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lcharlot
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Initially Posted - 09/25/2003 : 00:49:48

I made it home in one piece with the boat last Sunday, very tired from driving 6000 miles in 9 days. The boat is even better than I had hoped. She is a 1989 Catalina 25WK/SR Mk. IV, hull no. 5857, equipped with a standard (not full batten) main, and a 135% Genny on a CDI #4 Flex Furler, Honda 7.5 outboard (non-electric-start), and a porta-pottie. The sails are in very good condition, in fact the whole boat seems to have little wear and tear as if it was used only occasionally. The surveyor went over the whole deck and hull with the tap hammer and moisture meter and found nothing to be concerned about. The boat is as good as new except for a few minor repairs and replacements of worn out gear. The coolant water pump in the Honda 7.5 outboard was shot - missing 5 of the 8 vanes - so I replaced the impeller yesterday. The cabin windows are cracking from age and UV exposure and will need to be replaced sooner or later, and all of the running rigging (sheets and halyards) are frayed and frazzled;
pretty much all of the rope needs to be replaced. The pop-top lock was missing (or maybe the PO never had one) so I had to buy one from Catalina Direct today. The best news is that the hull has no blistering, no dry rot in the deck core, compression post or bulkheads, and no mildew in the upholstery fabric or foam cushions, which look as good as new. There are a few minor dings in the gelcoat that happened on the trip home when the boat slid a little and came out of the bow chocks, hitting the trailer winch stand. The boat had apparently never been trailered by the PO and no pad-eye was ever installed. I had to bring the boat home tied to the trailer with cargo straps, and they weren't enough to keep it from sliding a little, I guess. I installed a heavy-duty Hayn U-bolt style pad eye yesterday, which will prevent any further trailering problems.

I stopped in at DMV today and got the boat registered. I have a little more work to do on her, including a good cleaning, then the plan is to put her in a slip in Richmond or Alameda (San Francisco Bay) for the winter months. I will probably name this boat "Quiet Time", since I will be selling my old C-25 and I like the name; it sums up what I like about having a sailboat, sailing is my escape from the frenzy of my weekday job.

Here's some photos from the road trip and of the boat:

Gateway Arch and riverboat in St. Louis.
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1363.jpg" border=0>
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1362.jpg" border=0>
My new baby:
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<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1370.jpg" border=0>
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1372.jpg" border=0>
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1375.jpg" border=0>
In the Travel Lift, preparing to put the boat on my trailer:
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1391.jpg" border=0>
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1400.jpg" border=0>
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<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1413.jpg" border=0>
Nice clean bottom, no blisters!
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1415.jpg" border=0>
On the trailer in Deltaville, VA, the morning before Hurricane Isabel hit:
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1424.jpg" border=0>
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1425.jpg" border=0>
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1426.jpg" border=0>
On the trip home, a rest break somewhere in the Texas Panhandle east of Amarillo:
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1441.jpg" border=0>
Rest stop in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, CA:
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1445.jpg" border=0>

Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 01:01:45

Hah! I'm up at 1am......beating Arlyn and Dave to it. Congratualtions. She looks great! I thought my 2000 mile "get her home" roadtrip was something.....gues you get the prize. Looks like quite the rig....hope that wasn't a 1500....Good Luck with eht eboat

Oscar
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Bruce Ebling
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 01:15:24

Larry: Congratulations on the longest haul to get a WK I have heard of. I am happy to hear you are home and the boat was everything you had hoped for. She looks AWESOME! Keep us all posted on your upgrades, and repairs, I know I need to replace some plexi windows on my 89. Anyway what can I say but....WHOOOHOO AND WAY TO GO!
Bruce Ebling
1989 WK
"Selah"

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Ben
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 07:18:55

Congratulations Larry. Sounds like you got yourself a winner. You must be an ironman, that's a lot of miles.

Ben
Adventurous
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C25 SR/SK
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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 07:54:18

Well done, that's the boat we all wish we had!

<img src="http://members.cox.net/fhopper/Catalina25/sigbow.jpg" border=0>Frank and Martha in Wichita KS. Lake Cheney

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dlucier
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Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 09:16:41

You got one GOOD looking boat there, Larry. Congratulations! Glad to hear that the trip went well.

<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>Don Lucier<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>
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North Star SR/FK

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 09:25:09

Happy to see you had a safe and uneventfull trip. The boat looks great. Wish they were still using that stile wing on the new boats. Good luck and God speed on getting her back in top shape and many hours of sailing enjoyment.

Frog and The General
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79 Wing #1166
Pretty Penny

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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 11:45:31

Way to go, and what a trip! Congratulations and the lady of the house, and I hope you will be blessed sailing the new "quiet time"

Don Peet
c25, 1665, osmepneo, sr/wk
The Great Sacandaga Lake, NY

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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 12:13:35

Congratulations, Larry. I was just up the road from you that day in Urbanna, VA, securing my C25 for Isabel's arrival.

Brooke

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 14:54:37

What they said! <img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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lcharlot
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Response Posted - 09/25/2003 : 19:04:50

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
Congratulations, Larry. I was just up the road from you that day in Urbanna, VA, securing my C25 for Isabel's arrival.
Brooke
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The marine surveyor who evaluated my boat is from Urbanna; Mr. Peter Schacht. He did a very thorough check, and spent about 5 hours going over the boat. I'd recommend him. I hope you didn't get any property damage to your home, cars, or boat from the storm.

Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

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gnorgan
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Response Posted - 09/27/2003 : 02:00:10

Way to go, Larry....a LONG way to go <img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>.
We sure appreciate our 89 wing/tall and I'm sure you will, too.
We live down south in the southern part of CA in Hemet. I'm relaunching ours in Perris Lake as soon as the high summer heat goes away.
You drove right through Barstow? I grew up there. Probably pretty hot when you drove through, right?<img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>
Hope to bring our boat up to the north end someday. Definitely when we retire in 6 years or so.
Again, good choice and a good find. Enjoy.

Gary & Susie Norgan
1989 C25 tall/wing
Classical Cat #5944
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 09/27/2003 : 18:12:58

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>I hope you didn't get any property damage to your home, cars, or boat from the storm. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

Ten trees down in the backyard, and no power for 50 hours. The boat did wonderfully, thank you.

Brooke

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