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E & M Sailing
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 13 ส.ค. 2017
Hi! We're Emily and Matt. We're working towards early retirement while traveling and cooking as much as possible.
First Sail! Catalina 25
Emily and I finally leave the dock in our Catalina 25 eBay special. The bulkhead repair holds just fine! We get to see some dolphins on our way back.
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Catalina 25 bulkhead replacement
มุมมอง 24K3 ปีที่แล้ว
We replace the rotted starboard bulkhead on our 1985 Catalina 25 eBay special.
We bought a Catalina 25 from eBay!!
มุมมอง 40K4 ปีที่แล้ว
We bought a sailboat nearly sight unseen from an eBay charity auction!
Luv Ur excitement on purchase! Catalina makes a good quality boat!👍❤️👌
That is not marine plywood
for 2k is great
Xxx
So, how's the sailing going?
Really good price. I paid 3500 for my first sailboat. It was the same as u got
I want one How's it going so far?
I notice lots of times you say it's my boat or my boat, this is what I'm doing to my boat. You're married. Everything is supposed to be shared. Pretend the roles are reversed. Say, this is our boat and we are doing this to our boat. She should be in charge of making some decisions. She should have goals for the boat too. Ask her what she feels needs done to the boat. Make the project more of a way to get closer. Take small breaks and give her hugs and kisses. Buy her some flowers for the boat. Look into getting this for the interior so she is more cozy That doesn't mean buy her cookware or vaccum Maybe buy a reading light, comfort memory foam, make a storage area for her, maybe buy a television and digital antena .... Get her what she wants such as maybe a special beach blanket or spend the night at a hotel every so often or take her out to eat or explore. Make it all part of the show.
Wtf! 😒
Cool to see you buying it together
😎
Did you guys sink on your second outing? This was an awesome start to a video series.
Congratulations on the purchase! Enjoy her to the fullest! How do you like her so far? Do you find it much roomier with the pop -up? What is the headroom inside when the pop-up is attached? Thank you!
Make some more videos!!!
This made me so happy 😂
Great starter
do you have dimensional plans for the main bulkheads? May need to replace mine in the future and be nice to know before digging them out. Thanks
Why is your boom still attached to the rear standing rigging...
About to look at a boat where the owner has openly said the bulkhead is delaminating on one side, glad I found this to see what I'd be getting myself into. Hope all is well on your sailing adventures! Was fun to watch your buying process and first sail.
So, what happened to you guys? We bought a 1982 C25 after owning 7 sailboats since 1978. We're thinking this will be a smaller, more manageable boat for 70 year olds. We just need roller furling now as well as jiffy reeling capability in the cockpit.
I would epoxy the whole piece, including edges
It might haven better to take down mast as it pushes down on the bulkheads
thanks for the video, what are you guys up to?
Im sailboat hunting for the 1st time. I did alot of research on the Catalina 25 . I know you can get parts easy. Do you still recommend this boat ? Thanks
"Probably don't hit it with a lithium battery " lol, second favorite moment in video, it truly does take a solid crew to make a solid ship.
I loved finding that bulkhead screw with you two...remember to enjoy the beauty of the game.
What a great way to look at it. I shall remember that, thank you.
So cool
Nice boat!!!
Cool it has AC
LMAO! ALWAYS wait until 6 seconds before the end to bid! I have never lost an auction this way! I love your enthusiasm! That's awesome!
Files or rasps? I think the nice young lady knows more about tools than this dude. Hes Pitiful
Just curious as you said you bought the boat sight unseen. Did the seller have the decency to let you know that the Bulhead had rotted. I hope they would have since that would have seriously affected the selling price .
We bought it from a charity auction. The posting was very clear that there was no guarantee of any condition. We were totally thrilled that the boat was in as good of condition as it was. Honestly, the bulkhead replacement wasn't too bad. The cockpit scupper leak.... That's a whole other story.
You stole it!
I have a question for you sir, how tall are you and can you fit into the bed in the front berth?
Update I got one I’m 6ft 1 i can fit in the bed it’s a little cramped but I can stretch out just fine
My $1 C-25 arrived on schedule. All the wood, electrical, and plumbing, on the interior was stripped out, except for the bulkheads that anchor the chain plates. I see about three years worth of refit in my future. I hope to see you sailing your C-25.
Looks like you've quit making TH-cam videos. I hope you haven't quit sailing that C-25. I have a delivery date of 2021/11/24 for my $1 C-25. I expect that there will be a whole lot of refit in my future.
no new videos?
I would have oversized the holes, filled them with epoxy, and redrilled them to size. Then I would have sealed the whole bulkhead with penetrating epoxy (x2 or x3 on the edges). I also would have considered tabbing the bulkhead to the hull with epoxy and fiberglass. Catalina may have just bolted it in place, but they aren't known for the quality of their manufacturing techniques.
Better to leave it loose.
Nope. On a boat that size, particularly one not intended to go off-shore, it isn't absolutely necessary to tab the bulkheads to the hull and deck. However, since the chainplates are bolted to the main bulkhead, tabbing the bulkheads to the hull and deck would distribute the loads and make for a MUCH stronger structure.
"...but they aren't known for the quality of their manufacturing techniques." The boat is 40 years old. I think that speaks for itself.
Awesome! Hope you guys enjoy it.
Looks good for 2K!
Is it the fixed keel version? And overall you got a great purchase, not excessively expensive to make very nice and lots of fun doing it
Yep, she’s a fixed keel. I love the simplicity of a fixed keel. Nothing to bump around, or get stuck.
@@emsailing1625 yes me too, best opting for practicality everytime 👍🏽
You bought it on ebay
I noticed your boat is registered in Va. (at least when you bought it in your first video). What body of water are you sailing in?
Nice. I’m interested in seeing all the repairs and modifications you made to the boat since purchasing it. I’m trying to get an idea of how much $ and work is involved in getting a Catalina 25-27 back into sailing condition. Keep up the good work😎
Catalina are junk.
You obviously know nothing about boats.
@@waldonumbly7490 I know everything about boats. That's how I know Catalina are junk.
The boom topping lift should be disconnected while sailing. The wire attaching the boom to the backstay.
You are absolutely correct! Glad someone pointed this out. She sails much better when the main can actually function.
First time watching the video I own the Catalina 25 at lake Tahoe for years and that's what I couldn't help but staring at is the backstay boom support. You couldn't attack you couldn't run downwind 🙂
I meant tack.
@@emsailing1625 😂😂😂😂😂
just wondering, does it matter when you disconnect it? ie, should you disconnect it and then raise the main, or raise them main and then disconnect it like while you are still in irons? Also when you lower the main, should you reattach the end of the boom to it before or after lowering the main?
Update: Just purchase a 2021 Tohatus 6 hp 20" shaft Sail Pro after doing some research. It is a manual start but does have an alternator. I will install this coming Saturday.
@5:09 nice heel on that boat to stern also nice sailing for you!
I had an Oday 25 same issues, good you replaced bulkheads. Mast would have failed soon!
Nice Sail solitude 🤗 Thirsty Woodwork
The boat appears to be sailing good. My thousand-dollar 1984 Catalina 25 motor broke this past weekend after retrieving my main halyard at the top of the mast (rookie mistake). The boat is a very dry boat with no leaks. My motor is a Yamaha 9.5hp, thinking about just buying a new motor. I like the idea of having a reliable motor.
The Yamaha 9.9 on ours worked for a day or so, enough for us to take it out the day we recorded this. But we noticed the tell tale wasn’t passing water. Turns out the impeller was completely disintegrated from the previous owner. It was a bear getting the lower unit off to replace. And we still keep finding pieces of rubber clogging up the tell tale. If I could find a 25 inch electric outboard I’d switch in a heartbeat.
None of that is the fault of the motor. I’m guessing there wasn’t a lot of routine maintenance done on our motor by the previous owner.
@@emsailing1625 My issue is most likely old age for the motor. When you get a new motor do a video. I am shopping now and hope to have the new motor in July.
Love your content guys, we just took our first sailing course (on 420s albeit) looking down the road we want to be where you are... Why pulling the Halyard was a mistake? because you were not in the marina (boat "parked") yet?
@@cuestion-de-tiempo The main halyard was not connected to main sail when I pull on it. The halyard ended up at the top of the mast with no way to get it back down.
What you could have done was install wood first then drill holes using a self taping wood screw for hard to reach with a screwdriver you could try jacking the cabin top right below where mast step it might make it easier to slide wood back in I did this on a ranger 23 with a friend who got the boat for free just for removing it from a property owner sails mast cushions complete lucky him