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NEED ADVISE..Dinette vs. Traditional interior.

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pwhallon
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Initially Posted - 01/14/2002 : 20:16:48

Hi Gang,

I found an 87/wing on a trailer that I might buy.

It's a dinette model...need opinions please. Pro's and con's of the dinette.

Has a wheel.....need opinions please. I can't imagine a wheel on a C-25 considering the traveler location. I g

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Bristle
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Response Posted - 01/14/2002 : 21:20:27

Hi Paul...

I have mixed feelings about our dinette layout. Foremost is that it is very tight for two people to move around in. The "main drag" from companionway to head is basically one-way. The traditional interior is much more spacious for moving

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Mark Maxwell
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Response Posted - 01/14/2002 : 23:13:29

Hi Paul,
I agree with Dave about the dinette. Before I bought 'Impusle', I had only sailed a C25 with a traditional interior. I preferred it a great deal to my experiences with a dinette (at the time I had a C22 without a pop-top) The room below on th

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 01/14/2002 : 23:47:42

My only experience with a "dinette" layout was with a C22 (the late-lamented "Bluewind"). When we looked for a C25 one of our parameters was a "NO DINETTE" layout! IMHO it really does cut down on available space in the cabin. It is so easy to pull the tra

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Douglas
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Response Posted - 01/14/2002 : 23:51:24

They call it a traditional for a reason. It looks less like a camper. Has more room and can be addapted to more uses. But then again if I had small children the dinette might be just the ticket. Lots of area for them to color or do projects when they beco

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richmoon
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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 00:22:25

i agree with derek - i just could not get comfortable
with the dinette setup - i have "traditional interior"
high on my list of priorities as i countinue to search.

that being said, i'll probably end up with a great
deal on a dinette model <img src

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pwhallon
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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 10:58:43

Hi gang,

So far the traditional is winning. One good point made for the dinette was that with kids it gives them a place to sit and do stuff as well as making a good kids berth.

Question, Is the seating such that a BIG adult like me could sit at the

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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 14:26:27

Paul,

I've spent a lot of time on/in a Hunter 27 with traditional cabin layout. I've also owned two boats with dinette layout (Venture 22 and now a 1979 C-25). I prefer the dinette over a traditional table, especially if the traditional table blocks

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 15:38:55

Since we're on the topic of cabin layout, I'm hoping someone can tell me what I've got on "Freya" ... I think it is a hybrid of some sort. I have a dinette table on a pedestal, but it is oriented longways from bow to stern, and I don't have a bench at th

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dgabel
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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 17:25:58

I have the same layout that Buzz has. Silly me, I thought it was a standard thing.

I find that it's spacious enough, although we have only day sailed the boat so far. This summer we'll probably take her out for some overnights and see how it goes.

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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 17:44:32

Hi Buzz,

You have the same dinette arrangement we have on our '79, fixed keel. I think it is called an "L" dinette, but I wouldn't swear to it. It was apparently an option on the earlier model C-25s. I'm not sure when it was discontinued, but think

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 19:05:01

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You have the same dinette arrangement we have on our '79, fixed keel. I think it is called an "L" dinette
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 19:45:09

My slip neighbor has a '78 with that layout. He calls it an earlier version of the "traditional interior". My '81 has the traditional interior with the table that folds against the bulkhead.

I think the dinette interior has a small booth like one wou

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Bristle
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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 20:50:49

So, there you go, Paul... Everyone has found something to like. I'd have to conclude (as I once did) that there are more important criteria involving the condition of the hull, decks, rig, sails, engine, and so forth. Each interior has something to lik

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Steve Kostanich
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Response Posted - 01/15/2002 : 21:23:18

I also have a '79 C-25 with the L shaped dinette area with the table on the mono-post pedestal. A modification that several of my friends did to this style of table was saw a piece of it off and reattach it with a continous hinge so the cut-off piece cou

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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 01/16/2002 : 00:11:43

My boat, a '78, has the pedistal "older style" table. Actually, I've wished it would fold up, as it is in the way much of the time. The storage is behind the port seat which can be a "stretch" to access. It does all make down into a huge queen berth wi

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JesseSmith
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Response Posted - 01/16/2002 : 12:28:57

Can someone please post a picture of this L shaped dinette hybrid?

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Mark Maxwell
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Response Posted - 01/16/2002 : 14:15:14

Hi Jesse,
I found these in the Tech Tips section. The one with the table up is a boat named Southwind II. The other with the table down is a boat named Dragon Tail . Check out the whole site might be others with a more detailed view. The last one is a g

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pwhallon
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Response Posted - 01/17/2002 : 09:46:24

Hello again,

So many boats..so little time.

If you want to see another cool layout, look at the European version of the Catalina 25. It's called "Jaguar". It might be the pedestal type as well. I don't quite remember.

There might be a link to it

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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 01/17/2002 : 12:00:30

Paul,

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>I haven't had any comments on the wheel yet. There must not be too many of them out there.<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE

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Don Hood
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Response Posted - 01/17/2002 : 19:35:33

We have a dinette on our 1980 and we like it a lot. We have no experience with the other but we like to be able to sit and read and my wife does projects when we are not sailing. This is our weekend get a way so it makes for a nice living arrangement.

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