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tidesailer
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Initially Posted - 01/02/2006 :  21:16:06  Show Profile
happy new year to ya guys ..thank you for being so helpful. got another question about my 81 C25. Mine does not have a trailer eye is this normal for some C25?Can I mount one? , in this case. and how is the avalibilty of a trailer with out spending a fourtune...thank you for all response..tidesailer
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 01/02/2006 :  22:57:22  Show Profile
>"Mine does not have a trailer eye is this normal for some C25?"

Not completely 'normal', but I've seen reports of other 'eyeless' C25's.

>"Can I mount one?"

Sure, just a matter of drilling a clean hole through the stem at an appropriate spot... installing a stainless eyebolt with substantial backing. Hard to say what the appropriate spot is until you get a trailer figured.

Haven't seen any inexpensive C-25 capable trailers lurking about. Other folks have posted seeking
em' in the past but I don't recall many reports of success.
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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 01/03/2006 :  00:25:00  Show Profile
The bow eye needs to be installed in a position such that you can get at the threaded part from inside the boat to put the backing plate and nuts on. This position will vary depending on the model year but is generally about 18" below the deck or stem chain plate. Inside the bow there is an small removeable access hatch made of wood; it's purpose is to give you access to the padeye nuts. Squeeze yourself in there with a flashlight and tape measure, and measure the distance from the middle of that access hatch upwards to the underside of the deck. Then on the outside, measure the same distance. Drill ONE SMALL HOLE from the outside in, perpendicular to the bow, with your smallest drill, so that if the measurement is bad you can patch that hole without too much trouble and try again in a different place. Once the hole is drilled through, leave the drill bit sticking through and go look at it from the inside. If the drill bit is visible in a location that is good for installing the pad eye nuts and backing block, drill the hole out to it's finished diameter and proceed with the installation. For backing, you can get a made-to-fit block from Catalina Direct, or make one yourself. I recommend making it out of aluminum, which won't rot like wood. Make it as long as possible so as to spread the load out. The Catalina 25 is a heavy boat and that pad eye will impose huge loads on the bow if the boat slips backward on the trailer while climbing a sttep grade like a boat ramp.
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 01/03/2006 :  08:55:34  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
I agree with Larry C. The best position for the bow eye is where you can get at the nuts to install it. And yes, these are heavy as trailer boats go. After breaking my stock bow eye, I went up one size when replacing it.

-- Leon Sisson
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MattL
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Response Posted - 01/03/2006 :  09:22:28  Show Profile
I don't have a bow eye and have been loading and un-loading the boat on the trailer with no problems. I have trailed up to Huntington Lake, CA. with out a hitch, well actually it is hitched on but no bow eye. This is quite a climb 100 feet to 8000 feet in about 40 miles. My trailer does not have rollers which could be an aid to being eyeless.
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