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car1260
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Initially Posted - 03/22/2006 : 22:00:43

Hi Everybody,
We were sailing down around Burnt Store Marina in Florida last weekend when we saw a C250 in the dock there with the best anchor roller setup we've seen. We'd really like to talk to them about it but, unfortunately, we could see the boat name!

Anyway, the roller seemed to accomodate a nice size Bruce & it had a deck chain pipe coming out of anchor locker. That would work great for when we need to deploy our anchor but our dinghy is on the foredeck & we can't easily get into the anchor locker. I'd also like to ask them about other mods they've done, such as the 2 extra small deck hatches & the dorade...Talk about sailing big on a small boat!!

Does anyone who know this boat?

Carolyn Thomas
2003 250 WB #667 "Ciao"

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 03/27/2006 : 18:32:13

Carolyn
I was hoping someone would own up to this. I was intrested in seeing the roller and hatches. Oh well... What kind and size dingy do you keep on deck?

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Dkn420
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Response Posted - 03/27/2006 : 18:35:49

I think Suzie has one on Tropical Sleigh, but I'm not sure when she docks in Florida...I think there are some photos on her posting regarding selling her boat...Dan #727

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car1260
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Response Posted - 03/27/2006 : 20:48:08

We went back to Burnt Store Marina to take a look at the C250 on land, and the boat's name is "Sea Wind". The anchor roller is like Suzie's(BTW,she's our neighbor, and the one who got us interested in the C250WB!). Sea Wind has a ss chain pipe thru the anchor locker hatch and then directly forward of that there is a ss plate with a ss anchor lock pin which perfectly holds the end of a FX7 anchor from touching the deck and the hull. The dorade is mounted directly forward of the mast, with a sissy bar around it(a welcome handhold I would think). The 2 small lexan hatches are on each side of the mast. Sea Wind also has the cutest little dodger with another pair of ss bars for handholds mounted on the top of both sides of the dodger. Those look like they are definitely handy!Anyway, we are going to do the same anchor roller, chain pipe, anchor pin installation. When we complete it we will post pictures.

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car1260
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Response Posted - 03/27/2006 : 20:51:09

Tompotter,
We keep a 7'11" Mercury inflatable forward when we are sailing with following seas. It fits perfectly between the mast and the rear bow rail right under the life lines.

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 03/27/2006 : 21:36:09

I have a 8'6" inflatable, I've heard of people stowing them topside. I haven't tried it yet, don't know if it will fit. Next time I inflate it I'll try. I expect it affects your vision over the bow, but how much?

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 03/28/2006 : 08:18:33

My 8'6" sportboat goes on the foredeck for longer passages but is stowed athwardship so that the anchor locker remains free. And, unlike the usual method of inverting, it is set upright so that one can climb into and go forward thru the dink.

I've extensively modified the mast raising gin pole adding a very small trailer winch, an adapter with a snap shackle to fit it to the mast eye for the whisker pole and making it collapsable. This pole is used for no stress handling of the dink.

I used to move the the Honda 8 Classic from the transom to the dink when doing excursions but when upgrading to the the much heavier outboard with electric start, moving it to the dink isn't reasonable.

This left a decision to go with a smaller dink motor or wrestle the 79lb Classic into the boat. Faced with paying as much or more for a small dink motor than I could get for my Classic, I decided to stay with it because it can get the dink on plane with two adults for the occassional excursion and most dink activity is handled easily by oars.

The Classic is stowed below and even 79lbs is a serious effort to manhandle from below to the dink. An eye is set into the mast groove above the goose neck for using the gin pole to hand the motor to the dink.

The motor is stored on a plywood pallet with carpet bottom that lives in the aft berth. When cruising, the aft cushions are removed and the aft berth becomes storage.

This yields another plus in having a backup outboard for the boat, which for most wouldn't be of value... but when trailering round trip 2,600 miles and dedicating several weeks for a cruise vacation, one does what they can to ensure that some little thing doesn't end it prematurally, especially when sometimes 150 miles from the trailer.

Do occassions arise where the oars are a bit of an effort but the demand is too trivial to haul out the Classic... yes. Maybe a discarded weedeater conversion. Hmmmm

Edited by - Arlyn Stewart on 03/28/2006 08:23:09

Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 03/28/2006 : 18:43:02

Since I have the CDI furler that leaves the jib halyard free. I was thinking I could make up a bridle for the dingy and use the jib halyard via the cabin winch to raise and lower the dingy off the forward deck. My little dingy motor, a Johnson 2hp only weights about 20 pounds so moving it around is no problem. I usually hang it off the stern rail when underway.

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