After purchasing my first Cal 25 this year on a whim, I upgraded to hull 894, which is in wonderful shape. Fresh awl griped sides and properly done interior fixes were huge selling points. Time is here for upgrades/fixes.
I will primarily be racing in phrf, non-spin at first, until I can establish a reliable crew. Few questions.
How many of you have done internal halyards? How hard is this?
I have an electric start 9.9 which is beautiful, but heavy. What are you running, and do you remove it for racing? If so, where and how do you store it below?
What is class legal for beam replacement? Mine is just lightly sagging, but I want to address it and fix it for good. I've read over the guide for fixing it, which includes a mention to an aluminum plate directly under the step. Is this class legal?
Does anyone have a source for decent, but cheaper instruments? I'd really like to have more than depth and a compass, but dropping 2k on a full set up seems a bit steep for the racing I'll be doing.
How useful is the mid boom sheeting a lot of you seem to have added? Are there any other "must do" type of upgrades? My winches are already on risers to prevent overrides, but I'm sure theres lots of other little things.
Does anyone have a pic of the original door that closed in the head? I'd like to try and recreate one.
My only real repair is fixing the rudder. There's significant play in the rudder tube. What have you done to remedy this? Its far to much for me to simply deal with. I have to do something.
Thanks!
-Kerry
I will primarily be racing in phrf, non-spin at first, until I can establish a reliable crew. Few questions.
How many of you have done internal halyards? How hard is this?
I have an electric start 9.9 which is beautiful, but heavy. What are you running, and do you remove it for racing? If so, where and how do you store it below?
What is class legal for beam replacement? Mine is just lightly sagging, but I want to address it and fix it for good. I've read over the guide for fixing it, which includes a mention to an aluminum plate directly under the step. Is this class legal?
Does anyone have a source for decent, but cheaper instruments? I'd really like to have more than depth and a compass, but dropping 2k on a full set up seems a bit steep for the racing I'll be doing.
How useful is the mid boom sheeting a lot of you seem to have added? Are there any other "must do" type of upgrades? My winches are already on risers to prevent overrides, but I'm sure theres lots of other little things.
Does anyone have a pic of the original door that closed in the head? I'd like to try and recreate one.
My only real repair is fixing the rudder. There's significant play in the rudder tube. What have you done to remedy this? Its far to much for me to simply deal with. I have to do something.
Thanks!
-Kerry