Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22

[Jacktar]

Made it my self, mosquito screen cloth from Jo Anns fabric and some edging and fishing weights from Walmart.

 

[rgranger]

Boudreaux would be proud

 

[Jacktar]

Yes he would, but I have the replaced the cajun tiller tamer of bungi cord with a davis tiller tamer, much bettah!

 

[Jacktar]

Closeup of spacer behind upper gudgeon on rudder, although only 1/4" it appears to reduce the tendency of boat to go to windward when you let go of the tiller. Mo

re testing to come.

 

[rpludwig]

Jack...what say you (or others) about the Wavefront Tiller Clutch v. Davis Tiller Tamer....thoughts? (about to pull the trigger on something)....

 

[Jacktar]

Tiller tamer by Davis, omni adjustable for tension you want for steering to holding course setting. No clutch to let all go, or have on only. I single hand nearly all the time and the Davis is the best for me. Controls on top too, hard to mistake hitting clutch release letting all go on me when grabbing tiller in a hurry or blindly.

 

[SV_GALATEIA]

So I was walking into The Walmart a few weeks ago and there on display were some solar yard lights exactly like Jacktar showed, so I bought 2 @ .97¢ each.
I put one on my boat exactly as shown by Jacktar. Works Great.

So I go to my boat today to pick up my rudder to make a small repair and what do I find...

Thousands of dead and dying bugs. The other boats with no lights had almost no critters.

So, I'm just going on record to say this was ALL JACKTAR's FAULT...

 

[Jacktar]

Ah yes Black fly season maybe. Come south a bit. Oddly enough the solars do not attract mosquitoes or gnats so far.

 

[SV_GALATEIA]

They are May Flies even though is almost July. Apparently they lost their calendars.

 

[Hardhead]

The other boats with no lights had almost no critters.

Maybe you've established a breeding station. I'd like to know what that light is pumping out that massacred so many - good grief. Annihilation.

 

[Jacktar]

Jeez now I am going to get credited with bug genocide for my idea.

 

[Jacktar]

BTW I just checked the boat and only one slightly drunk spider, think he came over from the party boat next door.

 

[Hardhead]

BTW I just checked the boat and only one slightly drunk spider, think he came over from the party boat next door.

Could be - a spider is like an owl, and keeps gnats away. Let him/her have the run of the place, and see how he does with it. If it works, I might get one.

 

[rgranger]

Could be - a spider is like an owl, and keeps gnats away. Let him/her have the run of the place, and see how he does with it. If it works, I might get one.

How many gnats does an owl have to eat to get enough calories?

 

[RussC]

117

 

[greg_m]

Try turning the light fitting upside down... it might not attract so many bugs then!

 

[Jacktar]

it is solar, if yu turn it upside down activates in daytime and rapidly discharges battery without charging, but you knew that dintcha?

 

[tafischer]

I am refurbing my galley (dont hate on me!). Anyway - for $7 on Amazon you can get a nice wire rack that will fit perfectly on the lip inside the cooler. Also rolls up nicely when not in use and can be cut to exact width. I keep some frozen 2L bottles under the rack to avoid a lot of excess water to clean up later.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CVSY1P3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Jacktar]

Using my pull out galley, I only use the built in icebox to store the pots, pans, plates etc for cooking, and use a separate cooler stuck forward between the settee to starboard and the forward dinette seat to port on the cabin sole. Easier to get at while cooking and holds more stuff and keeps it colder.

 

[armondo]

jacktar - where did you get the replacement water pump? How $$$?