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Gene DeMambro
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Initially Posted - 07/11/2005 :  20:10:11  Show Profile
Catalina 25 # 5823

1989 Wing Keel Standard Rig. Had an absolute whale of a time getting it in the driveway - which is a flat piece of asphalt 30 feet long, 10 feet wide bordered by the neighboor's shrubs on one side and my house on the other. Ripped up a bit of the neighboor's lawn across the street to get it in, but it's there !

Now comes the tough part - bottom painting, excise taxes, putting it in the water, stepping the mast, complete shakedown - the works.

More details to follow.

Man, am I stoked....

Gene DeMambro
Weymouth, Massachusetts
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 07/11/2005 :  20:37:45  Show Profile
Ah yes, the second greatest day in a boat owner's life...
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 07/11/2005 :  20:46:28  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Welcom Gene,
which State are you in (other than being on top of the world) that charges excise taxes?
Taxes are just a fine for doing good!
(whereas fines are taxes for being bad!)
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 07/11/2005 :  20:58:37  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">which State are you in (other than being on top of the world) that charges excise taxes?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Taxachusetts.
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 07/11/2005 :  22:02:12  Show Profile
What the hell is an excise tax? Sounds like a medical procedure.
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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 07/11/2005 :  23:45:52  Show Profile  Visit ddlyle's Homepage
Excise tax ???
Don't get me started about taxes ... the best deal for this country would be to adopt the fair tax. ( go to www.fairtax.org )...
But PLEASE FORGIVE my political slip. At least I don't preach gospel or free sex. (ER UH SORRY, free sex is pretty good)

Tennessee has a tax I simply CANNOT aford. In TN they call it a personality tax, I kid you not.

By the way, Gene.
You probably have the best C25 there is. Welcome to the forum.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 07/12/2005 :  08:45:10  Show Profile
Congratulations, Gene...welcome to the fleet!
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Gene DeMambro
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Response Posted - 07/12/2005 :  13:59:14  Show Profile
I apologize. I need to pay the sales tax, not an excise tax. My bad.....

Thanks for your collective good wishes. It took me a couple or hours to get over the initial shock of having a boat in my driveway. But now, it kinda looks normal!

I'm spending the day running around, talking to the boatyard, seeing the harbormaster about getting a mooring, going to the local marine supply store, getting insurance quotes, etc. PO to come by the house tonight with a new tiller and some papers for me. Then I'll be able to register it.

And I am still stoked.

Gene
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John P
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Response Posted - 07/12/2005 :  15:13:26  Show Profile  Visit John P's Homepage
Gene,
you sound like me! I got my '84 a couple of weeks ago and it still has not seen water due to all the running around I have to do!

My goal is to be wet by 8-1
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Gene DeMambro
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Response Posted - 07/12/2005 :  16:14:38  Show Profile
I'm pretty ticked it's taken me this long!

Gene
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Gene DeMambro
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Response Posted - 07/12/2005 :  20:34:08  Show Profile
The PO came by the hosue today, with a new tiller, a new battery, a chart for the local waters and an offer to poke around to see if he has a GPS he can let me have. He even offered to come by ina few weeks, after I get everything squared away and am ready to launch. Wicked nice guy....

I just paid the sales tax online (love technology), and will go to the registry to take care of business. I also spoke with the harbormaster, and was told there are moorings available in town waters. I have my application pending with Wessagusett Yacht Club.

Still stoked,
Gene
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 07/12/2005 :  22:56:42  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 Gene DeMambro</i>
<br />The PO came by the hosue today...Wicked nice guy....
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You'll find that about C-25 owners (and ex-owners)... Welcome to the group! You indeed found the class of the fleet.
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redviking
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Response Posted - 07/17/2005 :  16:43:27  Show Profile
[quote]<i>Originally posted by Gene DeMambro</i>
<br />I apologize. I need to pay the sales tax, not an excise tax. My bad.....

Oh you will pay it my taxachusetts friend..... I registered my boat in Nahant a few years ago hoping I could get a ball up in there. Sure enough, the excise tax bill came from the town of Nahant.... It takes awhile but it will come from whereever your vessel is registered... 'tis faily cheap $60.00 I think for Nahant.
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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 07/17/2005 :  17:15:41  Show Profile
Gene and John,

Welcome to the forum. We are glad to have you with us, to ask questions and learn, and then to share what you've learned with others. I think that is part of what makes the forum and the C25-250 National Association such a valuable part of owning our boats.

If you haven't joined the National Association, I encourage you to. Click on home, and then How to join the Association. For your $20 annual dues you'll receive Mainsheet, a very fine Catalina periodical published quarterly, TellTail, an electronic C25-250 newsletter, access to the member only section of our web site.

Hope you enjoy your boat, and hope paths may cross sometime in the future.
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Alan Clark
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Response Posted - 07/18/2005 :  09:14:53  Show Profile
Gene, Wessagussett Yacht Club? :) what a great Name! Wecome! May you always have fair winds and enjoy one of the greatest boats ever built! Everytime we sail "Leprechaun" we are thrilled at what a great sailing boat boat Catalina Makes! We have some friends that also just bought an 84 Catalina 25 "MoonShadow" and they also Love it. Please join and support our organization. The support you get is priceless! Welcome!
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Gene DeMambro
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Response Posted - 07/18/2005 :  09:22:18  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Oh you will pay it my taxachusetts friend<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

And with nary a complaint from me!

Gene
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tinob
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Response Posted - 07/18/2005 :  16:29:23  Show Profile
Spoke to a fellow from Holland in California and nearly fell over when he said that they were living with a 39% tax. And I was a little miffed at New York's 8.75% tax. No wonder there were so many Hollanders traveling the USA on vacation.

Val on Calista # 3936
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