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Bruce Ebling
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Initially Posted - 04/30/2004 : 01:04:13

It took a bit of getting used to rigging and raising the mast with a roller furler, but everything went without a hitch and Selah is ready to sail again. It takes my wife and I about 3 hours to launch and rig, I would be curious what it takes others to rig and launch. I also found out that the table in the main cabin is not factory (or I don't think so), it has about a 4" storage area built between the table and the bulkhead. It sure looks factory...are there any other 89's with this feature??? The list of improvements since last year are: all new standing rigging, new drum and ball bearing for the CDI furler, new rub rail, new stove, new barbeque, buffed out entire boat and added name, new mast sheaves and turning blocks, removed entire head, replaced 2 cycle Merc with 99 LS Honda and pressure wash inside of boat. Next year is the bottom paint and spruce up the dodger. Anyway I just wanted to share my joy of being on the water again.
Bruce Ebling
1989 WK Selah

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km0e
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Response Posted - 04/30/2004 : 06:25:51

Glad to hear it, I am getting anxious to splash my boat, The 25 is new to me this year, but my 22 took me about 2 hours to launch and trailer. Happy Sailing!

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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 04/30/2004 : 09:40:38

osmepneo wintered with her sails on and so I'm ready to launch unless I decide I'm going to paint the bottom, or do something on the topsides. Even other years, all I do is say to my marina guy, launch and go away and when I come back osmepneo is ready to go. No agrevation yada, yada, yada.

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 05/02/2004 : 15:31:25

Bruce -
The modified table with the storage cabinet behind it was almost certainly built by the PO. It is not a Factory option to the best of my knowledge.

As for rig-up and launch, it takes me anywhere from 3 to 6 hours to rig up everything, working alone, depending on how tired I am and how much gear needs to be loaded from the truck into the boat. The extreme longest rig up time is when I go to the San Juans, becaause there is the additional extra work to set up and launch the dinghy, washdown the trailer, and transfer a ton of cruising gear - two weeks worth - from the truck to the boat. Upon arrival at Bellingham, it usually takes me 6 hours to get everything done, and ready to depart. A simple rig-up at Folsom Lake, not involving any "extras", takes 3 hours alone, 2 hours with an experienced helper. Inexperienced helpers are almost worse than working alone, becasue you spend a lot of time just explaining where everything is and what needs to be done. Plus, someone who doesn't know what to do is likely to break somethinng. For example, I have had "helpers" tear out the mast wiring and VHF antenna cable at the deck plugs on more than one occasion when they tried to slide the mast without unplugging the cables.

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MattL
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Response Posted - 05/03/2004 : 09:22:39

Motivation is a big factor.
One time while rigging right before our weekly club race I, by myself, got the boat rigged and ready to back in in a little less than an hour. Normally it takes 1.5 to 2. If I'm tired and there are distractions 3 or more.

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GeorgeB
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Response Posted - 05/12/2004 : 12:52:44

Ther is a CD option for under table storage that looks like what you described. Take a llok in your Catalina direct Owners manual for the C-25.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/12/2004 : 19:59:42

In my experience, 2 competent, well-organized people can easily launch in under an hour.
The well-organized part is really important.

A couple things I've observed
Have 2 sets of tools... one for each person.
Pliers, adj. metric spanner, open-end wrenches, screwdriver etc. in your pockets or a pouch.

Have 'pill boxes' with the proper cotter pins, quick pins & etc. right 'in hand' too.
Looking for tools/parts is a real time-killer... ditto sharing them. Waiting for the guy to finish the windex so you can get the wrench to tighten the ....

Have a stable ladder tall enough to reach end of mast and get/on off the boat easily.
Get a piece of scrap carpet for the base of the ladder so you don't track crud into the boat.

Split tasks... We have 'ground' tasks and 'deck' tasks.

Ground person rigs motor... the windex... then rudder (after mast is up), extends trailer tongue.
Deck person attends to rigging mast and boom, fenders, mooring lines, generally everything 'onboard'. Minimize climbing on and off the boat.

Both people are used for the mast raising.

If kids/pets are present, somebody is assigned to do nothing else but watch them and keep them away from the action and out of danger.

I guess if you list the tasks... there isn't really that much.

Put outboard on.
Put rudder on. (depends on ramp)
Put windex on.
Raise mast.
Extend trailer tongue.
Put mooring lines on.
Hang fenders.
Back boat into water.

Boom and sails can go on in the water.

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Ellis Bloomfield
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Response Posted - 05/13/2004 : 13:54:40

Bruce,
Launching and pulling out singlehanded takes me between 45 minutes and an hour. I would guess the furler accounts for the difference. (It did take two hours once but I like to forget that time!)
Ellis

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