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beckauto
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Initially Posted - 08/02/2004 :  12:56:09  Show Profile
I'm looking into buying a Catalina 25 and was wondering if there are any inherant problems with them?
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 08/02/2004 :  13:24:37  Show Profile
Click on the following hyperlink for an excellent article written by Larry Charlot on Self-Appraising a C25, and posted in the Tech Tips section of this website. A lot of it is applicable to any fiberglass sailboat.

http://catalina25-250.org/tech/tech25/summert2.html
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megrier
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Response Posted - 08/02/2004 :  13:28:45  Show Profile
This question comes up quite a bit. Yes, you need to be aware of a couple things but I would say that the Cat 25 is a great boat with lots of potential.

You will find that this forum and

http://catalinadirect.com/

will give all the info you need to keep your boat in great shape. Read this thread, it will give you a good start.

http://www.catalina25-250.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7008
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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 08/02/2004 :  22:48:16  Show Profile
Size for size you'll not find a finer boat for anything near the price for which you can get into a Catalina 25. The prices are so reasonable because so many thousands have been built and sold and with a little care they hold up incredibly well so that there are many good or excellent used examples available. For a boat that has been out of production since 1991, the Catalina 25 is something of an oddity since it isn't an orphaned class or design, witness the activities of the C 25 association membership, and the support of the factory and dealers like Catalina Direct as well as others, who support the boats with parts availability and up to date technical information.

A well maintained Catalina 25 hasn't any "inherent" problems since it's a well proven design, (with somewhere around 6700 examples built) that has withstood the test of time.

I've had Silver Girl, my '83, since she was new and the only real problem I've had with her is finding enough time to go sailing.
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