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atgep
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Response Posted - 11/20/2004 : 16:06:25

And lets not forget how much a new boat goes for! A couple grand would be a safe investment. I looked around and found a WELL USED 88 wing. The hull will never be bristol as it has been rode pretty hard. If you like YOUR boat, convert it. If you want a newer boat you will pay for it. I try to keep the cost of the boat stuff in perspective. Most of the decisions I make that really worry me involve a few more zeros! You are blessed to be moving to the new locale.

Tom.

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Kevin K
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Response Posted - 11/21/2004 : 15:35:31

Thanks for all the helpfull advice. I'll check with the yard, but my guess is that I'll probably set it up for routine maintenance and kee p the swing. Its interesting to see the posts where the decision is to moor with the keel up. Catalina Direct's maintenance advice page 4.59 recomends that it be moored down. With my protected slip, I don't anticipate the rolling that is their concern, however.

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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 00:32:35

So I supposed motoring with the keel up in water made rough by many motorboat wakes is also frowned upon?

Should I be more concerned with the wear and tear of keeping the keel raised or the wear and tear of lowering and raising it every time I get out of the marina?

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 11/22/2004 : 09:32:36

I typically motor with my keel down. With the keel down the boat is better balanced (squats less at the stern) is more stable, and manouvers a whole lot better. An 8hp motor easily pushes the boat to hull speed so I don't worry much about the extra wetted area and drag.

Interesting that CD recommends mooring with keel down... I think the original Catalina factory manual recommended keel up.

The "keel up" instruction seems logical for the original Mark I's ... I think they were balanced for keel-up mooring by design. With the keel down, they sit well off their waterline bow-down and rainwater collects at the front edges of the seats and cockpit.

Another thought is that with the cable attachment out of the water (up position), it seems like the stainless would have a better chance of 'renewing' itself with available oxygen.

Up or down, the best plan seems to be regular maintenance/inspection and bi-annual replacement. The weak point/failure point in the cable seems to be right at the crimp of the rolled swage. I think if the roll swage is even slightly over-crimped it introduces micro-cracks in the surface of the wire that make a good point for crevice corrosion to attack. Next haul-out (January) I'm going to put a non-crimped Hayn, Norseman or Sta-loc fitting on my cable... will report on the project.

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