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jhorner
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Initially Posted - 12/03/2013 : 20:39:40

Recently purchased a 1984 Catalina 25, hull # 4483. I previousIy have owned a Catalina 22 and a Hunter 25.5 plus an assortment of day sailors. I am in the process of cleaning it up and re-painting all the wood. I may have to replace some of the wood in the cockpit but that will come later. I just purchased a new mainsail (Rolly Tasker) The sail that came with it did not belong to the boat.

I will be sailing the boat on Lake Martin in Alabama.

J. Horner

jhorner
1984 SR/SK/Trad. #4483

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sdpinaz
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Response Posted - 12/03/2013 : 20:46:55

Welcome! I too just bought a boat. 1988 #5727. Post us some photos so we can follow along in your progress.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 12/03/2013 : 22:09:06

Welcome aboard. Be sure to create a signature in you profile with the year, rig, keel, and interior layout to help us address any future questions. Membership includes discounts for Boat/US dues and several retailers in addition to supporting this great forum.

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indecentseas
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Response Posted - 12/03/2013 : 22:53:46

Dave, my signature does not include my layout. Help me out.

When I enter the main cabin there is a long bench up the starboard side. It extends from the quarter berth to the wall at the head. On the port side is essentially a big bed. The port side can be converted into a table with two benches running perpendicular to the line of the boat. The galley is behind the table/bed on the port side.

What configuration is this?

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 12/04/2013 : 04:11:29

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by indecentseas
 Dave, my signature does not include my layout. Help me out.

When I enter the main cabin there is a long bench up the starboard side. It extends from the quarter berth to the wall at the head. On the port side is essentially a big bed. The port side can be converted into a table with two benches running perpendicular to the line of the boat. The galley is behind the table/bed on the port side.

What configuration is this?
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David, please take some pics of your cabin layout and post them.

Thanks.

Paul

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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 12/04/2013 : 04:43:40

there are three configurations:
Dinette sounds like yours, the two seats face fore and aft.
L-shaped: the port seating area wraps around a tableon a pedestal. It is ....wait for it..... L-shaped.
Traditional: has two long settees and a table that folds up to the bulkhead.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 12/04/2013 : 04:51:17

Welcome aboard Captn Jack...

War Eagle ... ( I'm for Bama, but this year ya can't help but chuckle )

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ftworthsailor
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Response Posted - 12/04/2013 : 08:35:29

Welcome to the Forum. Keep us entertained with lots of pictures and updates on any projects that you are doing to your boat. We need to be kept in constant communication with everything you do with and to your boat....... (lol)

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 12/04/2013 : 08:55:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ftworthsailor
 We need to be kept in constant communication with everything you do with and to your boat...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Yup--there are strict regulations here. Modifications and upgrades must be done to code! (...unless you "upgrade" to a $+!nkp*+, in which case there are no published standards.)

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ftworthsailor
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Response Posted - 12/04/2013 : 09:06:59

Ahhh yes, The Code. "Modifications and upgrades must be done to code! ", "We like to think that the "code" is more guidelines, than actual rules....."

http://youtu.be/b6kgS_AwuH0

Aaarrrrrggghhhhhhh!!! Welcome aboard the Black....uhhh FORUM ! ! !

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 12/04/2013 : 09:20:54

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ftworthsailor
 Ahhh yes, The Code. "Modifications and upgrades must be done to code! ", "We like to think that the "code" is more guidelines, than actual rules....."

http://youtu.be/b6kgS_AwuH0

Aaarrrrrggghhhhhhh!!! Welcome aboard the Black....uhhh FORUM ! ! !
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Great Quote!

Paul

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 12/04/2013 : 12:42:47

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Ahhh yes, The Code. "Modifications and upgrades must be done to code! ", "We like to think that the "code" is more guidelines, than actual rules....."

Aaarrrrrggghhhhhhh!!! Welcome aboard the Black....uhhh FORUM ! ! !<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
I don't know if I should be saddened or ashamed that I know the quote word for word, without looking at the video......

Oh Yeah, Welcome to the club...

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 12/04/2013 : 15:58:35

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by indecentseas
 Dave, my signature does not include my layout. Help me out...
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Yup. Dinette. It's also good to include your rig: standard (SR) or tall (TR), since it can affect some issues.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 12/05/2013 : 07:24:41

J Horner, welcome to the association! As a former '84 boat owner, I know that you will enjoy sailing and working on her. And Lake Martin is a super lake. Been there several times. My sister-in-law and her husband have a house there. Are you a member of the Dixie Sailing Club?

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ftworthsailor
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Response Posted - 12/05/2013 : 07:47:04

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> I don't know if I should be saddened or ashamed that I know the quote word for word, without looking at the video..... !<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Davey J, I would think.....that you'd be PROUD ! ! ! ! Aaaarrrrggghhhhh!!!!!

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jhorner
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Response Posted - 12/19/2013 : 07:20:31

Forgive my slow response. I'm a church musician and just finished conducting MESSIAH so I was a bit distracted.

Obviously, given the responses, this is going to be a fun forum! AND, since it is required in the state of Alabama to declare my football allegiance...my wife went to Auburn; I'm an Ole Miss Rebel (Archie Manning vintage).

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jhorner
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Response Posted - 12/19/2013 : 08:00:00

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 12/19/2013 : 09:18:12

Why did you move from a Hunter 25.5 to a Catalina 25? You lost a lot of interior volume and cockpit comfort.

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jhorner
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Response Posted - 12/19/2013 : 12:43:38

Thought it would be something the wife would enjoy but she just wasn't interested. The boat is still here but was not for sale and I wanted to get back into sailing, this time with the understanding that it would be "my thing".

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 12/19/2013 : 15:31:17

C-25 is a great single handing boat.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 12/20/2013 : 05:48:12

<< since it is required in the state of Alabama to declare my football allegiance >>

Nice to meet ya, where ya from, who ya thinks gonna win the game?

I'z Born in Montgomery, lived in Sylacauga, Tuscaloosa, Tifton, Statesboro, Savannah, MtOlive NC, Panama City Beach, Dothan, Troy, Eufaula, and Atlanta... In that order. Graduated From Troy State in 79...

Family's for Bama..but I'm an Auburn fan this year... War Eagle. ( How long does it take to beat Bama???... One Second )

Sang tenor in the Messiah in my first year in College...Omnipotent I tell ya....

Anyhoo... Yepper.. the C25 is sweet.. great boat to work on and overnight on. Probably be out this weekend myself. Gonna be about 65 on Saturday. They're sayin low of 60.. Hard to beat.

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jhorner
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Response Posted - 12/20/2013 : 07:20:47

Good to hear from you.

Grew up in Corinth, MS. Went to Ole Miss. Taught college in Tennessee. Moved to Auburn, AL in 1990 and Montgomery, AL in '95. Looking forward to retirement in next couple of years.

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 12/20/2013 : 09:06:39

I'z born in Sheffield, up in the corner. "Why?"...some might ask. There was an Army Air Corps base there during WWII--no traces of it that I know of now. My first couple of years also included Panama City.

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jhorner
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Response Posted - 12/20/2013 : 18:19:30

Mystic? Oh, my. Love that town, and, well, the whole New England coast. We've been to Newport twice. Hope to get back next year.

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