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JKBIXBY
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Initially Posted - 07/22/2012 : 16:52:18

my neighbor recently "inheirited" a C26. According to the plate it was made in mid 70's. 26 ft. It is not a Capri 26 or Columbia 26. The plate in the cockpit shows Catalina as the manufacturer.
I am trying to help him find any info possible but the web seems to not have any unless your'e looking for a Capri 26.
The mast is much beefier than my 25. Tiller connects to rudder thur cockpit floor and outboard is similiar to a 27.
Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks for any info from this great forum.
John on MsAchsa 77 FK/SR

john on Ms Achsa 77 FK/SR

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 05:11:47

The fact that you haven't received a reply yet suggests that we're all puzzled. More info would help, but I suggest your friend take a photo of the boat, copy the Hull identification No. from the transom, and send them to Catalina, and ask them for help in identifying the model and year of the boat. It's possible that it's a C27, but that the HIN No. is scratched or badly written, and maybe it looks like "26." We can only speculate, but I believe Catalina will be happy to help identify the boat, if they are provided enough information.

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JeanAndre
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 08:14:56

There is a similar boat at my marina... It says Catalina 26, I never bothered with it, thought if was just another Catalina model.
This is all I know about this...
Here is what I could find on the internet: http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/18985

Cheers

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JohnP
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 09:50:06

The identification plate may show Catalina as the maker, but many of the Capri models are called "Catalina 26". The main difference is in the wide side decks of Capri's that allow easier crew access to the foredeck for racing. You or your neighbor could easily identify that feature at a distance.

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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 09:53:11

Catalina was indeed the maker of the Capri 26. I'm wondering, since Catalina was discontinuing the C-25 at about the same time as it started making the 26 (1990), whether they initially called it a Catalina and then changed to (or added) "Capri". If the boat has a raked transom and a 9'10" beam, that's it.

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islander
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 14:23:08

Ah the Capri 26, Love it, Wider and the sugar scoop back, Love it, Love it, Love it but I will have to wait till their prices come down to my level

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JKBIXBY
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 15:37:31

Thanks guys. What I have learned that Catalina made the 26 from 68 to
77. I had the owner look at the plate in the cockpit and he rattled off the hull nr. Will check it out and call Catalina. What I also found was the Capri 26 began it's production many years later, I seem to recall they started in 1990.
Will let you know what Catalina has to say.
John MsAchsa 77 FK/SR

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awetmore
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 15:50:21

Interesting to know that there was a Catalina 26 from '68 to '77. That doesn't show up on sailboatdata or any of the catalogs that I've seen. It doesn't look like a Coronado 26 existed either (Frank Butler also designed boats for them).

I'm interested to hear more and see photos.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 16:07:06

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by JKBIXBY
 Thanks guys. What I have learned that Catalina made the 26 from 68 to
77. I had the owner look at the plate in the cockpit and he rattled off the hull nr. Will check it out and call Catalina. What I also found was the Capri 26 began it's production many years later, I seem to recall they started in 1990.
Will let you know what Catalina has to say.
John MsAchsa 77 FK/SR
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I've been hanging around Catalinas since the late 1970s and never heard of a Catalina 26, other than the Capri. Please let us know what you find out. It must have had fairly small production numbers, at least by Catalina's standards, which builds them by the thousands. If you can post a photo of it, we'd like to see it.

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 16:09:24

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by JKBIXBY
 What I have learned that Catalina made the 26 from 68 to
77.
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Interesting....no mention of this in anything I've ever read about [url="http://web4homes.com/c380/catalina%20history.html"]Catalina History[/url] from multiple sources and interviews with Butler....have a link to the source of this information on the production of a C26?

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JKBIXBY
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 16:30:02

Will go to the marina tomorrow and get more info. Also will call
Catalina. Will let you guys know.
John

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JKBIXBY
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 16:50:36

Couldn't wait till tomorrow. Got neighbor and checked it out.
Neighbor is a house boater, can't read, digging around and
wallah its a 1977 C27. Soft deck, a real project boat.
Sorry guys, never trust a neighbor that is a powerboater.
I see now why he "inheirited" it from a freind who said get rid of it
for whatever you can get.
john

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/23/2012 : 20:03:10

If the hull is sound, the deck can be strengthened with some work and he might end up with a nice boat.

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 07/24/2012 : 14:25:54

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by JKBIXBY
 Thanks guys. What I have learned that Catalina made the 26 from 68 to
77. I had the owner look at the plate in the cockpit and he rattled off the hull nr. Will check it out and call Catalina. What I also found was the Capri 26 began it's production many years later, I seem to recall they started in 1990.
Will let you know what Catalina has to say.
John MsAchsa 77 FK/SR
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They had a section for the Catalina 26 in Mainsheet. In fact, the commodore was moving his boat to my lake. Now I need to get home and find that Mainsheet. I think it was the last one I received.

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islander
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Response Posted - 07/24/2012 : 15:29:03

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">They had a section for the Catalina 26 in Mainsheet<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Pete, Thats the 26 Capri.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 07/25/2012 : 07:20:19

There are LOTS of old C-27s out there--I wouldn't invest much of anything in a bad one.

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 07/25/2012 : 10:02:46

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 There are LOTS of old C-27s out there--I wouldn't invest much of anything in a bad one.
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I love C-27's. You can even stand in one!

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 07/25/2012 : 10:26:30

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by PCP777
 I love C-27's. You can even stand in one!

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Maybe you can..... I can't.....

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 07/25/2012 : 13:32:39

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Joe Diver
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by PCP777
 I love C-27's. You can even stand in one!

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Maybe you can..... I can't.....
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LOL, well I'm just 5' 10"

They do have a more solid feel big boat feel than the C-25 which is good and bad and they are more generous down below for sure.

Regardless, I still love my little C-25 and I sail both pretty much every week.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 07/27/2012 : 19:05:01

I just saw a Capri 26 in Milford CT - it was a sweet looking boat - mainly since the Capt was accompanied by 4 bikini-clad, er, crew aboard. But a nice-looking and well kept boat.

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TCurran
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Response Posted - 07/28/2012 : 04:27:59

We have one in the Marina that never sails...it's a shame. DaveR comments about it almost every time he comes down to sail with us.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 07/29/2012 : 13:20:10

Word is they are slow.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 07/29/2012 : 13:39:00

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 Word is they are slow.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">IMO, they aren't, by any stretch of the imagination, slow, but they're not as fast as a C25. They're an all-around very nice boat with attractive lines.

(I always feel an obligation to stick up for Capri 26's. One of my old friends owns a Capri 26.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 07/29/2012 : 17:54:27

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Steve Milby
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 Word is they are slow.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...but they're not as fast as a C25. They're an all-around very nice boat with attractive lines.
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Then they are slow...

They do have attractive lines.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/02/2012 : 21:01:11

We have two in our club now. I've sailed on both and I'm certain that my C25 TR was a faster boat and I could easily outpoint them, especially the one with a roller furling 150. However, they are very comfortable to sail and I do like them for casual outings.

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