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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 07/24/2014 : 19:08:49

[url="https://www.catalina-capri-25s.net/cgi-local/MBR_gallery.cgi?Album+2784+189"]The beginnings of a Project[/url]

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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/24/2014 : 20:12:05

JDII?

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sethp001
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Response Posted - 07/24/2014 : 21:44:47

My immediate thought was: soap. Lot's of soap.

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islander
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Response Posted - 07/25/2014 : 05:15:38

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My immediate thought was: soap. Lot's of soap.

Yea and maybe a Hazmat suit...

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davidbloodworth
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Response Posted - 07/25/2014 : 07:54:25

It amazes me how many boats look that way in the marina where my boat is. It looks like they need to be put out of their misery.

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Jan Briede
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Response Posted - 07/25/2014 : 09:10:19

looks like the way mine looked four years ago. Mine still cannot win a beauty contest, but it sails and I continue to work on it. Little steps, but once it is safe to sail, take some time to enjoy it!

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worane
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Response Posted - 07/30/2014 : 18:50:39

Wow! My type of purchase. So much satisfaction in everything you do to it. Well done on the find.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 07/30/2014 : 20:53:35

Couple of hours with a pressure washer will probably work wonders. At least on the outside. The sails look like they're in great condition.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/31/2014 : 05:24:47

Recess looked a lot like that when we bought her. An hour with a pressure washer did wonders. The bottom, when we hauled her out took another 1.5 hours of pressure washing to start the bottom job.

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Response Posted - 07/31/2014 : 05:34:37

Haven't really had a plan for getting her into shape until now. The hull and deck have been scrubbed and what a difference. When I get back to the boat the next steps are, dive and scrape the bottom (+2 years in the water equates to pretty heavy barnacle), un-step the mast and take that home to begin going through it. For sure: all rope halyards, possibly internal, new anchor light, wind vane, wiring, steaming and deck lights new... With the rigging down I'll be able to get some work done on the deck. Get the old paint off, re-bed everything, possibly paint if the gel coat can't be saved.

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Response Posted - 07/31/2014 : 09:49:22

So I was looking through the forum for information on a bimini...another one of the projects in the very near future. It's brutally hot down here. Then I start researching book height from the cockpit sole... I think I have a tall rig now looking through members photos. The boom height is only a few inches over the pop top when it is raised. I don't know if I'm excited about that. Looks like I could have lots more headroom in the cockpit if it was standard...

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 07/31/2014 : 10:44:02

There are a number of ways you can deal with it. Remember, the standard rig boom is one foot higher than the tall rig boom. Therefore, if you can <u>raise</u> the tall rig boom by one foot, then you can have a bimini that is just as high as on a standard rig. Some people cut a foot off their mainsail and raise the boom, and some buy either a standard rig mainsail or a mainsail from a Capri 25 and use them. But, IMO, the cheapest and easiest way to raise your boom is to have a sailmaker install reef points one foot above the boom. Then, you can tuck in that reef, and raise the boom one foot. You'll have a good sail shape and a functional bimini, and if you want as much sail area as possible, to race the boat, or sail it in light air, you can lower your bimini, shake out the reef, and you'll have it.

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