Chip Ford's 1974 Catalina 22 Restoration Project
Sail #3282  l  Marblehead, Massachusetts

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Last Updated On:
January 3, 2012


 

Winter Storage 2012
T
he toys are put away for the duration
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Winter Haul-Out and Covering, 2011
October 22 - November 22, 2011
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Columbus Day 3-Day Weekend to Gloucester
October 8 - 10, 2011
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The Gloucester Weekend Away
September 10 - 12, 2011
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Hurricane Irene Preparations
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Chip Ahoy's Annual Cruise
A short one this year to Scituate and back
July 19 - July 25, 2011
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For Sale . . . Maybe . . .
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Sailing Season 2011 Preparations
March 6 - June 21
  • Revisiting the Cribboards Project
  • Refinishing the Cabin Shelf Trim
  • Resealing the Windows, Part II
  • Annual Pre-Launch Preparations
  • Rescuing the Red - Hull Waxing
  • Launching 2011
  • The Shakedown Overnighter
  • The Bottom Job

    Welcome to the homeport of Chip Ahoy

     

    Running History

    Projects Costs Cruises Winters
     

     
    This website and my former C22 discussion group was the
    2005 recipient of the annual
    Catalina 22 National Sailing Association
    “Recruiter of the Year Award”

    Certificate     (PDF file)

    Plaque

    Insurance Surveys and Claims
    Insurance

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    Life Beyond Boating

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    Upgrade, Repair, Restoration and Refinishing Projects, and How-Tos

    PROJECTS

    Other C22 Information, Repairs, Upgrades, and Experiences
    My Season 2011 “To Do” Wish List Waterline “marked” after first season
    Waterline after Season 2010
    How to Buy a Catalina 22:  What to Look For Sample Price List and Order Form (w/available options)
    1976 C22 #6991 - "Windfall"
    Catalina 22 Design Drawings Catalina 22 Electrical Schematics
    Locating the Hull Identification Number (HIN) Chainplate Eye Bolt Corrosion
    Personal Safety Aboard Chip Ahoy Safety Equipment Aboard Chip Ahoy
    Living Aboard a C-22
    Storage and Spaces to Stow
    Greg Luckett's Cockpit Tent
    Wally Riddle’s Keel- Centering Trailer Bracket Nahant-to-Marblehead for hauling out
    Bringing Wally Riddle’s C-22 “Carpe Diem” around
    Wally Riddle's Tarp-Cover Frame Chuck Bennett’s Bimini Top
    Bayard Gross’s Custom Interior Storage     (PDF) Bayard Gross’s Mainsheet Swivel Cam     (PDF)
    The Sweet/Lange Mast-Raising System Carlos Prieto's #1638 arrives in Santiago, Chile
    Kim Kiesling's Homemade C22 Self-Steering Russ Hauser's Mast Step Pin
    Brian Parkinson's 1969 C22 - Hull #3 - "Tiger" Louis Plaisance's "Gabriel Pins" (for turnbuckles)
    My Dyer Dhow Dinghy Mini-Project My “New” Beacon Linx Dinghy
    Salem to Lynn;  Wally Riddle's maiden cruise
    of “Rocinante,” an Alerion 28
    Launching Mike Sullivan's "Carpe Diem"
    June 14, 2007
    Catalina 22 Mid-Winter Regatta
    February 23-26, 2006 - Sanford, Florida
    PHOTO ALBUM
    Other Catalina 22 Links
    Boating experiences from my past incarnation
    Even Song - Idle Hours II - Yankee Girl
    (1975-1982)
    Response by Rich Fox. Commodore
    Catalina 22 National Sailing Association
    to Practical Sailor magazine

    concerning its review of C22s  
       (PDF)
     

    Don's, John's, and Chip's Great Adventure
    Oregon's Don Woodhouse ("Togarty")
    bicycles cross-country to come sailing

    August 16-18, 2009

    Happy Birthday “Chief Hiawatha Frostbite”!
    Sailing Season ‘08 is over ...
    even for John Graichen and Malacass
    December 6, 2008
    The Chip Ahoy/Malacass Rendezvous and Photo Shoot
    June 8, 2008
    The Chip Ahoy/Carpe Diem Rendezvous and Photo Shoot
    July 2, 2005
    Columbus Day Weekend 2008 Photo Rendezvous
    Chip Ahoy and Malacass
    October 12-13, 2008
    Barbara's Family Sails Aboard Chip Ahoy
    June 6, 2005
    Barbara's  Son,  Grandson  Sail  Aboard  Malacass
    July 22, 2007

     

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    Click graphics for the local Marblehead weather forecast

    Tides for the Massachusetts Coast
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    Tides for Salem Harbor
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    *  Tide times do not account for Daylight Saving Time.

    Tides for the North Shore
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    Aerial Views of Chip Ahoy's Home Port
    An Aerial Introduction to Chip Ahoy's Homeport & Mooring Area
    (Courtesy of brother John and his Les Vants Aerial Photos business!)
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    A Chart View of Chip Ahoy's Port

    Salem Sound Charts Page
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    Local (Interactive) Nautical Chart

     


    Marblehead Scenes
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    Landscape and Nature Photographer

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