catalina capri 18

Hello all, I just picked up my first sailboat, a Catalina Capri 18 (1986). I will be sailing it on White Bear Lake in Minnesota (I believe that is where it was first sold 40 years ago). A couple questions for you guys: 1) Headsail was shredded in windstorm. It has a roller furling system. Jib...

I recently purchased a Catalina Capri 18 wing keel. When I went to launch at my local ramp, even with the trailer tongue fully extended it seemed pretty far from getting deep enough to float off the trailer. My tongue retracted is 56 inches, extended 80 inches (so extending the tongue adds 2...

Single-hand racing in Lake Pend Oreille, ID.