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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Sailor Vic</i> <br />David, Has the boat been in salt water and if so, for how long and when?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">FWIW, my C-25 was in salt water all of its life, with no notable negative effects (except a barnacle now and then). I replaced the 16-year-old standing rigging--that would also be recommended in fresh water with today's acid rain. Fresh water is also more likely to promote blisters. Catalinas are well designed and built for salt water.
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