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zeil
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Initially Posted - 10/23/2019 : 22:07:04

One of the great benefits of having a trailerable sailboat is the fact that it can be towed to your driveway, readied and cleaned before putting it to bed for its wintersleep

We will admit that we went a little "overboard", with our "deep clean". Besides deep clean we could have opted for let's say a spring clean, winter clean, sprucing, bathroom clean or even a quick clean.

But... we settled for nothing but the extreme. Consequently the entire interior had been taken apart, evaluated and either thoroughly cleaned, painted, sanded, washed, scrubbed, or entirely replaced.

Systems we deem not to fit our boating lifestyle have been removed and will be replaced while additions, modifications are in the works.

Questions are welcome help is even more appreciated

Here is what it looks like at this moment

The team

The stern battery housing bulkhead, port storage divider will be replaced with all plywood edges sealed and painted to forestall dampness and mould

interior forward looking

The princess stove has been removed and is being serviced

Ballast tank below the V berth

Teak trim removed for sleaniing

Perhaps we could consider hanging curtains instead

The galley will be equipped with a micro wave, separate door and shelves

Plywood below drawers is now sealed and painted

A 20 gallon watertank located below the V berth is removed

Any takers for this tank...

All woodwork will be replaced with 1/2" melanine coated plywood. All edges will be sealed and painted to prevent moisture absorption

New seat step has been added

To be replaced

Before cleaning

MARIAH'S NEW LOOK WITH ADDITIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

Nav., deck, steaming and anchor lights working...

In this photo
1) Princess stove (refurbished and now easily removable)
2) Teak shelf above the galley supported by 2 3/4" tubes and hull teak trim brackets
3) 12 volt water faucet
4) Home made sink enclosure with drain grove and handle cavity
5) Micro wave shelf with 2 tier storage compartment behind door and storage bin area below
6) Counter top extension with teak fiddle aft
7) Paper towel suspender roll mounted below counter top extension
8) Utensil holder in countertop (previous water fill station)
9) Teak edged velcro'd white closure panel for below galley counter settee access

Closer look at teak shelf above counter and counter top extension

Paper towel holder installed below the counter extension. Electrical 110V extension to microwave

Teak edged one side melamine coated plywood cover held in place with Velcro

In this photo
1) New gas regulator installed at the manufacturers recommended angle
2) UL underwritten gas sniffer 12 volt
3) The 1 lbs gas bottle is easy accessible

This 12 volt DC unit resides just below the gas regulator in the bilge

New fused electrical panel:
1) water-pump located in wet locker
2) galley faucet
3) Princess stove top
4) Gas sniffer cut-off switch

30 Amp electrical shore connection

Inside short fused 110 Volt outlet A second outlet is available in the aft battery compartment for battery charger or misc.

Installed new 1/2" melamine coated, edged sealed, plywood panels and new shelf to be installed behind the head next to the wet locker. The exiting piping is cleaned and re-used

Fold-able companion way step-seat added

This step/seat is used a lot... galley duties, foul weather look-out and visitors

A new shelf is added to accommodate all kinds... flashlight, flares, boat's papers, manuals, charts, books, etc.

Our new teak fiddle lined cabin table with dining pull-outs and a hinged table extension. (the table seems to get cluttered easily but with fiddles most things are contained

We love the functionality of our table. Below the table we have two open woven baskets containing reading literature and all kinds of daily used stuff

This teak shelf houses binoculars and an array of easy to grab instruments and items

The new bulkhead including door to the wet locker fits well and uses the old, cleaned piping

The head's literature holder is expanded with two small shelves and a 12 volt battery charge read-out, 2 USB ports, a cigarette lighter plug-in and on/off switch.

The unit is connected with in-line fuse directly to the battery

Old rusty cabin lights removed and replaced with new

New low profile dimmable LED modern looking cabin lights for reading books or romantic dinners

Lights are easy to install and fit over exiting opening

New 1" thick cherry wood spare rudder blade coated with epoxy and painted. Blade will reside permanently on board

Fabricated a new 98" long 1" o/d aluminum, cut in half with 12" SS sleeve. The gin pole is easily stored and resides in the port side main cabin coaming

Anchor locker gin pole gear

Gin pole forestay/jib halyard block and tackle gear

Plexiglass hatch cover... wonderful addition

Boat storage winter mode

See you next season

Henk & Johanna
Mariah '96 C250WB #191

Edited by - zeil on 10/12/2020 12:38:37

k3fuller
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Response Posted - 10/24/2019 : 04:24:54

WOW! You weren't kidding. Those are great pictures. So are you replacing the water tank or just removing it? I keep mine full to counterbalance the weight of the engine or it will sit a little stern heavy.

zeil
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Response Posted - 10/24/2019 : 20:22:03

Thanks for the question

We are removing the tank permanently. It will be replaced by 4x40=160 1/2 liter water bottles. The bottles will provide approx the same weight and keeps the boat on its lines.

Instead of the forward tank we will be adding a 6-10 gallon water tank to be located aft of the wet locker to serve both the galley and head.

The water bottles will supplement our tank water supply and be replenished regularly

Henk & Johanna
Mariah '96 C250WB #191

Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 10/25/2019 : 07:38:17

They allow bottled water in BC? (Sorry... I pick up the remains along our waterfront and the road almost daily.

Our coveted tourists...)

Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic, CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, ex-USCG-OUPV
Now on Eastern 27 Sarge (but still sailing when I can).

Passage, Mystic, and Sarge--click to enlarge.

Voyager
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Response Posted - 10/25/2019 : 21:58:47

I recently invested in a Brita water filter tank with a spigot. It�s about 1.5 gallons or 6 liters. It fits right next to the head sink and is secured down with a simple bracket. I usta use 2 liter polycarbonate water bottles but this is waaaay less expensive and as far as I can tell, the water tastes great (no chlorine). I only make enough water for a few days because without chlorine, there�s a possibility that algae and not so nice �bugs� can get a foothold.

My source is 100% municipal water. It starts out pretty good and filtering it seems to make it better. So, cups of water all around for guests. For cold water I put ice water in the receptacle and it drips through the filter pretty cool.

In CT, while our public water supply is far from perfect, we have 2 things in our favor.
(1) Reservoirs do not allow any unauthorized access - no recreational boating and with extremely limited fishing opportunities. Shore access is highly restricted.
(2) No sewage. It is illegal for a sewage treatment plant to release its treated effluent back into a drinking water source. Full stop.
We are indeed fortunate that way back in the 1900s�1920s our civil planners developed these systems and regulations to safeguard quality.
And we�re lucky. We have sufficient rainfall and water resources allowing us to be particular. Other regions of the country need every drop of water, and then some....

Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain � Milford, CT

zeil
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Response Posted - 11/03/2019 : 16:48:38

Thanks for your comments
Perhaps a better solution will be to use and re-use commercial available square 10 liter (2.64 gallon), water containers to place the containers below the V berth. Some will be accessible from the port and/or starboard coamings

Henk & Johanna
Mariah '96 C250WB #191

wm36
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Response Posted - 11/03/2019 : 20:29:05

Did you see the water bladder that Carl In LA added to his 250? Looked like an interesting idea.

http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31585

Wayne & Lynn
Hillsboro OR
1995 C250 WB #151

Voyager
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Response Posted - 11/03/2019 : 21:40:32

The bladder idea looks like a good one. Hmmm 55L is 55kg so that�s about 121 pounds of water. Nice ballast.
I wonder how it would take freezing temperatures even if empty. Ice would probably damage the seal on the nipple.

Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain � Milford, CT

zeil
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Response Posted - 05/29/2020 : 19:52:14

STARTING TO REPLACE AND REBUILD...

Here are some photos of new inside partitions, bulkhead, removing a 20 gallon water tank from the V berth and replacing it with a new 10 gallon tank relocated behind the wet locker and adding a water pump feeding the tap in the galley and hand pump in the head besides adding misc. shelves with photos to be added at a later date

Henk & Johanna
Mariah '96 C250WB #191

Edited by - zeil on 10/12/2020 14:45:03

Voyager
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Response Posted - 10/12/2020 : 20:58:36

HENK � Now that�s some amazing magic! You literally restored the entire chain of the original thread with our replies included. Truly amazing! The only difference is that the posting date stamp is all today. You apparently have found the archive of the internet somehow.

Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain � Milford, CT

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