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I'd recommend joining the C22 National Sailing Assn. You'll find a good forum and multiple links to blogs where C22 owners detail the many upgrades they've made on their boats. Also, the ship store (Catalina Direct) has lots of stuff you can buy that will make your boat more seaworthy and more comfortable.
In addition to the suggestions made by other posters here, you might consider: - a second reef in the main and a storm/heavy wx headsail,
- beefed up tiller straps for the connection to the rudder, also a safety strap from the boat to the rudder in case a wave pulls it out of the gudgeons,
- a tang from the forestay attachment plate to the backing block of the trailering eye-bolt on the stem,
- tying the shroud backing plates to the bulkheads and then to the inner pan inside the boat,
- adding a backstay adjuster for improved sail trim and reducing wx helm,
- replace the 1/4" x 2" lag screw that secures the mast-step plate with a 5/16" x 2 1/2" screw. Also, replace the bolt at the forward end of the mast-step plate with a larger one, and beef up the backing plate.
Hope some of this helps.
Pat
C22, Stargazer
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