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tking13
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Initially Posted - 08/20/2004 :  18:01:45  Show Profile
Does anyone know if a C25 would fit on a trailer made for a MacGregor Venture 24 without needing to be modified?

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Tom
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Dave Laux
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Response Posted - 08/20/2004 :  18:44:17  Show Profile
Not likely, the Mac has no keel below the hull( its a centerboard boat) and weights less than 1/2 as much as a Cat 25.
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familysailor
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Response Posted - 08/20/2004 :  18:48:28  Show Profile
From what I know of the MacGregor 24 it only displaces about half of what a C-25 does and the C-25 has a deeper keel, even assuming a retracted swing keel. The MacGregor will ride on a single axle trailer and the Catalina requires a tandem axle trailer. I may be wrong about all this but I don't think there is any way to put a C-25 on a Venture trailer without a complete rebuild of the trailer. Better to start from scratch.

Just my 2 cents worth, if it's worth that.
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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 08/20/2004 :  23:19:55  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">"Does anyone know if a C25 would fit on a trailer made for a MacGregor Venture 24 without needing to be modified?"
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Tom-
CAN'T BE DONE. Absolutely NOT! The MacGegor/Venture trailer is barely strong enough for a GVWR of 3500#. Put a Catalina 25 on there, and you have a GVW (Gross Vehicle weight) of 6500# at least. EVERYTHING on a Mac trailer would be inadequate - the axles, wheel bearings, brakes, and tires would be too small, the coupler would be seriously under-rated, and the hull support bunks would be the wrong shape and too small. The winch stand is probably too short to even reach the bow eye on a Catalina 25. You could not even upgrade a Mac trailer by adding an extra axle, as the "heart" of the trailer - the primary frame and cross-members - are only 4" channel iron, where 6" channel iron side rails with 5" cross members is what a Catalina 25 trailer frame should be made of.
Edited by - lcharlot on 08/20/2004 23:24:08
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