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triley
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Response Posted - 07/16/2004 :  22:34:20  Show Profile
You already know you want this boat. Get it and suffer like the rest of us. You know it will be better for your ownership, and that it is a beautiful little classic!

Tom
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rford
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Response Posted - 07/18/2004 :  19:31:07  Show Profile
When buying a SK I think you have to be sure the SK part has been well maintained. Lots of stories on this site about an SK falling off.
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 07/18/2004 :  22:26:08  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
Rod Ford,<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Lots of stories on this site about an SK falling off.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">I've been active on this site for several years. The only instance I remember seeing mentioned here of a Catalina 25 swing keel coming off accidently involved two inexperienced guys in a borrowed boat, out in conditions far too rough for a 25' trailer boat. (Gulf coast of Texas in rough weather, as I recall.) I think it was driven onto a rock breakwater in large waves and left there pounding for quite a while, and that's when the keel became detached. Also, about once or twice a year it seems, someone will report a neglected swing keel cable failing, but that situation doesn't result in the swing keel "falling off". Considering that there were thousands built, that doesn't seem like "Lots". Perhaps I've been overlooking something here. Could you please supply us with links to these stories you mention?

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