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lcharlot
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Initially Posted - 01/17/2004 :  17:34:52  Show Profile
A few weeks ago, I was asked to post photos of the behind-the-settee storage on my friends boat "Toy Box", an '89 C-25WK. I was over at his house last night and got these photos. I think that all Catalina 25's that are the "Traditional" or "L-Shaped Dinette" interiors have several inches of dead space between the outer hull and the seat back of the port and starboard settees. For boats with the "Fore-and-Aft Dinette" interior, the photos apply only to the starboard settee, since these boats of course don't have a settee on the port side. The photos show the mod on the starboard side, but the port side is the same.

The two holes are trimmed with the plastic Catalina coaming box rings, currently priced at $13.95 each. I have also seen these cutouts trimmed with wood or rubber moldings on other boats. On the Mk. IV boats like the one in these photos, the thickness of the seatback is about 1/2". Earlier boats may possibly have non-cored seatbacks that would be thinner. Whatever you use as a trim piece, it should not stick out too much or it would poke you in the back.


Close-up of cutout


The next two photos show the depth and height of the available space behind the seatback.
The bottom of the space has been floored with thin plywood, and is 11" up to the bottom of the trim ring. The total height of the space could be as much as 16" to 17" depending on what kind of floor you install


The space is 6" deep at the trim ring, but gets narrower at the bottom due to hull curvature.


This photo shows a deck plate installed to give access to a storage space under the starboard aft corner of the V-berth
Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK/TR Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

"You might get there faster in a powerboat, but in a sailboat, you're already there"
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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 01/17/2004 :  20:51:54  Show Profile
Larry, Pretty nifty......nice work........thanks for sharing the photos.

Gary B.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 01/18/2004 :  00:00:33  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Those are great pictures and they will help me a lot.
Thanks
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nate
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Response Posted - 01/18/2004 :  14:17:49  Show Profile
Larry,
I'v often thought that I'd like to do the same project. My only question is how did you install the plywood "floor".
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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 01/19/2004 :  22:31:02  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by nate</i>
<br />Larry,
I'v often thought that I'd like to do the same project. My only question is how did you install the plywood "floor".
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There is a lip on the seat hatch that can be used to fasten the front of the flooring strip with small wood screws. The outer edge of the flooring strip that rests against the hull can be glued to the hull, or if you want to go all-out, fiberglassed in place with strips of 2" glass cloth tape. Just be carefull; working with fiberglassing materials is messy. If you drip resin on the seat, wipe it up quickly with a rag and a little acetone.
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