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wade
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Initially Posted - 01/31/2006 : 12:54:24

I have a 83 sk and have seen in some posts the newer 25's have a lower floor. I was wondering what is the headroom in the 1988 and newer.

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Wade

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 01/31/2006 : 13:11:54

I would guess 5'10" at the hatch and 5'8ish in the rest of the cabin. I am 5'9.5" and stand with no problem under the hatch. The interior moldings are very different, there are pictures on my sight. If you have a fin you could put a new teak and holly floor down and gain a lot of the difference but not all of it.

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atgep
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Response Posted - 01/31/2006 : 14:23:39

Starting in 88 the interior liner dropped the floor an inch or 2. It is also level without the step of the older floors.

The 89 improved on this by adding a new deck that raised the cabin roof a couple of inches. That is what makes the 89 such a great boat.

On my 88 I am 5'8" and it is an inch too short in the main cabin area.

Tom.

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djn
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Response Posted - 01/31/2006 : 17:17:23

I am 5'10" and have to cock my head to the side to walk around on the 1977. My wife has to do the same and she is 5'8". For me to stand comfortably on my boat I have to slide the companion way top forward and stand under it. We have not sailed it yet so time will tell if we will be comfortable spending time on it. Cheers.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 01/31/2006 : 19:22:37

The 89 wing:
These boats are the culmination of years of evolution of one of the most successful designs in sailboat history. If one were to look at a list of complaints about the Catalina 25 you would see the vast majority of them addressed in this boat. i.e…
Narrow side decks; stanchions moved outboard to clear the area.
Wide sheeting due to toe rail genoa tracks; tracks moved inboard and set flush in the deck.
Narrow boarding gate; stern rail redesigned to create a larger gate area.
Marginally functional traveler; replaced with proper track based traveler.
Traveler rod loosens and cannot be tightened; new track on stern rail instead of transom.
Stern rail too tall to climb over from boarding ladder; top section of stern rail removed over transom.
Small primary winches; replaced with self-tailing Lewmar 16.
Uncomfortable coaming for sitting out; redesigned wide angled coaming with wider gate to lean against
Coaming pockets leak; pockets are now molded into seat back.
Companionway teak is too complex to reproduce; redesign uses a single 1x3 board
Cabin top side is difficult to sit on; pop-top and handrails are now flush.
Non-standard forward hatch; forward and two head hatches are now industry standard size opening hatches.
Complicated leak prone windows; replaced with larger black plastic flush windows with curtains.
Dated deck and cabin design; modern design with crisp angles.
Small leak prone anchor locker; doubled in size with proper through hull drain.
Bow has an inadequate stem fitting; heavier redesigned fitting with integral anchor roller.
Blister prone hull; blister free vinylester bottom.
Unsafe to-hulls; industry standard Marlon through-hulls.
Maintenance intensive iron swing keel; maintenance free lead wing keel.
Heavy unbalanced rudder; balanced foam core rudder.
Dated non-skid; two tone deck with modern non-skid pattern in grey colored gelcoat.
Terrible barrel turnbuckles; replaced with industry standard open turnbuckles.
Generic looking rig; Spars are painted white with wiring conduit and internal halyards led back to Lewmar 6 winches on cabin top.
Sliding gooseneck; fixed gooseneck.
Dated hull liner pattern; modern hull liner pattern.
Clumsy and awkward floor design; flat lowered floor with teak and holly bilge cover.
Fake teak table; more attractive white table.
Low head room; 5’10” under hatch, 5’8+” in the rest of the cabin.
Poor weight distribution; Batteries on centerline, water tank moved aft.
Dark interior; much brighter look to interior plus additional teak strips to mask through bolts.
Difficult to access power panel connections in sail locker; power panel moved inside where all connections are available.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 02/01/2006 : 06:24:16

Hey ! That makes my day ! I did not know all the benefits with the my '89. After 20 years since I sold my 1980 ODay 23, which I loved, the one thing that i noticed immediately was more headroom in the Catalina 25. Years ago, i always was envious of the the pop-tops that these boats have and having seen so many catalina's back then, it was definitely a boat I wanted to consider this time around. As it turns out, the '89 was for sale and it was conveniently located in my area which simplifies setup and dockage - keeping it for now in same marina and will continue to do so for at least a year or so. can't wait to the warmer weather sets in and i go on some overnighters. Right now, I am still going out for day trips. This winter has been unusually warm.

Frank, Still working on the Matrix 17 swingarm mounting. Thanks to you and others for past inputs regarding fishfinder selection. The wax from a toilet wax ring was the way I went with the transducer mounting and it is working out great. I am now up to cutting out the circles to cover up the depthfinder hole in the cabin and from the inside of the cabin, the Starboard material will form the mounting surface support for the swingarm. I have all the material on hand, just cutting them up with a scroll saw. Eventually I will get done with this project and post some photos.

Overall, very happy with the boat.

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