpit flooring right now but I will seal the mount plywood and see if I can find some SS piano hinges.
The table is 3/4" oak plywood and the edge is a simple 1/16" iron on veneer. It comes in long rolls with an adhesive on the back. You then use an iron on the face to heat the glue and press it to the wood. I actually wouldn't suggest it. What I wish I did was rip some solid oak to 1/4"x3/4" then glue and clamp it on the edges. The corners I would have just mitred rather than rounded. The reason for this is because the iron on veneer isn't nearly as strong or durable as solid wood. This is what I plan to do once the edge becomes damaged.
The table is 3/4" oak plywood and the edge is a simple 1/16" iron on veneer. It comes in long rolls with an adhesive on the back. You then use an iron on the face to heat the glue and press it to the wood. I actually wouldn't suggest it. What I wish I did was rip some solid oak to 1/4"x3/4" then glue and clamp it on the edges. The corners I would have just mitred rather than rounded. The reason for this is because the iron on veneer isn't nearly as strong or durable as solid wood. This is what I plan to do once the edge becomes damaged.
I've kept all of my receipts in a folder but I haven't added them up... I'm a little afraid to. So far I think I've spent a little over $4000 for everything that I've done so far which I suppose isn't too bad. The keel overhaul was around $1000 (the welding alone cost $660), all of the paints added up to another $1000, and all of the new hardware and rigging from Catalina Direct was again about $1000. Plywood, epoxy, trailer parts, cleaners, brushes, rollers, fasteners, sealants and adhesives etc make up the rest. Have a look at chipford.com if you want to see some of the costs of a project like this really broken down. Overall he has spent around $30000 on his 1974 Cat 22... Once I buy a new main sail and get the lights to work I'll be into it for at least $11000. So unless you really want to fix up an old boat as a hobby it would be better worth your while to buy something not as derelict as I have.
Beautiful job on your restoration!! I like what you did with your table, I built a replacement for mine and almost went with the iron on veneer but opted for solid 3/4" mahogany all the way around. In hindsight, I guess something a little harder like oak would have been better since I've already scratched and bumped the edge a bit, but it sure looks pretty when the sun hits it.
yeah, but from what I hear you can't touch up perfection at all, and it's a bit of a sucker to apply, especially seeing as how I want to do the interior. I dunno it's a quandary. I have seen on other forums the whole boat paint debate inflate to epic proportions. I just don't see why it has to be like voodoo magic. Re-gelcoat, single stage, 2 part. I dunno. I would love to re-gel it, but dear lord the sanding.