Rico Weber Meridian, ID
Boat Name: Jubilation
Model/Year: Catalina 22 SK, 1975
Hull No. 4982
Hailing Port: Rico's Bay |
04/18/2006 12:51 PM Pacific Time
The two holes for securing the mast step plate are elongated in the direction of port-to-starboard. I assume this is so that the mast can be positioned on the center line of the boat to make up for the actual holes in the deck not being exactly centered. Is this correct or is there another reason for the elongated holes? |
Larry Greenville, SC
Boat Name: Kemo Sabe
Model/Year: C-22 , 1973
Hull No. 2229
Hailing Port: www.keoweesailingclub.com |
04/18/2006 8:02 PM Pacific Time
It's a stupid design and my mast twists in the plate becaue of this. I tried to 'fill the slot with West Epoxy, without filler, and it broke out. I now have JB Weld in the slot and am going to see how that works.
Larry |
Rico Weber Meridian, ID
Boat Name: Jubilation
Model/Year: Catalina 22 SK, 1975
Hull No. 4982
Hailing Port: Rico's Bay |
04/25/2006 11:51 AM Pacific Time
Thanks Larry. Hope the JB Weld works for you. I talked to CD and they said that if you have a halyard plate you can attach the mast step plate to it by appling sealant/adhesive (I think it is 3m 4200). They say it will not move. The halyard plate has round holes so everything should work fine. I decided to purchase the mast step plate# D1123 from Catalina Direct. This plate has round holes instead of the elongated ones. This way I do not have to mess with the sealant and I am confident it will not shift.
Take care- Rico |
Bayard Gross Greenwich, CT
Boat Name: Baby Blue
Model/Year: 1981
Hull No. 9911
Hailing Port: Greenwich, CT |
05/17/2006 7:20 PM Pacific Time
The slotted holes are so that the mast step will pivot if the shrouds or stays encounter a sudden impact and the mast gets twisted. Having the mast step pivot is better than incur damage to the fiberglass in that critical area.
The old aluminum mast step, which has straight holes and is no longer available, literally falls apart when the mast gets twisted by a sudden impact on the shrouds or stays. I know this from personal experience. Luckily, I found someone who has an old aluminum mast step to replace mine destroyed when my boat and trailer fell over in a winter storm and the port upper shroud hit a dock. No fiberglass damage, but I am replacing the flat sided mast that is badly bent with an old style oval mast.
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Steve Morgan Bayport , NY
Boat Name: no name yet
Model/Year: 1988 wing keel
Hull No. #14444
Hailing Port: Bayport NY |
05/18/2006 6:33 AM Pacific Time
What Bayard described is exactly what happened to me this winter. The upper shroud was knocked out of the spreader while at the yard somehow, and the mast step shifted under the tension rather than ripping up the deck or ruining the plate. I removed the plate, rebedded the entire plate in silicone(as this was what I found when I removed it) and re-bolted it down. I chose to silicone it down first, let that set up overnight, and went back the next day to put in the bolts and tighten. |