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Rick6027
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Initially Posted - 04/07/2011 : 17:59:29

Hello All,

I figured its time to stop lurking, and become a registered member of the Cat People. Recently I bought a 1991 C25 wing keel. It had not seen much love in the last few years, and was "cosmetically challenged", but had good "bones". Your forum has provided great info on a number of things that have helped me down the path of bringing my boat back to her former glory (re-wiring the mast, refinishing the wood, etc.) Currently I am tackling the seam split/skin delamination of the rudder. I will be asking advice on that soon. As near as I can tell, I am the fourth owner of the boat. I have her slipped in Oceanside Harbor, in So. Cal, and am grateful for the resources this fine forum provides.

Rick E. 1991 C-25 WK/SR #6027
Oceanside, CA

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/07/2011 : 18:13:14

Welcome Rick,
From the pics things are looking pretty good. Not sure I have ever seen a C25 with a wheel (plenty of C250's)

Looking forward to see more pics.

Paul

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mmac
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Response Posted - 04/07/2011 : 18:20:57

Welcome aboard Rick. Since you've been lurking for awhile, you already know how great this site is. A 1991 is as "new" a C-25 as you can get. That means you are the recipient of all the upgrades we owners of old boats wish we had or are spending boat units to acquire.

We have a long-standing member, Joe Wergers of Utopia in Oceanside. He is very knowledgeable about taking care of these boats. I hope you have a chance to meet him soon. He is also a member of SD/MB Fleet 7. Because of this those of us in Fleet 7 have always considered Oceanside an extension of L dock, our headquarters. So you are already a member of the family.

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Rick6027
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Response Posted - 04/07/2011 : 18:33:27

Mike,
I am slipped right next to Utopia. Joe helped me rewire my mast. He has been a great help, and is an all around great guy.

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eguevara
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Response Posted - 04/07/2011 : 18:57:10

welcome rick...
is that a lowe pro camera bag that I see?

-eddy

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Rick6027
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Response Posted - 04/07/2011 : 19:14:17

Thanks for the welcome, guys! Paul, I didn't know how unusual the wheel steering was until I started reading this forum. I don't know if one of the previous owners put it on, or if it came with it as the transition was made to the 250. Judging from the hull number, this has to be near the end of the run. When I first bought it, the motor wouldn't run, then it wouldn't pump water, the batteries were boiled dry, the wood was gray and cracked, the headsail was shot, mast lights didn't work, and it had a lot of black mildew on it. Inside was pretty good, though.

Yep, eddy, that's a Lowe Pro, but the camera it houses is entry level. Nikon D40 from Costco.

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Response Posted - 04/07/2011 : 20:42:58

Very nice. A crotchety old swinger like me might even take a wing for all the advantages of a '91. Welcome aboard.

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 04/07/2011 : 20:51:09

Welcome aboard! That's the first one I've seen with a wheel....can you take some pictures underneath the cockpit, inside of the aft berth? I'm curious.....

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Response Posted - 04/07/2011 : 21:02:48

Welcome! Yup--yours is probably within a couple of the last C-25s built. I wouldn't say there was a "transition" to the C-250... it was more like four years of no 25' Catalina--a strange period when apparently the C-25 was too expensive and too heavy for the evolving market where keelboats had to be bigger, and 25-footers had to be trailerable. It looked like Frank Butler found himself behind the curve.

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Rick6027
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Response Posted - 04/07/2011 : 23:00:19

Thanks for the interest, gents. I'll try to get some pics of the steering workings. In the meantime, here are a couple more pics, including what the wood used to look like.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 03:24:01

Rick,

Welcome to the Association !

In the photo of the main cabin looking forward, Is it an optical illusion or is the port side bulkhead not aligned with the starboard side. It looks like the port side bulkhead is further aft so that when closing the curtain, it closes on a diagonal ? Is that right ? I would have thought it would be aligned with the starboard side but the photo seems to show that the port side has more room forward of the bulkhead. For example, it looks like the slit in the carpet is aligned with the port bulkhead but that is perhaps 4" or so aft of the starboard side ?
I see that the PO converted the table to a swing down since the original long table support block is still on the bulkhead below the present support.

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glivs
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 04:49:02

Ditto Larry...And the DC distribution panel was moved back to the galley.

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 05:38:03

Welcome aboard. Fine looking vessel.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 05:55:52

His bulkheads are normal. It's just an illusion with the shorter curtain and background bulkhead altering perception.

And welcome to the club, Rick!

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 07:24:46

Howdjudodat, Don?

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 07:51:40

Photoshopped the bottom of the curtain to the floor.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 08:39:05

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 Photoshopped the bottom of the curtain to the floor.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

And removed the forward bulkhead, extended the V-berth cushion, made the pillow larger.

How's this for depth perception? The starboard aft bulkhead is still in it's original location but appears to be well forward due to extending the settee.

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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 09:24:32

Well, there goes the neighborhood!

Nice to see you online Rick. Don't tell anyone what you paid for her. Hate to see grown men cry.

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Rick6027
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 10:28:37

Wow! That is some serious visual voodoo you've got going there, Don. You are correct, the bulkheads are in alignment. I never noticed the optical illusion of the photo. I'm not sure why the previous owner shortened the table, but it is a very secure mount (maybe I just answered my own question!). The small black block you see below the old table support block on the port bulkead is a three socket 12V "cigarette lighter" style plug. The lamp with the white plastic wire molding mounted to the compression post is a 12V light with an incandescent 25W bulb. I know they are pricey, but I am thinking of replacing the bulb with a screw in type LED bulb. If you look carefully between the first and second step of the ladder, by the ladder leg nearest the galley, you can barely see the shadow of the onboard battery charger. I don't know why the PO relocated the DC distrubution panel up behind the sink, but it left a gaping hole where it used to be. I plan to fill that hole with a battery test voltmeter monitor panel. The small black square below the white AC disconnect switch (near starboard leg of ladder) is a toggle switch for the bilge pump, that selects either "Automatic" or "Manual" operation. One of the first two previous owners gave this boat a lot of love, and did a lot of the mods I see mentioned on this forum, such as making wood panels that span the two settees, converting them to a queen size bed, putting in an inspection/clean out hatch on the water tank under the starboard settee, putting spay-on foam to insulate the outside of the ice chest, installing a solar run vent (which is on its last leg), lazy jacks, jiffy reefing on the main, and Pro Furl roller furler. I am pretty new to sailing, so it is a a lot to figure out, and to get the hang of, but I like having the options.

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Rick6027
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 10:42:30

Hey Joe! I'm not worried about seing grown men cry, I'm worried about them making me walk the plank! As you can see by my signature, I finally decided on a name for the boat. You'll have to help me with the naming ceremony. SOMEBODY has to drink all that champagne! I have probably already angered the Gods by putting it in print here, before I did the official name change ceremony.

P.S. I SERIOUSLY doubt I could do anything to cast dispersions on the good name of D dock that has not been done on a grander scale by our neighbors *grin*

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 11:16:19

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 [quote]Originally posted by pastmember
 ...And removed the forward bulkhead, extended the V-berth cushion, made the pillow larger.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Sheesh... Now I can't believe anything I see, unless it's live... except then it could be a hologram... or a hallucination...

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OJ
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Response Posted - 04/08/2011 : 11:24:12

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 [quote]Originally posted by pastmember
 ...And removed the forward bulkhead, extended the V-berth cushion, made the pillow larger.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Sheesh... Now I can't believe anything I see, unless it's live... except then it could be a hologram... or a hallucination...

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/09/2011 : 08:23:28

Beautiful boat. Looks like you found a jewel there! Welcome to the Association.

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