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tnmtran
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Initially Posted - 12/11/2001 :  13:07:03  Show Profile
Hello,
Not too far from me there is a boat for sale by a sailing school (it was donated) it appears to be on the water now and not in bad condition. When looking at the boat what are areas of particular interest on this model I should pay attention
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John G-
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Response Posted - 12/11/2001 :  14:14:22  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>Tom – Here is a link to [url="http://c25c250.best.vwh.net/restricted/summert2.html "] Self-appraising a Catalina 25[/url]. It will help you get started HOWEVER I think most of the owners here would strongly suggest
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Don Hood
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Response Posted - 12/11/2001 :  15:51:09  Show Profile
Last year I bought a 1980 swing from a yard that was sitting on it for 8 years without storage fees. I could do any of the work that was required and the price was a throw away for them. $500 with an easyloader trailer! I had to do some stuff to the tr
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BCain
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Response Posted - 12/11/2001 :  16:14:16  Show Profile
Tom, by any chance are you looking at the boat at Chapman School in Stuart? If you are, I have already looked at her and walked away.
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 12/11/2001 :  21:56:23  Show Profile
Here's a partial list of the less obvious items that are somewhat unique to the C-25:

Keel trunk (if a swing keel)--look for cracks that may indicate the 1500# keel was "dropped" or the cable broke.

Swing keel winch, pin, cable, and attachment point
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tnmtran
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Response Posted - 12/11/2001 :  22:04:46  Show Profile
Yes - the boat is at the Chapman school and the current asking price is 3 grand - so it isn't really a cheap fixer upper if it is a fixer upper... . It is however the lowest asking price I've seen for a catalina 25.
Tom - who would prefer to fix a bout
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Response Posted - 12/12/2001 :  08:35:22  Show Profile
The C25 is a much sturdier boat than the Bayliner. Teasel parted her mooring pennant in a gale and snagged on the pennant of a Bayliner. They smacked together most of the night. There was a 6x2' hole and other, major damage to the Bayliner, and a bent sta
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 12/12/2001 :  08:52:57  Show Profile
Hi Tom,

The advice earlier about a survey is a MUST! You could spend your $3,000 and easily have another $6,000 to spend within the next 6 to 12 months - you probably wouldn't know this without a survey. If you sink $9,000 into a '77 and find out lat
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John V.
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Response Posted - 12/12/2001 :  22:42:59  Show Profile  Visit John V.'s Homepage

Hi Tom,

I recently bought a 77 C25 #153. I looked at her a number of times, crawled through lockers and did a close inspection of all the things listed by the other contributors to this thread. These same sailors gave me excellent advice as I was mak
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PZell
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Response Posted - 12/14/2001 :  00:24:54  Show Profile

All good advice. However, didn't really see anyone address
the other boats you were looking at. If the Bayliner is
their 'Buccaneer,' and you really want to sail, then my
advise is forget about that one. They are a roomy boat
and you can have some
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 12/14/2001 :  10:55:08  Show Profile
Paul--what did you expect? Powerboat makers think boats are supposed to slide--that's what keeps them from flipping over in a turn! <img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

Dave Bristle, 1985 C-25 SR-FK #5032 "Passage" in CT
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Ken Cave
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Response Posted - 12/14/2001 :  23:08:00  Show Profile
All I can say is: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!

I have yet to see a cheap boat that did not costs lots of bucks in trying to fix it up in the future!!

Unfortunately, most of the boats out there that are for sale have been sitting on the docks with l
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Response Posted - 12/27/2001 :  15:18:54  Show Profile
It depends on your situation but for me,(on my fourth boat), I would say that unless you have loads of time and are willing to work on the boat while others are sailing you should buy the best boat you can afford even if that means taking a loan. I have
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 12/28/2001 :  08:44:41  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
IMHO if you are looking for a fixer upper in the C-25 range that is a 1977, you are looking for something under a grand. Anything more than that should have a survey done. Mine was purchased by the prior owner and my co-owner for 500 bucks and has easil
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Doug
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Response Posted - 12/30/2001 :  15:48:07  Show Profile
We went for years waiting to have enough money for the perfect boat. That logic simply kept us out of the water for years. I encourage anyone that is thinking sailing would be fun to jump in and get going.

If you're buying a boat for a thousand or two
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Don Hood
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Response Posted - 01/18/2002 :  20:40:14  Show Profile
The bottom line here is the hull. If she will float and you are not afraid to do the work, then go for it if it is the only way you get start. We got the boat cheap and like others have said if I did need to scrap her I could even sell the trailer for m
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