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Bobby
Blacksburg, VA
Boat Name: Tipsea
Model/Year: 1977
Hull No.
Hailing Port: Charleston, SC |
 06/19/2006 7:48 PM Pacific Time
Recently while sailing I snapped the forestay. The boat is a 1977 Catalina 22. The owner who I purchashed her from said the mast was replaced not long ago. I ordered a new forestay for a 1977 Catalina 22 and the forestay was about 12 inches short. I didn't think it through very well, and now I tried to measure the length needed for a new forestay and got approx 26' 6". If anyone has any idea where i could find out what type of mast I have or any guidance on how to select a proper lenght forestay, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Bobby |
Dick King
Melbourne, FL
Boat Name: Twilight Zone
Model/Year: Sport/2005
Hull No. 15546
Hailing Port: Melbourne, FL |
06/20/2006 1:39 AM Pacific Time
Bobby - The mast extrusion for your vintage boat should be twenty five feet long. The forestay and turnbuckle should be about twenty seven feet long. So, it looks like your estimate is pretty close. The mast step location on boats of your vintage have been known to vary. The front of the base of the mast should be about 8 ft from the forward hole on the tack fitting. |
Bayard Gross
Greenwich, CT
Boat Name: Baby Blue
Model/Year: 1981
Hull No. 9911
Hailing Port: Greenwich, CT |
07/21/2006 7:09 PM Pacific Time
Ya know Bobby, I wonder if you are using the correct forestay attachment point on the mast truck. There are two clevis pins on the forward side of the mast truck. The upper one is for a spinnaker block, the lower is for the forestay.
If using an upper toggle on the forestay, as in the case for a furler, that toggle may have some issues getting to the clevis pin in the truck. In such case, a little filing of the inside sides may be necessary, as I experieced when I replaced my flat sided mast with an oval mast as you should have. |
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