Association Forum - Cruising in a 25ft Boat

Assn Members Area · Join

Home.

Association Forum

Ships Store

Cruising

Racing

Technical Tips

Photo Gallery - New

Boat Search - Updated

Manuals & Brochures

Swap Meet

Links

Officer Flag Line & Staff

Bylaws & Constitution

Members Area

Join the Association

Notice:
The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.

Association Forum

Username:	Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

All Forums

Catalina/Capri 25/250 Sailor's Forums

General Sailing Forum

Cruising in a 25ft Boat

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Author

Topic

Ken L
Deckhand

Member Avatar

6 Posts

Initially Posted - 06/21/2005 : 16:48:09

I saw this on the Hunter site, this guy has one of the best rigged 25 boats I have seen. Great pictures and ideas IMHO.http://www.sailboatowners.com/upload/display.tpl?folder=73245517131&fno=17

Edited by - on

atgep
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

1009 Posts

Response Posted - 06/21/2005 : 17:35:52

It looks like all his equipment is in "Tip Top" shape.

Tom.

Edited by - on

Derek Crawford
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
3324 Posts

Response Posted - 06/21/2005 : 18:16:11

Nice pics!
With all the "stuff" on board, I'm surprised it still floats

Derek

Edited by - on

cathluk
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
513 Posts

Response Posted - 06/21/2005 : 20:31:18

Looks like they're enjoying themselves.

Edited by - on

frog0911
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1349 Posts

Response Posted - 06/21/2005 : 20:37:41

I agree with Derek, how can it still float. He has enough power generation for the Queen Mary or at least for Qscar's new Lady Kay. Let see $40,000 for boat and another $20,000 for accessories and eight weeks off to enjoy it. What a life.

Edited by - on

ClamBeach
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

3072 Posts

Response Posted - 06/21/2005 : 21:35:31

Hmmm... nice scenery. The depth finder sequence is funny.

Lotsa gear on a small boat... unless they are planning to trailer it, I'm thinking they probably could have picked up a fairly nice 32'+ boat for the same money.

Oh well, I can't grouse much, they are out enjoying themselves... fair winds to them!

Edited by - on

Frank Hopper
Past Commodore

Members Avatar

Pitcairn Island
6776 Posts

Response Posted - 06/21/2005 : 21:47:38

Somebody needs to find the thread on the world cruiser Catalina 25 from about a year ago, it was amazing as well.

Edited by - on

roberoo
Navigator

Members Avatar

USA
182 Posts

Response Posted - 06/21/2005 : 21:58:54

I got in trouble looking at the depth finder. My wife said we cannot do that!!!!

But I do love all the gadgets.

Edited by - on

ilnadi
Captain

Members Avatar

452 Posts

Response Posted - 06/21/2005 : 22:38:09

I found a 27 from 99
http://www.catalinayachts.com/pdf/halfoffame/27-Juggernaut.pdf
<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com
 Somebody needs to find the thread on the world cruiser Catalina 25 from about a year ago, it was amazing as well.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Edited by - on

JimB517
Past Commodore

Members Avatar

USA
3285 Posts

Response Posted - 06/22/2005 : 16:00:59

Wow, what a crew person! After I got done looking at that, the boat seemed very well thought out and equipped. I liked the dodger and bimini. There is nothing wrong with going small, especially with a crew of 2. I really like the swimstep, I need to make something like that. With both solar panels and wind generator I doubt the Honda generator was needed, and I noticed the dinghy must be stored inside during their crossings (one photo shows it being towed, all the offshore photos show the motor on the rail and dinghy is not on the bow). I wish he had more photos of the interior. Still, I doubt the boat has much sailing to windward ability left.

Indiscipline is known for having stuff hanging all over, too.

And I've rebuilt the interior to make her into a real cruiser.

Edited by - on

Derek Crawford
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
3324 Posts

Response Posted - 06/22/2005 : 18:33:32

Jim, compared to that Hunter, "Indiscipline" is a bare bones boat!
Derek

Edited by - on

Lightnup
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1016 Posts

Response Posted - 06/22/2005 : 21:51:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">With both solar panels and wind generator I doubt the Honda generator was needed<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Did you notice he said they had A/C onboard? Could solar and wind handle that?

Edited by - on

existentialsailor
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1180 Posts

Response Posted - 06/23/2005 : 07:36:58

Of all the equipment on that boat, I didn't see any radar dome, or did I miss it?

Edited by - on

JimB517
Past Commodore

Members Avatar

USA
3285 Posts

Response Posted - 06/23/2005 : 10:14:29

I'll agree, there are hundreds of pounds of unnecessary gear. They have enough electricity capacity to run a small town. I like to think everything hanging off my boat is absolutely essential and in the most practical and useful place

Edited by - on

atgep
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

1009 Posts

Response Posted - 06/23/2005 : 11:11:21

They are very lucky.

All the extra gear likely went a long way into getting his cabin mate onboard. He is has lucked out to find someone eager to sail that has great....ummm.....teeth! Being comfortable goes a long way in not sailing alone.

Tom.

Edited by - on

tinob
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1883 Posts

Response Posted - 06/23/2005 : 14:54:41

And I thought I was extravagant with two fishing poles mounted on the stern

I'm formulating a list of the items that I didn't recognize...so far there are more on that list than the one of things I did recognize

Val on Calista # 3836

Blue fish where hitting today

Edited by - on

Lee T
1st Mate

Members Avatar

26 Posts

Response Posted - 06/24/2005 : 04:07:59

Good looking crew, that's for sure...

Edited by - on

Bruce Baker
Captain

Members Avatar

USA
402 Posts

Response Posted - 06/24/2005 : 10:10:06

The dude's got enough electrical power to keep his beer reallly cold!

Edited by - on

Brooke Willson
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
983 Posts

Response Posted - 06/26/2005 : 16:32:35

Jim, one offshore pic shows the dinghy deflated and stored on the port rail. No doubt he has a compressor onboard to inflate the tender.

With all that stuff onboard, it's pretty obvious whence cometh the name of the boat. On the other hand, if that's a "pocket cruiser," the name is pretty ironic. I appreciate the simplicity of my C25: if I wanted a trawler, I'd buy a trawler. I have a hunch it would be cheaper and more elegant in the long run to buy a bigger boat where all that stuff fits.

Brooke

Edited by - on

pwhallon
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
694 Posts

Response Posted - 06/30/2005 : 16:43:33

Well Huh!

I wish I was "out there".

Man, He's got tooooooo much stuff on deck. Talk about windage.

That fixed solar array(sp) is cool but is just too big for a 25.

Anyway, I hope they have good weather.

PW

Edited by - on

Topic

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Jump To:

Association Forum

Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.