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wmoneda
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Initially Posted - 06/11/2009 : 17:22:15

Hello All,

Thanks for all of your posts, this forum has been a great resource for current and potential Catalina owners.

I have a 1995 250WB (Hull #121) and the original roller furling jib (100 or 110) was in very poor shape when I bought her it last year so I had North Sails make a 135 for her. The original jib car tracks are way too short (and too far fore) and I was fortunate enough to find a new set of tracks on clearance for $10 each (on sale at West Marine) that will reach all the way back to the cabin top winches. The holes from the old track lined up perfectly so I then proceeded to drill new holes to attach the rest of the track. Much to my surprise, I found there is a gap between the deck material and the ceiling in the cabin, about 3/4"-1" for most of the new length. Bolting the track the way the original track was bolted will squeeze and deform the ceiling.

I'm trying to figure out my options:

-Attach the new track "as is" and hope it doesn't deform the ceiling too much
-Fill the gap with West System epoxy and then redrill
-Cut a larger diameter hole in the ceiling at each bolt, use a bolt and washer and nylock nut to attach the jib track solidly to the deck and then use a long trim piece in the ceiling to cover all the holes
-Put the old track back, fill the holes I just drilled and only unfurl up to 100%...not really an option! ; (

Any thoughts, ideas or comments would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Willie

Willie Moneda
1995 Catalina 250 WB hull #121
"Graceful Heeler" Seattle, WA
willie@sandboxsports.net

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 06/11/2009 : 18:25:50

I think I'd go with option #2 + #3, sorta. I'd drill oversized holes, put in some kind of filler as a backing to prevent the epoxy from spreading too far between the layers. Then fill the hole with thickened epoxy and allow it to cure. Then re-drill the correct size holes. That should keep the layers from collapsing when you tight the nuts and bolts holding the track using the same kind of backing as your original track. Dress it up or not.

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 06/11/2009 : 19:48:12

Very interesting. Here is a photo of the deck of my 250WK. Is this the same track placement you have? I know for certain that the area around the winch is solid cored because I switched out the winches. I have also drilled other parts of the cabin top and they too were solid. If you could establish the boundaries of the void, and if it is not too big, I would drill a hole from up top and pump in epoxy to fill the whole void.

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