Finally!
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I bought her this morning.
Dorothy made me do it as her anniversary present - not that I resisted all that much.
The yard is fluffing and buffing to get her beautified and we hope to launch this weekend
or next. There's not much to clean/fix/repair/replace on this boat.
Sails are crisp and shape well. There is a 150 genoa on a CDI roller and a full-battened main.
I'd like to add a spinnaker someday (Asymmetrical with a sock, please. I can handle that solo).
And some shade! Texas. Must. Have. Shade.
I had forgotten all the confused emotions involved in buying a boat.
It's interesting to experience again.
Well, now to get her launched!
I don't have much in the way of pics yet. Just a couple from Inland Sailing's web site.
here:
Boat and trailer
Capris have great cockpits. Even our old 18 has a fine pit.
Pretty cozy below.
It's a Mk II with blue stripe! cookie cutter fiberglass boats...
Dorothy made me do it as her anniversary present - not that I resisted all that much.
The yard is fluffing and buffing to get her beautified and we hope to launch this weekend
or next. There's not much to clean/fix/repair/replace on this boat.
Sails are crisp and shape well. There is a 150 genoa on a CDI roller and a full-battened main.
I'd like to add a spinnaker someday (Asymmetrical with a sock, please. I can handle that solo).
And some shade! Texas. Must. Have. Shade.
I had forgotten all the confused emotions involved in buying a boat.
It's interesting to experience again.
Well, now to get her launched!
I don't have much in the way of pics yet. Just a couple from Inland Sailing's web site.
here:
Boat and trailer
Capris have great cockpits. Even our old 18 has a fine pit.
Pretty cozy below.
It's a Mk II with blue stripe! cookie cutter fiberglass boats...
One interesting challenge will be rigging a Bimini on a Capri 22.
The mid-cockpit sheeting to the end of the boom is really in the way.
One possible idea is to move the traveler forward and arrange mid-boom
sheet attachment. At least that's the best I've come up with so far.
Has anyone actually done this?
The mid-cockpit sheeting to the end of the boom is really in the way.
One possible idea is to move the traveler forward and arrange mid-boom
sheet attachment. At least that's the best I've come up with so far.
Has anyone actually done this?
Based on my research so far (and I am a first time boat owner) other than moving the boom up, the lack of headroom due to the lower boom compared to a regular C-22 precludes you from using a bimini that is permanently installed. This might work easily with a tall rig and using a regular rig mainsail (don't quote me)....
Still trying to figure out something myself. Unfortunately at some point in the past Catalina switched to a fixed boom attachment....
I am considering a tent at the dock/mooring but while sailing I don't see how this could work...
Still trying to figure out something myself. Unfortunately at some point in the past Catalina switched to a fixed boom attachment....
I am considering a tent at the dock/mooring but while sailing I don't see how this could work...
Tube or wooden frame - ABOVE the boom.
part the boom off to the corner.
I'm looking at this for a starting point.
part the boom off to the corner.
I'm looking at this for a starting point.
Until your creative mind devises a bimini-like solution, try a sombrero. I use mine in light wind with hot sun. OTOH, New England hot and Texas hot aren't the same thing.
Senor Wooster, New England now but 35 years in New Mexico, muy caliente !
Senor Wooster, New England now but 35 years in New Mexico, muy caliente !
I have seen pictures of this on Capri 22's used in a sailing school somewhere. Looked like a workable solution for more head room, but you still have the mainsheet position to deal with.Slartibartfass said:
As stated above, Texas hot and New England are two different "hots". Also, Tidewater VA hot can be fairly brutal also. It is hard to explain 90 degrees with 90 percent humidity to anyone who has not experienced it! We have had visitors from cooler parts of the US that we have taken sailing in the heat. They start out OK, but after a while you can see the life just drain from their faces!
My wife would love to have a bimini that we could use while underway on the CP22 but so far I have come up with no workable solution.
A loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirt with a good lightweight, wide-brimmed hat can help but it is not the same as a good bimini top to provide some shade.
On my old CP22, some previous owner had moved the mainsheet traveller forward about 12-14". This really made the boat more easily singlehanded as the winches are right beside the helm if you cross-sheet the genoa. The loads on the mainsheet, using a 4:1 system, are a little bit higher that end-boom sheeting, but I never had any problems.
You could probably move the traveller forward a bit more, but eventually you end up with the swing circle for the winch handles being a limiting factor, especially if you like to sit with the traveller between your feet. For a bimini, the end of the boom/sail really would get in the way; you'd have to find a way to collapse the bimini before tacking/gybing.
My folks also had a CP22 that was a tall rig that had been modified to allow a dodger to be installed. It took a long time to figure out what they had done, but the gooseneck had been removed and moved further up the mast; a standard rig mainsail was used, but it never set properly as the luff curve of the sail didn't match the pre-bend of the mast. Looked ugly, but allowed them to install a large dodger that provided a bit of shade and wind protection which kept the Admiral happy.
You could probably move the traveller forward a bit more, but eventually you end up with the swing circle for the winch handles being a limiting factor, especially if you like to sit with the traveller between your feet. For a bimini, the end of the boom/sail really would get in the way; you'd have to find a way to collapse the bimini before tacking/gybing.
My folks also had a CP22 that was a tall rig that had been modified to allow a dodger to be installed. It took a long time to figure out what they had done, but the gooseneck had been removed and moved further up the mast; a standard rig mainsail was used, but it never set properly as the luff curve of the sail didn't match the pre-bend of the mast. Looked ugly, but allowed them to install a large dodger that provided a bit of shade and wind protection which kept the Admiral happy.
I looked at this bought before I purchased the one I got... Notice how they did fit the top aft of the main sail.. I think the Back Stay went through it
