Catalina Smile Fix - Part 1 - Ep. 35 [Sailing Ixion]

Catalina 30 keel stub repair begins this week. After we ran our electric sailboat aground, we decided now was the time to permanently fix the Catalina smile.

Originally, Catalina yachts put a wood core in the keel stub up until the mid 80s. Due to the porous nature of the wood core, water would become trapped in it, and eventually led to a crack on the forward part of the keel, known as the Catalina smile. After realizing their mistake, they put out an official repair guide to permanently fix the smile, and didn’t include the wood core in their newer models.

This week, we begin removing the nuts and plates around the keel bolts and get a feel for how much wood core there is, and begin removing it from underneath the bilge. It’s never fun cutting a hole in your boat, but we move forward nonetheless. Enjoy part 1 of the keel stub repair. Part 2 will come several weeks from now.

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