catalina 25

Ill start by saying that I am new to sailing. I have spent my life in/on/around the water but in power boats. So, Im not new to boating but know very little about sailing other than that I had had soem oppertunities to sail with some people and have really enjoyed it.. I guess Im getting...

So, I have been shopping for a trailer boat that will be my first boat. I have taken a few lessons and done some "crewing" for local races. I want a boat that I could leave at the docks on my local lake but could also trailor it to a larger lake for a week or 2 at a time. I have 3 boats...

We are trying to rebuild the swing keel on our boat and the cast iron is so deteriorated that we can not get accurate measurements for the thickness of the keel at the pin. Does anyone have a 25 Catalina (1980) and happens to know the original dimension at the pin or how thick is the keel at...