Funny story
I suggest you apply tanning oil liberally as a lubricant and dress sparsely
I miss my Catalina 25 for reasons like that too. I really miss worrying in the middle of the night that my boat will wind up shore because the wind is howling and the weather report calls for more high winds. I miss washing and waxing the top AND bottom of a 25 foot boat. I miss applying bottom anti-fouling paint whose primary ingredient is a known carcinogen.
I miss trying to get the family to go to the lake with me, and, once you get there, they want to play putt-putt or go to the go-kart track. I miss needing a small crew to step the mast. I miss dodging everyone trying to get into and out of the marina. I miss the ritual of "winterization" after 4 months of use.
Oh wait - I don't miss those things at all, that's why I bought a 17