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Scooter
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Initially Posted - 10/18/2004 : 19:53:54

A bit late in the year but we splashed her. We just HAD to do a shakedown cruise prior to year end. We needed to make good list of winter projects. There are a few. Thank goodness nothing major.

If Poseidon will forgive, we haven't named her yet.

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeIMmzNmzYt3BQ

This forum helped to make our choice the C25. Many thanks to all. The PO was the second owner. He bought her from the original owner 1 yr after she was born (he moved up). She has been neglected for the last few years (PO's temp illness) but overall in great shape. Mostly cleaning and cosmetic (gelcoat) repairs were needed.

I will be putting together what I did for some wholes in the gelcoat I can only explain as "bubbles" between the gelcoat and fiberglass when she was in the mold. The gelcoat had no backing and cracked in almost perfect circles (about 4. looked hard for more "hollows" and haven't found any). I have filled them with hardened resin and pleasantly surprised at the outcome.

1. Basically covered hole with tape to protect the surrounding gelcoat.
2. Cut out the tape over the hole.
3. Put another piece of tape over the whole just above the top part of the hole. Made 2 parallel verticle slits in this tape from the top of the hole up. This formed a type of funnel for the hole.
4. Poured in the resin. Letting it drip down and in from over the hole.
5. When full, folded over the lip of tape (funnel) to cover the hole.
6. Wiped up over spill.
6. Put yet another piece of tape to keep "funnel" smooth over hole.
7. Let harden.
8. Peel tape away.
9. (To do) dig out with Dremmel and do gelcoat repair. (all holes in white gelcoat thank goodness).

I’ll try to get pics if anybody is interested. I may have re-invented the wheel but wanted to get it done. There may be an easier way???

Maybe should have put this in the C25 forum but I'm not that much of a purist.

Again many thanks for this forum and the free flowing ideas and comments. Keep 'em coming. All families fight from time to time but they're still family.

Scooter
C25 '89 SR/WK #5878 "Square Knot"
Vandemere NC.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 10/18/2004 : 23:08:46

Scott,

You've got a nice lookin' boat and an even nicer place to park her.

I'm green with envy.

Thanks for posting the pictures. Keep'em coming.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 10/19/2004 : 08:52:19

Thanks for the pictures. We are all so intimate with our boats that we tend to see and discuss them at a micro level. I am always taken aback by by pictures like yours that remind us of how beautiful our little boats are. Fie on Hunter for driving our boat to exstinction. Our Catalina/Hunter dealer sells more way Hunter 260's than Catalina 250's. I wish Butler had reinvinted the 27 as a 260 killer and left our yar little boats alone.

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 10/20/2004 : 23:44:06

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com
 Our Catalina/Hunter dealer sells more way Hunter 260's than Catalina 250's.
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Just out of curiosity,has the dealer mentioned anything about what makes the Hunter more attractive then the Catalina to buyers in your area? We see very few Hunters out here, since the $5000 shipping cost from the factory in Florida makes Hunter generally not price competitive with Catalina on the West Coast, for boats of the same size and features. We have one Hunter 270WK in our sailing club (I heard that this is is actually a Hunter 26 hull and deck, but with the wing keel they call it the 270 to distinguish it from the Hunter 26 water ballast model). It seems to have about the same useable interior volume as a Catalina 250, but with a lot more headroom - the Catalina 250 feels very cramped for my 6'-2", especially the water ballast model. I think the Catalina 250 might be a few hundred pounds lighter than the Hunter in displacement, therfore a touch faster.

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jwilliams
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Response Posted - 10/21/2004 : 14:12:22

Yuhnno,

We have all heard that old saw about the "two happiest days in the life of a boat owner..."

They've got it wrong. The two happiest days are the last day you went sailing and the next day you have to look forward to going sailing.

And if you don't feel that way, quityurbitchin, sell the thing and take up watching poker on TV!

Jim Williams
Hey Jude C25fk 2958
SF Bay

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 10/21/2004 : 19:01:14

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by jwilliams
 Yuhnno,

We have all heard that old saw about the "two happiest days in the life of a boat owner..."

They've got it wrong. The two happiest days are the last day you went sailing and the next day you have to look forward to going sailing.

And if you don't feel that way, quityurbitchin, sell the thing and take up watching poker on TV!

Jim Williams
Hey Jude C25fk 2958
SF Bay
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Uhhh Jim...I think the happy day Scooter was referring to was his splash day, not buying or selling a boat.

Edited by - dlucier on 10/21/2004 19:02:23

Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 10/21/2004 : 21:51:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by lcharlot
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com
 Our Catalina/Hunter dealer sells more way Hunter 260's than Catalina 250's.
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Just out of curiosity,has the dealer mentioned anything about what makes the Hunter more attractive then the Catalina to buyers in your area?
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One paper the 260 is more boat. The Hunter designers focus on the market, I think the Catalina people focus on a viable long term boat design. Catalina has had very few design failures and if you remove the Capri line; virtually none. And compared to most companies even the Capris were successes. If you look at the history of the Hunter line there is an amazing number of models and design theories. Catalina just keeps refining what it knows how to do. From what I can see all our Hunter owners are novice sailors. The dealer sails Catalina 22s. Under his breath he is not a fan of the Hunter products but likes the way they sell.

Specifications
LOA 8.00 m 26'3"
LWL 7.09 m 23'3"
Beam 2.73 m 8'11.5"
Cockpit Length 1.83 m 6'0"
Displacement (tank empty) 1,362 kg 3,000 lbs.
Displacement (tank full) 2,270 kg 5,000 lbs.
Water Ballast 907 kg 2,000 lbs.
Draft (board up) 0.53 m 1'9"
Draft (board down) 1.83 m 6'0"
Mast Height 12.19 m 40'0"
Actual Sail Area 29.76 sq m 320 sq ft
I 8.90 m 29'21/2"
J 2.88 m 9'51/2"
P 9.31 m 30'61/2"
E 3.20 m 10'6"
Water Capacity 75.70 l 20 gal
Headroom 1.70 m 5'7"
Towing Weights 1,755 kg 3,870 lbs.
Weight (Persons and Gear) 839 kg 1,850 lbs.
Max. Capacity 8
CE Classification C
Max. Power 10 HP

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