Catalina 22 Keel Winch Cover --Make Your Own--Jim's Little Boat

Jim makes a new cover for the winch of a Catalina 22. He shares some methods to make the bevel cuts and rout out the relief on the back side of the cover. CORRECTION: The complement of 65 is 25 BUT the correct angle for the bevel is 35 degrees. Thank you Jampa for pointing out my error.
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[@kkrotke]

I have to say, your channel is becoming my favorite thing ever. It combines two great topics- woodworking and sailing. Keep it up!

[@jimslittleboat4388]

Thanks, Karl. I make the video so there will be an archive for people who want to work on their own boats.

[@timcowboy6177]

good job Jim !!!,, thanks for doing this ,, now i am off to make my own ,, cheers Tim

[@morbidfollower]

Thanks Jim, my keel winch board is an absolute disaster right now. Thanks for this, I will attempt soon

[@kentlemon6900]

I bought a Catalina 22 about a year ago.
It has a crack about 12" back from the front of the cockpit floor. About 10" from the drains.
I looked underneath and it has plywood showing underneath no cracks in it.
I was think I would cut a waterproof access door where the crack is 17-1/2"× 12" this tould hide the crack and give some access to that area.
What do you think?

[@jimslittleboat4388]

Some folks have suggested that idea. People more knowledgeable than I say it is a bad idea. It takes away structure that is important for the strength of the hull and creates a water entry point you don't need. You can contact Kevin Patton on the Facebook site. He replaced his whole floor. He would have a better take on the floor structure.

[@jampasritalon4180]

I think the compliment of 65 is 25. Did you use 35?

[@jimslittleboat4388]

Jampa--dude--you are correct. I did use 35 degrees. Good thing I went with the measurement taken from the workpiece.

[@jimslittleboat4388]

I just added the correction to the description and gave you credit. Thanks for your keen attention to detail.

[@jampasritalon4180]

I am curious. Have you ever sailed a Mac 26D or 26S and if so how whould you compare it to a Cat 22 or 25?

[@jimslittleboat4388]

@@jampasritalon4180 The only boats I have ever sailed are a 420, a C-Lark, a Tanzer 16, a San Juan 21, a Catalina 22, a Yankee 30 and a Catalina 30 and a couple of other day sailers of less than 22 feet. Oh--and I held the tiller of a Serendipity 43 for maybe half an hour. Oh, and I sailed on a San Juan 24, but never got to steer.