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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 17-12-2023, 14:05
Replies: 15
Views: 2,372
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Jeanneau 410 or Catalina 425

I suppose my criteria for selecting the Catalina 425 over similar sized European craft could be "personal preference", but in my mind it is quantifiable. The 425 has a forward water-tight crash...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-12-2023, 14:47
Replies: 15
Views: 2,372
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Jeanneau 410 or Catalina 425

Re: “You need a deep keel to cross an ocean.”
I thought you might be my sister….. she starts most statements with “you need”. 😊
Accurately, you don’t NEED a deep keel; they do have an...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 02-12-2023, 08:03
Replies: 15
Views: 2,372
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Jeanneau 410 or Catalina 425

I have never sailed the Jenneau 410… the "IKEA" interior was a turn off.
I have a 2019 Catalina 425 (which is my tenth boat). In 2020, I did a blue water sail of just over 1900 miles in her and...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-05-2023, 04:21
Replies: 10
Views: 760
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Lake water boat vs sea water

I've had boats that were exclusive to either fresh water or salt water. My experience is that a well maintained fresh water boat will have significantly less corrosion than a well maintained salt...
Forum: Our Community 02-01-2023, 07:07
Replies: 76
Views: 6,253
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: What boats have you owned?

14 ft ski runabout ~ $750
24 ft Venture - $4,700
25 ft Venture - $5,500
40 ft Hunter - $60,000
37 ft Hunter - $75,000
45 ft Chris Craft - $40,000
22 ft Charger Bass Boat - $7,000
38 ft...
Forum: Our Community 23-12-2022, 08:17
Replies: 346
Views: 39,660
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Why do cruisers quit cruising?

Give up cruising?

No, but it's been adjusted so much that many will not recognize it. We departed for our full-time, livaboard, island bound adventure just in time for COVID to kick our butt. ...
Forum: Meets & Greets 19-12-2022, 14:58
Replies: 27
Views: 2,970
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Newbie sailor here

I have a new in the box Spectra 200R that I purchased this year ($8,000). Health changed my cruising plans. Leaving on a World Cruise (300 passenger ship instead of my Catalina 425). Will sell the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-11-2022, 15:51
Replies: 7
Views: 7,035
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Hunter 40, Legend?

The Hunter 40 & Hunter Legend are the same boat. When it was introduced, it was labeled "Hunter 40". Several years later the Hunter 37 Legend was introduced. It was such a success that the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-06-2022, 05:52
Replies: 44
Views: 4,324
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Bigger boats for less number of people

To OP;
We've met your criteria with a new Catalina 425. Lots of headroom, even with your height. This is Catalina's "Ocean Series"… w crash bulkhead, sacrificial rudder etc. since COVID wrecked...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 14-05-2022, 05:55
Replies: 104
Views: 24,545
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Coolest paint on a sailboat?

"Too cute to be traditional"!
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-05-2022, 15:41
Replies: 16
Views: 2,779
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Prop Walk

I replaced a 3-bladed fixed prop with a 3-blade folding Gori prop. The advantages include almost full knot of sailing speed, improved efficiency in motoring, and significant power increase while...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 10-05-2022, 18:22
Replies: 21
Views: 2,650
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Prop shaft wobble

OP here - I'll try to give the details as discovered upon disassembly.

It had been six years since the boat was last pulled out of the water. No vibration no shaft leaks ever noted.
The...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-05-2022, 16:50
Replies: 21
Views: 2,650
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Prop shaft wobble

Boatpoker- I have a 4 second video that shows the movement - I'm unable to post the video. Is that possible?
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-05-2022, 16:46
Replies: 21
Views: 2,650
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Prop shaft wobble

Michugh -yes, a friend! He is a dock mate. This is a 2006 Catalina 387. The boat has a fixed 3-blade prop and a drip-less shaft. It exhibited no vibration nor water leaks. You can actually...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-05-2022, 16:32
Replies: 21
Views: 2,650
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Prop shaft wobble

Ballsnall - great suggestions. Your fix is akin to re-sleeving a cylinder in a worn out block. Find a tube w the ID that fits the OD of the cutlass bearing and then fabricate the new tube's OD to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-05-2022, 16:23
Replies: 21
Views: 2,650
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Prop shaft wobble

Celestial Sailor- I asked for advice and appreciate your opinion. I'll chalk off your response to that you just did not understand. I'm sorry that I did not do a better job of communicating. Thanks
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-05-2022, 05:26
Replies: 21
Views: 2,650
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Prop shaft wobble

Found a big surprise when I was able to inspect the "wobble". The cutlass bearing was frozen to the shaft and was therefore as the shaft rotated, was seriously enlarging the ID of the glassed in...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-04-2022, 14:58
Replies: 21
Views: 2,650
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Prop shaft wobble

Thanks for all these replies. Very helpful!
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-04-2022, 07:56
Replies: 21
Views: 2,650
Posted By Coach Shoe
Prop shaft wobble

Asking for a friend. He has a Catalina 387 ... just pulled it for a bottom job. The yard has informed that the shaft has a 1/2" wobble. He has a drip-less shaft and has not experience any excess...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 23-04-2022, 10:44
Replies: 63
Views: 5,622
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Borrowing from Life Insurance for purchase

I'd be willing to bet that the OP's dream never makes it to launch.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-03-2022, 06:29
Replies: 14
Views: 7,300
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Ray Marine Axiom series

I have two 12" Axiom Pro with full wind, depth, auto pilot, Quantum radar & AIS. I find the new software updates that include built-in boat polars / performance / navigation data to be useful. Easy...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 14-02-2022, 08:49
Replies: 70
Views: 10,845
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: "Goldilocks" 45 footer

https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=252946&stc=1&d=1644856192

My submission -

Catalina 425 (43' 6'' loa - Approx 23,000 lb displacement.) Strong, Molded FG grid...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 25-10-2021, 04:52
Replies: 37
Views: 7,118
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Green Cove Springs to St. Augustine

This may not help much, but it's kinda on topic. After being on a waiting list for months, I finally got word that my new slip in St Augustine was available. Anxious to move, In spite of an...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-09-2021, 14:52
Replies: 3
Views: 745
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Advice on Arch install plan

Way too many questions come to mind to give a meaningful response. Attaching arch to WHAT? What structural strength will base have? What is intended use of arch? Any mechanical loads (traveler)? ...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-04-2021, 15:58
Replies: 53
Views: 9,594
Posted By Coach Shoe
Re: Any advantages of Wing Keels ?

In a previous life (mid 1980’s), I worked for a sailboat manufacturer that undertook a significant study to ascertain the differences of various keels in the real world. We built three identical 26...
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