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Not just the Spanish Main luv the entire ocean, the entire wo'ld. Wherever we want to go we'll go. Thats what a ship is you know. Its not just a keel and a hull and a deck & sails, that's what a ship needs, but what a ship is... is freedom.

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Temptress is a my new old boat, a 1991 Catalina Capri 26.
Yep, another Capri, almost identical to my old 18 - just 50% bigger.
But what a difference the extra 9 feet makes!

A comparrison of Capri 18 and Capri 26...

The 26 has a masthead sloop rig and a shoal draft wing keel, with nearly 10 feet of beam(!).
The masthead rig is a bit different from the smaller Capris, which are fractional rigs.

Come below for a short tour...

Down the companionway, to port we have a roomy enclosed head.

In the "main cabin", the stock Catalina switch panel has been installed on st'brd
side to the front wall of the head. Very convenient access to all the electrical stuff.

The electrical system sources are comprised of 30 Amp 120 VAC shore power,
two deep cycle marine 12 volt batteries, a 120 VAC 500 watt inverter, and I added
a small 15 watt solar panel. In addition, the motor can provide 6 amps charge current.

There is a seven-foot long settee on each side of the forward cabin,
A folding leaf table is centered on the mast support post.

There is a nice deep sump in the bilge with an automatic electric bilge pump
below and a manual bilge pump in the cockpit.

At the very forward end of the cabin there is a roomy sail locker below, storage
space for personal items, and a small shelf with a pair of Bose speakers.

The audio system consists of a JVC CD player (with built-in iPod
support. It will control, play, and charge my iPod).

With my hearing loss, it was really nice that the output from the VHF marine radio
can be routed through the stereo. I can hear that!


The forward hatch and side windows provide good ventilation.

Coming aft on starboard side, the galley has a two burner alcohol stove (under the
white cover), a small sink with hot and cold pressure water, and a large well
insulated ice box.

Can you live out of one kitchen drawer?

This is the stock Catalina dining table. The table hangs on the mast support tube
and can be raised or lowered easily. It can be dropped down and a few extra
cushions added to make a huge bed (handy at times?) but the extra cushions take
up a lot of room - and you can't go forward without walking onthe bed.

Electronics:

She even came complete with crew!

Meet Otto, the pilot...
Otto is a SimRad TP-30 Tiller Pilot, hooked into the GPS for compass heading.

The instrument panel (visible at the top right of the galley picture) swings around
the companionway and locks in place so all instruments are visible in the cockpit.
Wind direction and speed, boat speed, water depth, compass, and GPS are here.

 
Sails:

NEW Main Sail from Mariner Sailmakers in Dallas, Texas
  And o-boy, Joe, is it georgous!
  Film at eleven!

Rigging:

Power:

Pics from Fred's Catalina 27..