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Greg White
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Initially Posted - 09/06/2006 :  20:37:20  Show Profile
Hello all, I am new to sailing and to Catalina's as well, can you tell me the basic differences (advantages / disadvantages )between 25,250 and Capri models. Thanks in advance, Greg
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 09/06/2006 :  20:43:11  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I think you will tend to get positive statements about each boat made by people who own them and love them. You will probably still need to digest the input and decide what matters to you. In the barest of terms, Capri 25 is a racer, Catalina 25 is a reasonably priced traditional cruiser, Catalina 250 a modern cruiser which has a broad price range because many are very new.
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Greg White
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 :  05:11:28  Show Profile
Thanks, that was the basic description I was looking for. Are the Capri cabins smaller and less designed for cruising or is the sail rigging more for racing? Thanks again, Greg
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 :  06:05:18  Show Profile
Capri cabins are smaller with only about 4 feet of height inside. They can be cruised but are more suitable to weekending. There isn't really a galley and there isn't any privacy unless you make some modifications.
The sail area is a little larger than a Catalina 25. The boat weighs less and has a cored hull as it was originally designed as an ultra light. It is good in light air but is a hand full in winds over 20 kts.
The Capri is a good lake or bay boat, though some have been heavily modified for off shore passages. Technically,it will sleep 4, but 2 is more realistic unless the 3rd is a child.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 :  09:49:03  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Rick, I am willing to bet you have the best berths of any of us. I would think that your beam would make for nice settees.
http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/manbro/Capri25Review.pdf
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/07/2006 :  18:50:37  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com</i>
<br />Rick, I am willing to bet you have the best berths of any of us. I would think that your beam would make for nice settees.
http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/manbro/Capri25Review.pdf
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You might lose that bet, Frank... The Capri 25 has a bigger cockpit (meaning less length inside), lower cabintop, and much wider side-decks, as you would expect on a racer. Much of the beam doesn't carry down to the waterline, so the wetted surface stays low and the interior volume isn't that much greater. The lack of a head might make up for some berth lengths, but the interior is spartan (light-weight) compared to the Catalina. You don't want to race against one in light air!
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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 09/08/2006 :  12:36:25  Show Profile  Visit Ericson33's Homepage
The interior in the Capri 25 is very simple, you step down onto the sink basin and cooler storage area. The side births are about 8'-0" long on both sides and around 26" in width. The forward birth is about 7'-9" long and at the widest part about 7'-0". The storage on the boat is cramped inside the cabin. there is storage under the side births but the height of these areas are about 12" and slope back up the hull. There is good storage under the forward birth with two different storage areas midship, one is a small cubbie that I store all of my misc stuff into, and the other is right across the porta pottie, so I store all of my cleaning supplies and toilet paper there.

The cockpit on the Capri 25 is very nice, Its the largest area that I have seen on any 25'-0" boat that does have a cabin. There is enough room for 7 people to move around with out feeling like everyone is in the way. The best thing I like about the capri is the really wide side decks, and the low cabin top. This makes going forward very simple and you don't feel like your gonna fall of the side of the boat. The Capri does have a rather low freeboard (the didtance from the water to the deck). I can be sitting on the side of our boat and my feet touch the water. The boat is just plan sexy to me, it has great lines, and the low cabin top makes the boat look fast just sitting in the water. The boats low freeboard makes the Capri 25 a wet boat when sailed in anything above 15 knots, but its a blast............
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 09/09/2006 :  21:49:30  Show Profile
Wet, what an understatement Chris. We were out in 12 kts of breeze today in confused seas and had water spilling, not spray, over the cabin top. But yes, it was a blast.
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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 09/11/2006 :  13:49:36  Show Profile  Visit Ericson33's Homepage
My favorite time was in the MS Regatta last year when we were in 22 knots of breeze going downwind and the cockpit drains cause a suction and the cockpit floor had about 4 inches of water in it. My niece asked if we were sinking. Still to this day I have never felt a sailboat take off like ours did when we set the spinnaker. Total crazy fun..........
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