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JimB517
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Initially Posted - 09/16/2004 :  12:47:06  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
10. Best boat for the $ - economical to buy, inexpensive to own
9. Sails well, fun, fast, stable, seaworthy, good control
8. Just the right size for 1 to 4 people
7. Cruise or race, daysail or take a month long voyage
6. Biggest boat that is practical to trailer
5. Lots made, parts available, sails purchased "off the shelf"
4. Reasonably well made, flaws known, fixes available
3. Stands up well over time
2. Flies every kind of sail from spinnaker, to drifter, to storm jib
1. Strong National Association, great forum, super owners!

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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  14:39:17  Show Profile
11. Because I own one.
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  14:45:09  Show Profile
12: Superior rigging compared to the "competition
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  16:44:36  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
13. Pop-top design provides a very roomy cabin with excellent headroom when overnighting.

14. Simple boat nothing much to break, outboard power is cheap, efficent, and reliable. Great family boat, great starter boat. Makes a worthwhile project boat.

15. Can outsail Hunters, McGreggors, Columbias, and most other boats 25 to 30 feet.
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MattL
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  17:06:18  Show Profile
16. My wife likes it. (Most important reason of them all)
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roberoo
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  21:33:06  Show Profile  Visit roberoo's Homepage

17. "Fat" Guys can move around the boat.
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atgep
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  21:47:56  Show Profile
18. Can haul several FAT crewmen around and still place in the race!
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At Ease
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  22:28:04  Show Profile
Looks better than a Hunter, McGregor, et al.
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At Ease
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  22:28:56  Show Profile
Sorry, forgot the number:

19. Looks better than a Hunter, McGregor, et al.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  23:11:32  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 At Ease</i>
<br />Sorry, forgot the number:

19. Looks better than a Hunter, McGregor, et al.
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One way or the other, At Ease, you didn't make the Top 10. But I agree!
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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 09/16/2004 :  23:19:55  Show Profile
20. Very strongly built for a "coastal cruiser", very durable. Very efficient use of interior space for a boat that is only 8' x 25' gives a lot of creature comforts, yet still very fun to sail and gives decent performance despite the rather heavy displacement.
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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 09/17/2004 :  10:16:39  Show Profile

21. It's paid for!

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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 09/17/2004 :  16:32:14  Show Profile
Number 1. The National Association and this forum!
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seastream
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Response Posted - 09/20/2004 :  21:21:45  Show Profile  Visit seastream's Homepage
'...Take a month long voyage...' Really? Admiral & I love our C25 but though we'd do a week or so on her, we feel she's kinda skinny on storage (food, fuel, fresh/grey water, clothing, etc.) for anything longer.
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 09/20/2004 :  23:52:12  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
I just finished a 3 week voyage (2 of the 3 solo, 1 with wife and kids). 323 miles. Next year I'd like to take a month and try to solo circumnavigate the Channel Islands or go to Mexico.
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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 09/23/2004 :  01:20:08  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 seastream</i>
<br />'...Take a month long voyage...' Really? Admiral & I love our C25 but though we'd do a week or so on her, we feel she's kinda skinny on storage (food, fuel, fresh/grey water, clothing, etc.) for anything longer.
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A couple of the Cat 25's in my sailing club have made 3-week long trips to the San Juan and Gulf Islands, and Desolation Sound. In the San Juan/Gulf Islands, you are never more than 4 or 5 hours away from a full-service marina, or a day away from a town of at least 3000 population, that will have just about anything you need in the way food, fuel, boat supplies, shore entertainment, or whatever. It's a different story up in Desolation Sound - that area is devoid of any kind of development - there isn't even anywhere to dump your accumulated trash, so you have to bag it and carry it with you somehow. I wouldn't do Desolation Sound for more than one week in a Cat 25, but in the more developed islands between Seattle and Vancouver, I wouldn't hesitate to do a month-long cruise (if I only had that much vacation time to spare!)
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