Hello!
I just bought a 1984 Catalina 22 pop-top swing keel. My firstmistake boat! I had a chance to spend some quality time with her this weekend, and there's a few things I'm unsure about. Much appreciate, in advance, any help! To the Dumb Questions....
DQ1: When rigging the main, does the rope that's permanently sewed into the foot of the mainsail slide into the slit on the top of the boom? Other Cat 22s that I've sailed were not rigged such that the full length of the foot was slid into the boom, but the rope sewed into the foot and the slit in the boom seem so obviously intended to go together that I can't see it not being the case? The main is original. In this photo the foot "rope" was not slid into the boom, however the slit widens near the goose-neck to allow it.
DQ2: What is the intended outhaul configuration on this boat? As pictured, the PO has this black rope tied into the clew, but I'm unsure of the correct way to affix it to the boom in a way that gives me mechanical advantage and adjustment options? The current rigging is my own best guess. There is a cleat way fore on the boom that I have the black line tied to in.
DQ3: Is the backstay only supposed to be attached to the hull via a single buckle? There appears to be a second attach point on the stern that is unused, so I'm curious its purpose?
DQ4: The boat is equipped with a head. The PO said they never used it. Is this usable? It doesn't appear to have any through-hull pump out. Besides the obvious, how does one operate it? And how does one, um, empty it? The brand is "Mansfield Sani Pottie." Age unknown.
Thank you for reading this far!
Best,
Andre
I just bought a 1984 Catalina 22 pop-top swing keel. My first
DQ1: When rigging the main, does the rope that's permanently sewed into the foot of the mainsail slide into the slit on the top of the boom? Other Cat 22s that I've sailed were not rigged such that the full length of the foot was slid into the boom, but the rope sewed into the foot and the slit in the boom seem so obviously intended to go together that I can't see it not being the case? The main is original. In this photo the foot "rope" was not slid into the boom, however the slit widens near the goose-neck to allow it.
DQ2: What is the intended outhaul configuration on this boat? As pictured, the PO has this black rope tied into the clew, but I'm unsure of the correct way to affix it to the boom in a way that gives me mechanical advantage and adjustment options? The current rigging is my own best guess. There is a cleat way fore on the boom that I have the black line tied to in.
DQ3: Is the backstay only supposed to be attached to the hull via a single buckle? There appears to be a second attach point on the stern that is unused, so I'm curious its purpose?
DQ4: The boat is equipped with a head. The PO said they never used it. Is this usable? It doesn't appear to have any through-hull pump out. Besides the obvious, how does one operate it? And how does one, um, empty it? The brand is "Mansfield Sani Pottie." Age unknown.
Thank you for reading this far!
Best,
Andre