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Carl in LA
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Initially Posted - 12/26/2017 :  19:28:06  Show Profile
Back in the Spring 2017 when setting up the new-to-me boat I added a spinnaker crane.

The spinnaker crane was procured from Catalina Direct.

I mounted the crane directly to the masthead.

Did not work with the roller furling jib.

On two occasions while attempting to roll in the jib - it fouled the spinnaker halyard. Ouch... and dangerous... if the halyard could not be cleared and the jib rolled in.

Something had to be done.

While at House of Stainless for the anchor locker cover I had them fabricate a 12-inch long piece of 1/8-inch stainless plate into a tapered angle for use as a crane extension.

To install, the choices were to bring down the mast or climb... I chose to climb.

I used a special climbing line tied to the main halyard and an assender/gri gri to climb to the top... it's been seven years since I climbed a mast and this time I found it difficult to get to the top. Fighting around the rigging and re-learning the hang/raise foot straps/stand/raise gri gri cycle made for a tedious afternoon. Had to make two trips too... one to retrive the crane and the second trip to reinstall the extended crane.

Thankfully I was able to reuse the old bolt holes and bolts on the masthead to minimize tasks at the top.

Hopefully the problem of the roller jib fouling the spinnaker halyard is forever gone.

It's only been up there for a few hours but I already wish I would have used aluminum plate for less than half the weight of the extention.









(No worries... that rear nut is tight... just the inner web of the masthead interferes with the bolt head so it does not rise as high as the forward bolt)

Catalina 250 - Pretty Good Boat
Edited by - Carl in LA on 12/26/2017 20:55:54

Russ.Johnson
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Response Posted - 12/26/2017 :  21:44:11  Show Profile
Carl,

Your mast crane doesn't look anything like mine.
What is your hull number?
It looks like you have a much newer model than mine.

Thanks, Russ
Russ Johnson
2005 C250WB Hull 793
Edited by - Russ.Johnson on 12/26/2017 21:47:05
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Carl in LA
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Response Posted - 12/26/2017 :  21:53:06  Show Profile
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Originally posted by Russ.Johnson

Carl,

Your mast crane doesn't look anything like mine.
What is your hull number?
It looks like you have a much newer model than mine.

Thanks, Russ


Hi Russ...

What is my hull number? Havent thought about it for a while... 922 I believe...

Are you referring to the mast head or the piece of stainless that I added (and I am calling a spinnaker crane)?

Here is an out of focus shot from different angle...
Catalina 250 - Pretty Good Boat
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Russ.Johnson
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Response Posted - 12/27/2017 :  08:57:39  Show Profile
Carl,

You must have a C250-MKII (Mark-2)
The earlier models have an open masthead crane, but yours has a solid top.

Here's a link to Catalina Direct with the old Masthead crane.
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/605_631/masthead-complete-standard-rig-c-25-c-250.cfm

Here's a link to the Catalina Direct with the old Spinnaker Crane
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/2092_631/spinnaker-crane-c-25-std-rig-c-250-c-27-c-28.cfm

Your custom Spinnaker Crane is much larger than the one available from Catalina Direct.
I'm thinking yours will have much more trouble free.
Russ Johnson
2005 C250WB Hull 793
Edited by - Russ.Johnson on 12/27/2017 11:27:46
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 12/27/2017 :  09:56:48  Show Profile
It’s really important to put your boat info in your signature. Lots of advice, both given and received, is incorrect without model, year of manufacture, hull number, and keel/ballast design.
Rick S., Swarthmore, PA
PO of Take Five, 1998 Catalina 250WK #348 (relocated to Baltimore's Inner Harbor)
New owner of 2001 Catalina 34MkII #1535 Breakin' Away (at Rock Hall Landing Marina)
Edited by - TakeFive on 12/27/2017 09:57:59
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