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crystal_blue
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Initially Posted - 03/17/2007 :  13:22:36  Show Profile
I'm hoping to be in a position to get a C-250 WB in the next couple of years, at which time I'll probably still have a couple of small children (five years or under).

While checking out Frank's thread on shore power, I saw the link to Bubba's mods and noted the battery switch he installed. That made me wonder about the consequences of a kid getting below and moving the switch into the wrong position, which led me to wonder in general:

What hazards are posed to children--or by children--on the C 250? (Other than the obvious risk of falling overboard, of course!)

How do you deal with them?

Thanks--

--Jim
Jim and Crystal Smith
Lehi, Utah
1996 Catalina 250 WB #191 "Mariah"
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 03/17/2007 :  20:04:25  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
I would not worry too much about them changing the switch position, my wife cannot manage to do that!

We're reaching the point where we hope our grandson will come sail with us in the next year or two, and this issue is already on our mind. From what we have read on the forum to date, the most challenging issue is keeping them occupied! I doubt 'mom' will ever venture on JD, would be nice but a suprise. So it'll be up to Granma & Grampa to make sure all is safe. We now wear our lifejackets even in the mostly calm waters here in sofla, so our younger passenger (extra crew!) will have to follow suit. Falling overboard is less likely than falling down the cabin steps. I think we'll just have to duct tape him to the cabin top.

Paul
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piseas
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Response Posted - 03/17/2007 :  21:21:06  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Jim, my kids are all grown up now and moved out. I just recently purchased my 2nd Catalina- a 250. But 20 yrs ago I owned a Catalina 22. I took my kids with me and like previous post, made sure they had life jacets on all the time.
But they never got into any trouble. Dont think they went below deck much when sailing cuz I told them they would get sea sick!
Good luck and have fun with them. Sailing is a great family sport.
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kevinmac
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Response Posted - 03/17/2007 :  22:05:53  Show Profile
I have youngsters aboard all the time, as young as three. Other than the hazards that your create, like leaving a knife where they can reach it, nothing that can hurth them is within reach in my cabin. There is an issue, just like at home, with what you keep under the sink. Life jacket are needed, obviously. Some folks put net on the aft lifelines, but we watch the children closely, and have not felt the netting made sense. The high sides of the C250 cockpit, and the relative (for a small child) difficulty of getting up to someplace where they can fall in the water, are an advantage. Our outboad and swim ladder effictively block any exit through the open transom.

I think it is a great boat for children.
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crystal_blue
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Response Posted - 03/21/2007 :  13:00:35  Show Profile
Just wanted to say thanks to those who responded.

--Jim
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zebra50
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  19:29:26  Show Profile
I have had my grandchildren on board since they were 3 or 4 years old. In the cockpit area we watch them closely and require life jackets when they go forward or in the water swimming. When I first got the boat in 1998 I added the life net as an added safety feature, and I also have a ring at the bow stem plate to put a jack line which they can attach their safety harness to.
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