http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/ Catalina 18 Owners Group Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:46:59 GMT DTH http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2538 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2538 Robert, I ended up purchasing a used 87 Capri 18.  It is in well maintained condition and think it will be a good first boat for a couple years.  I'll keep Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:25:45 GMT Don http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2537 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2537 The cockpit is longer in the Capri-22, and the V-berth is longer, but besides from that, the interior is pretty close. The Capri-22 is definitely faster. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:41:52 GMT Avila Surfer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2536 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2536 The C18 is great in rough seas off central califorina. I have a 4S/5HP kicker. My 5th sailboat and the best yet. I'm sticking with her till the end. Bill  Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:32:49 GMT Mike Perez http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2535 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2535 I bought a C18 two seasons ago. Very happy with the boat, it's fun and easy to sail! Mine lives on a lift at our home, so I only put it in and out once a year. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:39:45 GMT coquirobert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2534 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2534 Don, You've sailed Capri 22s and Capri 18s, so you know that, on the water, the main difference, is speed. The Capri 22 is a racing boat, but weighs almost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:21:36 GMT coquirobert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2533 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2533 Oops, I just went to that Hull ID website, and it looks like month C is October, not March. Go figure. Thanks again Rick. Robert Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:05:17 GMT coquirobert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2532 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2532 Thanks Rick, Your description of the hull ID is all that I'll need, and it makes my boat hull number 44 built in March (C), 1986. After 23 and a half years, Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:35:11 GMT Don http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2531 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2531 There should be an aluminum tag on the cockpit side of the transon with the hull number. If that's gone, lay on your back on the cabin floor and look under Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:11:21 GMT Rick http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2530 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2530 Yes, it should be. My C18's hull number is 595, with a Hull ID (HID) number of CPSJ0595F102. See http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm for a breakdown of Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:16:36 GMT coquirobert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2529 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2529 I just bought a 1986 Capri 18 last month. I got a killer deal, as it had been abandoned in a marina and I got it in a lien sale. Of course it needed/needs a Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:36:50 GMT brad kurlancheek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2528 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2528 There's a great book about pocket cruising called "Sailing Small"  (Grayson/Devereaux) and in it are some useful ideas of heating small boat cabins. ... From: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:44:37 GMT canyonbat http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2527 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2527 I would be more concerned abut carbon monoxide than anything else. In Colorado we seem to have several deaths every year from these types of heaters being Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:27:29 GMT Don http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2526 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2526 We use a Coleman "Blackcat" heater because it's very stable. I made a storage/step that it sit's on at the companionway. It radiates heat into the cabin very Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:59:59 GMT gamric1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2525 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2525 Does anyone have experience heating the cabin on the Capri 18? We're thinking of doing an overnight before it gets too cold but even 40 degrees can be Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:53:47 GMT gil stouch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2524 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cat18owners/message/2524 hey brad - how are you doing? - from your questions, it sounds like you are getting ready to winterize. did you have snow up there a week or two ago? i would