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kiko
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Initially Posted - 05/08/2014 : 20:52:59

Hey everyone, new cat 25 owner, graduated from a windrose 18 and is part of the HPCC crew.

Question is, how was this boat rigged? Guessing main halyard gets raised by a winch on the port side (always thought the main should be raised on starboard side but??).

There are blocks located at the rear of the mast (for jib halyard I think) but can't figure out what the block in front of the mast is for.

And anyways, if jib halyard ran thru that block in front of pop-top, wouldn;t it interfere with the boom and sail?

any help appreciated, thanks!

1979 C-25 SR/SK/Dinette
14' Hobie Cat
Sunfish

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 05/08/2014 : 22:31:15

I would guess that the main halyard is on the port side and leads through the forward and turning block back to the cockpit. The blocks appear to be positioned less favorably than mine, and the PO probably didn't use the mast winch. I don't either. I hoist the sail and use a 4:1 down haul to tension. My halyards go through cam cleats on the cabin top and are long enough to throw around the sheet winches if necessary.

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kiko
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Response Posted - 05/08/2014 : 23:17:04

Hey Dave, thanks a bunch for the insight, makes sense now.

What do you think about the jib halyard and where it is placed?

Doesn't it look like it would interfere with the boom/mainsail?

thanks.

P.S. probably going to go for the re-route kit from C/D with the mast step and repaint deck with kiwi grip to make it clean. Thanks again!

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islander
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Response Posted - 05/09/2014 : 04:40:11

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">probably going to go for the re-route kit from C/D with the mast step <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Given the opportunity that that mast is down, I would remove those blocks and start fresh with the step plate from CD and deck organizers. You can then set your lines up how you would like them.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/09/2014 : 15:00:43

I don't get either of those vertical blocks--neither is placed well for a halyard--I'm wondering if the aft one was meant for a vang, although that wouldn't work well, either. The horizontal blocks were probably for turning the two halyards back to the cockpit. Do you by chance have blocks attached to the bottom of the mast? I'm pretty sure none of those are stock items from Catalina.

Many of us used multiple-sheave "deck organizers" for leading lines back, so we could run several lines both sides. To go along with that, many of us added [url="http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/749_185/halyards-to-cockpit-with-clutches-wire-external-c-25.cfm"]Catalina Direct's mast base plate[/url] under the mast step. That gives you eight holes for attaching swivel blocks without putting any additional holes in the deck.

Most often, the jib halyard is on port with the winch to tighten the luff. As mentioned above, the main luff can be tightened with the downhaul while pulling down on the boom (or sitting on it). I found the winch useful for getting my genny fully hoisted on my roller furler--I never needed it for the main, especially if the slugs were lubricated.

Welcome to the community! (...from an alumnus.)

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 05/09/2014 15:02:28

kiko
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Response Posted - 05/09/2014 : 22:41:37

Thanks Dave and Dave for the help.

Purchased the all line leads to cockpit kit, was trying to save some coin by utilizing existing hardware, but there are better ways of doing things.

Thanks again, and appreciate the warm welcome and advice.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/10/2014 : 09:16:40

Welcome to the C-25 family and this forum, Frank. You've got years of great fun ahead of you. Others have chimed in about the deck hardware, so I won't add anything that would only confuse the issues. When you get a chance, look up adding a signature to your posts that will let us know what your boat configuration is. Might help with future questions. for example, in mine PO means prior owner, SK means swing keel and TR means Tall Rig. SR would designate standard rig.
SR mast is 28 ft. tall and a TR mast is 30 ft. tall. A TR main has a luff 27.66 ft. long and a SR main's luff is 24.60 ft.

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kiko
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Response Posted - 05/11/2014 : 00:06:24

Hey David, thanks for the warm welcome, signature has been updated, appreciate the advice :)

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