Brian Moloney
Gunnison, CO
Boat Name: Vilingia
Model/Year: 1994 Wing keel
Hull No. 15330
Hailing Port: Gunnison, CO |
 01/28/2005 5:03 PM Pacific Time
I just sent back the table latches from CD - couldn't get them to work.
The wall brackets for the table on my boat have small holes in them. I put threads in them with a 3/8 inch tap, then screwed in a 3/8 inch thumbscrew. The metal piece on the table fits in the slot in the wall bracket, then I just tighten the thumbscrew against it. Seems pretty solid!
Brian Moloney
1994 wing, #15330 |
Dan Schafer
Traverse City, MI
Boat Name: SeaBatical
Model/Year: C22 / 1983
Hull No. 1577
Hailing Port: Grand Traverse Bay |
01/29/2005 7:15 AM Pacific Time
Brian..... |
Dan Schafer
Traverse City, MI
Boat Name: SeaBatical
Model/Year: C22 / 1983
Hull No. 1577
Hailing Port: Grand Traverse Bay |
01/29/2005 7:18 AM Pacific Time
Brian.... I've gotta do something with my 'unstable table' this spring. This sounds like the easiest and cheapest solution that I've come across [so C22 owners have gone to some elaborate measures]. Thanx for the tip |
Mike Bracket
Clinton Twp, MI
Boat Name: Gunsmoke
Model/Year: 1979
Hull No. 9150
Hailing Port: Lake St Clair MI |
01/30/2005 7:28 AM Pacific Time
Dan: drop me a note so I can add you to our Michigan C22 Fleet list. [email protected]
I just trimmed a piece of wood to about 3/8 thick and the width of the gap between the table top and the teak trim strip along the shelf. Jam the wood piece in there and the table is solid.
Mike |
Greg Baker
Charlotte, NC
Boat Name: Sea Sharp Minor
Model/Year: Catalina 22 - 1984 - Swing Keel
Hull No. 11823
Hailing Port: Lake Norman Sailing Club |
01/30/2005 9:27 AM Pacific Time
When I first got my 22, the table would come loose just by setting something heavy on one of the corners near the companionway. I noticed that the angle brackets that slip into mating straps on the wall had projections near the bottom end that are supposed to engage the wall straps to keep that end of the table from lifting. But apparently someone had lifted on the table end before removing it from the straps causing the angle brackets to be bent so their angle was slightly more than 90 degrees and the projections now easily slid thru the straps. I formed the brackets to an angle of slightly less than 90 degrees. When the table is installed in the brackets, the free end must be kept lower than the end by the wall. Once in the straps, the outer end of the table is lifted and held up by the leg. That securely engages the projection below the strap and it cannot lift out. I have not had a problem in the 5 years since I did that. |
Austin Cooley
Honeoye Falls, NY
Boat Name: Wings of the Morning
Model/Year: Catalina 22, 1983
Hull No. 11602
Hailing Port: Keuka Lake, Branchport, NY |
01/30/2005 11:18 AM Pacific Time
If your problem with table latches has to do with the table tipping when someone enters the cabin and puts their weight on the corner of the table, I have a simple solution that I picked up years ago from this site. I have a stick of wood about 3/4 in square and about as long as the table is wide. This goes on the table top and against the wall. It fits snuggly between the table top and the wooden strip along the storage shelf. It is held in place with a couple of Velcro tabs. It's easy to install and remove and goes on the shelf right above the table when the table is in use as a bed.
Austin Cooley
Wings of the Morning
11602 |
Richard Bernstein
Lake Champlain, Vermont
Boat Name: Trillium
Model/Year: C22 1986
Hull No. 14130
Hailing Port: Charlotte, Vermont |
01/31/2005 6:36 PM Pacific Time
As a winter time project (not enough to do up here in Vermont) I built a little cabinet out of 1/2 inch stock and 1/4 inch luan plywood. It is about as long as the table is wide, is high enough to jam against the underside of the deck, is held in place by a couple small dowels into the table top so is easily removable. and holds a wallet, cell phone, pens and note pad, little camera, and, most importantly, a cribbage board! There is a little space between the back and the inside of the hull that fits a couple folded charts. sure would have been easier to jam in a board and I'd have had more time to go skiing! |
William Bell
Pt. Orange, FL
Boat Name: Phoenix
Model/Year: 1987 Catalina 22
Hull No. #13784
Hailing Port: Pt. Orange,FL |
02/01/2005 12:01 PM Pacific Time
Can you send me a picture of your project ? sounds like a good idea. maybe send a picture to the national asso for the tech tips.
Thanks- Bill
[email protected] |
