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Jerry Bennett
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Initially Posted - 03/08/2025 :  22:16:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi everyone, I'm new around here and I am hoping to ingratiate myself with the harborers of esoteric sailboat lore and wisdom.. I'll do this by searching for the knowledge that I seek via a forum search first so as to not waste you all's valuable time. Only when the search fails will I ask for help. I may even be able to contribute some knowledge myself when it comes to metal fabrication, but I won't blow smoke if I don't have first-hand knowledge on a topic.

In 1989 or so, I spent the better part of 2 weeks during spring break from GT on a brand spanking new Tayana 37 knocking around the Gulf departing from New Port Richey area. I grew up saltwater fishing off of Amelia Island, GA for King Mackerel and such, but I had never been on a sailboat... fell in love with it. I knew for certain right then and there that upon graduation, I would be getting an entry level job somewhere on the FL coast where I could live onboard a fixer-upper sailboat while working as a mechanical engineer. Didn't work out though lol... engineering jobs were scarce in the early 90's and I ended up in the Midwest and later Denver and have only just now returned home to somewhere close to the ocean and shortly I will be relocating to Brunswick, GA permanently.

I am grateful to have found such a solid owners association.

Jerry Bennett
Edited by - Jerry Bennett on 03/13/2025 17:47:30

Jerry Bennett
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Response Posted - 03/08/2025 :  22:28:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
My first step upon towing the boat back to GA was to completely empty the boat and to open all storage compartments and give everything a thorough scrubbing. The boat is pretty clean but has been setting for a couple of years looks like so it has accumulated some grime that I'm pressure washing off.

The cushion covers were in pretty bad shape, so they have been dropped off at my local upholsterer. I should have them back in a couple weeks - cost is $2,600 for all new cushions and to install new windows in the pop-top cover as the original ones have yellowed. And finally, I shook out all 10 (yes 10) sails that came along with the boat.. aired them out and did some slight cleaning to some, then folded and rebagged them.

I would like to add a few pictures to this post but it doesn't seem to have a vehicle to do so. The Commodore said that he would upload pics for me but I'm hoping for the ability myself so I don't have to bug him... any advice?
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Russ.Johnson
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Response Posted - 03/09/2025 :  00:26:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Jerry,

Welcome aboard.
The forum doesn’t support photos directly, but you can add external links.
First, there is a testing forum where you can try.
https://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=1

On the Testing Forum, there is a post about how link photos from external sites.
Notice the post is 20-years old.
That was when Shutterfly was free.
If you have another website with your photos, you can try.

Since you are a member, the Members Area has a photo feature.
Login to Members Area, on the menu, select List My Images.
Select Upload Images and follow the instructions.
Back on the List My Images page, your photos should appear.
For each of your images, there is a details icon.
On the details page, there is a forum box with a URL
Copy the URL, then come back to the Testing Forum and paste into a new topic.
It will take some practice, but once you do it a few times, you will remember.
Russ Johnson
2005 C250WB Hull 793
Edited by - Russ.Johnson on 03/09/2025 01:05:35
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 03/09/2025 :  08:59:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Jerry welcome to the C-25/250 Forum. Yes, if you ask questions about your boat and its component parts (sails, rudder, mast, cabin, cockpit, electrical, engine, rigging), you’re likely to receive a great deal of advice - and much of it will even be correct!
You’re right - there’s a ton of documentation here from the original Catalina manuals listed on the left margin and through the countless stories, experiences, and photos that folks have collected here. Often we can learn just as much from what folks did right - replace the wire rigging, tighten the rudder bolts, flush out your engine’s carburetor, replace the lighting - as we can learn from what folks did wrong the first time, and came back to get it right after all.
I would say that the lifeblood of this forum is folks’ generosity - a willingness to share the details with our colleagues.
Best of luck to you working on your awesome new-to-you sailboat.
Fair winds!
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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Jerry Bennett
Deckhand

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Response Posted - 03/13/2025 :  17:51:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks @Voyager.. I lived in Windsor, CT for a couple years.. loved visiting Mystic... had a yearly pass for the aquarium.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 03/14/2025 :  09:02:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jerry Bennett

...loved visiting Mystic... had a yearly pass for the aquarium.
Had to comment... I liked Mystic so much I moved here--it's a short walk to the Aquarium--slightly longer to the Seaport--my boat is in a slip on the river outside of my condo. Welcome to the group!
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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Jerry Bennett
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Response Posted - 03/14/2025 :  17:58:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Nice, what an iconic area to be living in... very cool. I loved checking out the Tall ships.. Can't remember if that's where I saw the Constitution up close... might have been Gloucester though.
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