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Starting the cushion project

One of the “nice to have” projects on our list when we bought Elara was to replace the Salon cushions.  The V-berth cushions were actually in pretty good shape, but the Salon cushions had seen better days.  The foam was worn and crumbly, and the fabric had rust stains from the tufting buttons…  After gettingRead more…

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Steering quadrant cover repair

When the Catalina 30 moved to the open/walk through transom design starting in 1994 with the MK III, it was necessary to have a new way of accessing the rudder post/emergency tiller fitting (which was previously accessed by way of the now nonexistent aft lazarette).   Views 6450Likes 0