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BCain
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Initially Posted - 11/18/2001 :  20:29:37  Show Profile
Good evening, I am new to Catalina 25's and this net. I have joined the assoc but have not yet recieved my letter. I have a problem with my Cat 25 Wind Shadow. I took her out for the first time yesterday and although the sail was wonderful I noticed a pr
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Response Posted - 11/18/2001 :  22:41:49  Show Profile  Visit John V.'s Homepage
The rubber riser is made of heavy marine engine hose. very heavy, reenforced and the only one you should use for the keel cable riser. Anything else could result in a catastrophic failure and the sinking of the boat. wow ok that's the worst that could h
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  07:57:26  Show Profile
Thanks John, now that you have answered that question, does anybody have an auto bilge pump on their boat? If so, where did you place the pump and float switch? Not much room under the floorboards and the grid makes it difficult to drain all the water out
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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 11/20/2001 :  07:21:12  Show Profile
See Leon Sisson's response on another thread called "liner, bilge, draining". It's a good one; he has redundant systems. Right now all I have is a manual "gusher" mounted in the cockpit. If my boat leaks when I'm not aboard, I'm "sunk"!
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