Ingenious Boat Improvements

When you’ve owned your boat as long as Gary Vinyard has owned his Vallejo YC-based Catalina 30 Curtain Call — 20+ years — you’re likely to have customized it to suit your needs. Gary has made dozens (or more!) of improvements on Curtain Call that are simple yet ingenious. Take, for example, the dinghy outboard davit he added to his radar pole. It’s completely removable but works perfectly for pulling the motor onboard.

An hour spent on Gary’s boat only nicked the surface of all the small — and large — projects he’s taken on to make Curtain Call comfortable and eminently usable. Below is a short photo essay featuring some of our favorite enhancements, but we’d also like to know if you’ve made similarly clever additions to your boat. Email photos and descriptions to LaDonna.