Jaguar 22, (random thoughts)...

[Chris Patterson]

This boat recently came to my attention again, (it may have crossed my thought process some years ago), but from what I gather, it is the U.K. version of the Catalina. Pretty cool actually. The first topic I picked up on, was a tale of a sailer who refloated the Jaguar, the keel was M.I.A., restored the boat, MADE a new keel out of carbon steel, (and galvanized it as well), and has been subsequently using the boat for several years.
Wow. After reading such posts here and there where folks have said to replace their vessel if the windows were leaking, or whatever, I liked this approach a lot. I'm currently refitting another C22 now, (I have a lot of time on my hands), and being another idiot engineer, this suits me well. Rigging being my forte, hanging a keel, (mine is out), should pose little problem. I hope. Also, on one of my Atlantic crossings with it, on a cold April night in 1912 in the North Sea, I struck an iceberg, and fractured the hull. No lives were lost, but the Admiral is seriously considering a replacement for the Captain.
Again...
By the way, it's good to hear they put a keel winch in these boats,
I've been pulling mine up by hand...
And...I'm wondering if a good coating of Anti-seize on the keel pin would have any effect, and would it stay there at all? (Trailer boat, salt water).
cp..

 

[Stu Jackson]

Saw a few Jaguar 22s in England and The Netherlands over the years. They also produced a Jaguar 25. We've had both, but they call them something else over here...

 

[Stu Jackson]

Jaguar 22

Ad and a real one. Don't ever remember seeing a C22 with a dodger! Cool.

 

[LooseDiamond]

Judging from the angle of the boom, there is a good reason why you never see a Cat22 with a dodger. Unless one wishes to motor exclusively...

 

[jfrench]

The anti-seize compound that I know about contains a large amount of aluminum powder. You'd just be introducing another metal in the keel pin area. Add saltwater and time and you'll likely have increased corrosion. Since you're an engineer, how about drilling the keel and adding a zerk grease fitting?

 

[txtowman]

Am I confused?

You made an Atlantic crossing in a Catalina 22 in 1912, and hit an iceberg? And survived?

 

[Chris Patterson]

Awww man...that was just a joking reference to the Titanic crossing. I can be a little nutty, but the idea of taking a 22 out of sight of land, well....I'd hope somebody would throw the net over me. I DID however cut out a crack in the hull, (below the waterline albeit), read everything available about repairing it, patched it, cut it ALL back out and proceeded again. Having some hands on dealing w/ fiberglass repairs, thought, no prob. After 6 layers of mat and cloth, (West System epoxy also), it appeared the equivalent of hunting grizzly bears with a ping-pong paddle. Sooo, woven roving is the current plan. I now have 3 layers of it, and two layers of mat between them. I may put more. I don't care if it weighs as much as a nuclear submarine, I have little intention of swimming away from the thing. The admiral is picky about that sort of thing as well. A great wailing, and gnashing of teeth would ensue.
About the Anti-Seize issue. Electrolitic reactions is sorta new to my "problems". I had considered driling the keel hanger, grooving and cross drilling the pin, as the shear strengths are way beyond a 550 lb. keel. And...trying hard not to overthink the thing.
Replies to any of the aforementioned is welcomed..