tiller tamer
I double a bungee cord around the forward end of the tiller (secured by the hiking stick) and connect it to the main sail binnacle post. Simple, and it works. --Dave
short or long shaft motor?
my 14.2 EXPO, equipped with factory motor mount, came with a long-shaft Minn-Kota. I sold it and bought a short shaft 30" / 30 lb thrust. Works fine and stays out of the way when sailing.
Dave in Kansas
D-PN number fpr 14.2 EXPO
In October 2010 I asked a manufacturer's rep what the D-PN (Portsmouth Number) is for the Catalina 14.2 EXPO . He said he did not know. I judge it to be 103-105, depending on wind direction.
Dave in Kansas
securing mast to hull on trailer for travel
I have the Catalina 14.2 EXPO with a long mast made of carbon fiber. My sail is transported and stored whlle furled around the mast and covered with a fabric sheath. I secure the mast & sail with bungee cords in two places: forward in the mast crutch...
Reply from Catalina--hull leakage
Dave,
The centerboard trunk and construction methods for the Expo 14.2 and Capri 14.2 are very similar. Your Expo has an additional connection between the hull and deck forward where the mast / boom step plate fasteners are drilled and tapped into an...
I'm getting between a pint and a quart of water draining from the butt plug of my Catalina EXPO 14.2 as I take the boat up the ramp after sailing. Is that normal / average? Not sure where it's coming from, other than some condensation. But in this cooler weather, that's not a probable source...
stepping mast
Jerry--
I appreciate your insights and I can see how practice improves any situation. However, I do not understand how stepping the mast with the boat in the water enhances control. To me, wave action would mean the opposite.
Where are you located?
Dave in Kansas
Ways to get the mast through the deck??
Re your comment: "ways to make getting the mast through the deck quite simple."
Please say more. Twice I've experienced difficulty getting the mast base centered correctly onto the spindle. Once it was jammed so hopelessly beside the spindle that I...
Greetings--
Wondering if I can downsize to a motorcycle or garden tractor battery to power my 30" shaft / 30 lb thrust Minn-Kota. I use the Minn-Kota getting in and out of the cove where I launch. I know it's not as strong as a deep-charge marine battery, but I'm wondering whether a...
Greetings--
I'm the new owner of a 2003 Catalina EXPO 14.2 on a Load Rite 15' trailer.
When I bought the boat and measured the tongue weight at the hitch, it was 120 lbs. I pushed back the crank post / mast crutch, as well as the boat, as far as possible and shifted forward the axle by an...
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