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Walkabout
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Initially Posted - 06/21/2004 :  20:31:22  Show Profile
Hi, I am a new owner of Catalina 25, 1978. It had some new running rigging but not all together when I bought it. Mast is up but have a reefing line that I do not know how to rig, also some elastic lazyjacks. Also any tips on what to do with the topping lift? Also need to fashion a boom vang. Oh the joys of boat ownership. Any info greatly appreciated. Sign in head says "Close all through hulls before using". How do I do that? Batteries are discharged. How to charge? Have new Honda outboard, pull start. Of course I have someone coming to work on these things for me but there is so much great advice here, that I thought I would post a message.
Happy new skipper with big learning curve. PS. I do know how to sail!
DMM
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 06/21/2004 :  22:10:01  Show Profile
Lotsa questions? You've come to the right place.

Go to the home page for the association and look through the online owners manuals and parts manuals. They have some good illustrations showing how the reefing lines worked (in stock configuration anyway).

Invest $12 in the "Catalina 25 Owners Guide" from a company called "Catalina Direct" It is also a wealth of information, and offers replacement parts and upgrades.

Thru-hulls are valves that route stuff from the inside of the boat to the outside. They will have handles that open/close them.

Charging batteries... depends on how 'dead' they are. If they are not sulfated (destroyed) make sure they have fluid up to the fill 'rings' if not, add distilled water... buy a battery charger.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 06/21/2004 :  22:18:03  Show Profile
Oh, and welcome to the association! (I had to cut-off the previous message in a hurry...)
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/21/2004 :  23:36:57  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
There is a wealth of info on this site, I drug jpegs off the manual pages to study and print. Then I read a year's worth of back posts, A lot of stuff gets covered here and there are lots of pictures. You will spot lots of interesting things by studying the pictures you come across. Lots of profiles have home pages with stuff as well. Click on poster's names in the column to the left of the post. Some sigs have links as well.
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 06/22/2004 :  09:25:07  Show Profile
Welcome aboard. Here are some direct links and a few additional thoughts regarding your questions:

"have a reefing line that I do not know how to rig" "Also need to fashion a boom vang"
Here's a link to the page in the parts catalog that shows the standard reefing system on a C25 as well as the standard boom vang setup:
http://www.catalina25-250.org/manbro/pictures/pc19.gif

"Sign in head says "Close all through hulls before using". How do I do that?"
Here's the link to the parts catalog showing the head setup:
http://www.catalina25-250.org/manbro/pictures/pc38.gif
Of course, if a PO installed the head after the boat was delivered from the factory, the setup may be somewhat different. As far as the sign in the head compartment regarding closing all thru hulls before using, my guess is that someone meant that the thru hull fittings need to be closed before using the boat. In fact, it is a good policy to close thru hull fittings anytime they are not actually being used. In the case of the head thru hull fittings, closing them will prevent water from syphoning through the head and sinking the boat.

There are many ways to rig a topping lift. All will be made easier if the mast is down. The easiest is to simply tie a 3/16" line from the backstay clevis at the mast cap and have the other end hooked to the aft end of the boom. This setup is simple but not adjustable. To make the simple system adjustable, you could shackle a block to the aft cap on the boom and secure the line to a small jam cleat somewhere forward on the boom. Or, more complicated yet, have the topping lift secured to the aft end of the boom, then have a block secured to the top of the mast and back down the mast to a cleat near the halyard cleat on the mast.

"Batteries are discharged. How to charge?"
Of course, you could take the battaries home and charge them on a charger there. Other options involve shore power and a "smart" charger on the boat. Or, trickle charging from solar battary setups. There are several good books - not the least of these the West Marine Catalog - that will help.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
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Walkabout
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  07:28:31  Show Profile
Wow very helpful information, thanks! Links a great source of information, that I did not know was there. Thanks for your time! Great to be a member!
Donna - C25 - Walkabout
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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  16:03:59  Show Profile  Visit Ben - FL's Homepage
Welcome Aboard Mate! I expect you are going to love your boat, especially after you get her set up the way you want it. It is good to be intimately aquainted with your vessel. My son told me some years ago, "That's why they call it a hobby. 'Cause you are always doing something to it!" Sailing may be a sport, but the boat is definetly a hobby.
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