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    • Dora
      Through-hull Upgrade Submitted by Todd Bosch

    • Antares
      Rudder Repair Submitted by JB Manley

    • Bear's Abode
      Misc. Modifications - Cover, Storage, Mast Raising.

    • Bon Bon
      Traveler - custom cabin top mounting.

    • Boondoggle
      Alternative to Tiller or Pedestal Steering - Rack & Pinion Steering

    • Boondoggle
      Pop-Top Cover

    • Brigadoon
      Catalina 25 Rudder - Steve Senter's drawing, with dimensions, of the new balanced rudder.

    • Cherlyn Tu
      Masthead crane.

    • Classical Cat
      Anchor Locker - Stop unwanted destruction.

    • Classical Cat
      Head Knocker & Outhaul - Installation & modification.

    • Classical Cat
      Installing a Split Backstay Tang

    • Classical Cat
      Installing a Navico TP200CX TillerPilot

    • Compass Rose
      Interior - Misc. Modifications.

    • Compass Rose
      Micro Dodger - Sliding hatch cover.

    • Cokie Bear
      Outboard Bracket - Adding spring booster.

    • Cookey
      Inspection Plate Installation for Servicing the Upper Rudder Gudgeon.

    • Cookey
      Locker Vents and Courtesy Lighting.

    • Cookey
      Anchor Roller.

    • Dragon Tail
      Galley - Stove & Tank.

    • Dragon Tail
      Swing Keel - Trunk Repair.

    • Dragon Tail
      Transducer - Mounting Location.

    • Dragon Tail
      Bed - Main Cabin full length.

    • Flying Wasp
      Adding a Tri-Radial Spinnaker to Your C25.

    • For Whom the Bells Toil
      Dodger - custom installation

    • The Genie
      Stern Pulpit - custom pulpit, traveller, and gudgeon access.

    • Home Improvement
      Electrical Panel - custom installation

    • Jib & Tonic
      Hatch Knobs - Easy cure when they get in the way.

    • La Calla Lilly
      Keel Winch - Fulton's Winch manual

    • La Calla Lilly
      Keel Winch Drawings from Catalina Yachts

    • La Calla Lilly
      Addl. Keel Winch Drawings from Catalina Yachts

    • Lydia
      New Paint - Hull and Bottom

    • Magic Dragon
      Electric Panel - Custom Built

    • Magic Dragon
      Storage - Cabin & Galley

    • Magic Dragon
      GPS - Swing away mounting

    • Minnie
      Wing Conversion - Complete step by step conversion from a swing to a wing keel.

    • MS Jenny
      Table Leg Modification / AC Unit.

    • MS Jenny
      Fix Broken Keel Bolt.

    • Nokomis
      Mast slot - Cad drawing of mast slot closure plates. Contact Brian Smith on the email list for details.

    • Nokomis
      Mast Raise\Lower - Here is a detailed explanation and drawing of Brian Smith's technique of raising and lowering the mast.

    • Nokomis
      Rudder - New style rudder drawing, Brian modified his to the new specs, here's how.

    • Nokomis
      Depth Sounder - Install without drilling holes in your boat.

    • Not Yet!
      Wide angle view - dinette model.

    • Not Yet!
      Galley - Stereo mount.

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      Galley - Water pump and new counter tops.

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      Stove - Force10 propane

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      Electrical Control Panel - Custom installation.

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      Quarterberth - 7 foot long

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      Spinnaker/Whisker pole - storage under starboard seat. The entire seat and back have been moved inwards so you can sit without banging your head on the cabin windows. It also increased the shelf space.

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      Table - 1/4" x 3/4" teak strips, epoxy covered.

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      Bottom of table - Wobbly Table cure. A small turnbuckle is used with a quick pull pin. The turnbuckle is tightened by hand to hold the table down firmly in the side mounts, no wobble. To release, unscrew the turnbuckle a couple turns, pull the pin at the bottom.

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      Veeberth - large for a boat this size.

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      Veeberth - insert removed.

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      Bed - Starboard seat back folded down to make bed. We lay a quilted moving pad on top of it before we put down the bedding for a seamless feel. Larger than a queensize bed.

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      Mast Plate - Plate with holes drilled around edge for blocks to attach fits under mast tabernacle. All line lead aft. Notice double-decker turning block.

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      Cam Cleats - Ronstan's carbon fiber cleats, fast & efficient. Will not tear up lines. Yes, I know I need to re-varnish!

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      Piss Bucket!

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      Tiller - Aircraft S.S. quick release pins allow easy removal of tiller to free up cockpit space while at a calm anchorage. I still need to put a lanyard from the tiller to the pin so I won't drop it.

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      Bow Roller - Custom made dual roller with strap bolted to the hull for extra strength. I think the late model stem fitting with hull strap can be made to fit the older C25's. Check with the factory.

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      Mast Slot Plates - Worth their weight in gold!

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      TV Stand - Mounting detail and location for a television.

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      Outhaul & Boom Topping Lift - Internal mounting details.

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      Cockpit Bed - Boards across cockpit seats form bed.

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      Internal halyards - All rope halyard conversion.

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      Shroud Rollers - Helps smooth out tacking.

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      Huntington Rig - Raising and lowering the mast.

    • Nth Degree
      Lazy Jacks - Tame your Mainsail

    • Peregrine
      Triple Rope Clutches - Organize your lines

    • Reina II
      Backstay Adjuster - Turning block is attached to end of backstay. Flexible stainless cable attached to one end of backstay mounts then run up thru turning block, down to purchase system which is connected to other backstay mount. Greater adjustment over factory bridle system.

    • Reina II
      Genoa Sheet - I added raised camcleats to hold the genoa sheets and noticed a big improvement in tacking speed and ease. Tailer can sit on the high side and pull thru the cleat while the helmsman grinds.

    • Reina II
      Dinette Interior - Block of wood wedged between the table and pin rail to hold table firmly into the brackets. You can see a wood strip just below the starboard seat that a piece of plywood lays on top of and spans across to the dinette seating area and a similiar thickness cushion is used to complete the bed.

    • Reina II
      Stove - factory gimbaled alcohol stove. Battery selector switch connects to two battries under the seat.

    • Reina II
      Head - Factoy installed marine head.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Hatch Storage - Here's a good way to store your companionway hatches. Note Starboard seat has been extended a few inches giving much needed rump room.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Companionway Cover - Clear Vinyl cover snaps to the companionway trim, lets the light in and keeps the weather and bugs out.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Galley modifications - Origo alcohol stove fits nicely where the factory curtain burner went. Note the wood work behind the stove, Slats keep food items secure under way, remove at anchor for easy access.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Boom Vang - Boom bale attachment and mast base plate.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Flag Staff - Stern rail mounted flag combination.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Flattening Reef - Sail flattening for heavy weather.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Companionway Bracket - Mounts compass and GPS.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Mast Slot Plates - Made from tile trim.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Bow Roller.

    • Snickerdoodle
      Electrical upgrades.

    • Songbird II
      Ventilation - Sailing with the pop-top up.

    • Southwind II
      Cole Heater - Wood burning

    • Southwind II
      Keel Bang - Shim Fix

    • Sunrise
      Autopilot Installation - Below decks

    • Sunrise
      Miscellaneous modifications - Cooler, Stove, Instruments, Trash

    • Suzy Q
      Engine Steering - Rudder to engine steering system

    • Suzy Q
      Engine Control - Easy cockpit control of throttle and shifting.

    • Suzy Q
      Anchor/Jib - Anchor mount and Jib downhaul.

    • Sweetheart
      Cabin Cover - Sunbrella material.

    • Sweetheart
      Air Conditioning - thru cockpit locker.

    • Windblown
      Forestay length - CDI furler problem.

    • Windblown
      Mast Raising System - Using deck organizers.

    • Windblown
      Transducers - Removing and replacing.

    • Windblown
      Masthead - Attachments.

    • Windblown
      Mast - wiring.

    • Windblown
      Maintenance - Removing Deck Hardware.

    • Windblown
      Outboard - Starter Cord Chafe.

    • Windblown
      Outboard - Cleaning the Starter Rewind Assembly.

    • Windblown
      Gooseneck - Considerations.

    • Windblown
      Prop - Measuring Pitch.

    • Wind Lass
      Shelf Space - Traditional Interior.

    • Wind Lass
      Cradle Dimensions

    • Wind Lass
      Flushing Salt Water from Honda Outboard

    • Windstar
      Dodger - Custom dodger with external hand rails on top for easy acess forward. PVC rollers on forward shrouds to eliminate tacking snags.

    • Yahoo
      Bimini - Slide system.

    • No Name
      Dodger - Custom installation