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Wayne Stewart
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Initially Posted - 11/29/2001 :  01:05:54  Show Profile
I have just moved up to a Catalina 25 tall rig swing keel. The boat came with a gin pole. I also have a "mast up" that hooks into the gudgeons and will lift the front of the mast about 8 feet above the rail. Can someone give me a crash course on how to
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 11/30/2001 :  07:51:30  Show Profile
Hi Wayne,

Most gin poles are an A-frame affair in which the base of the two "arms" attach to the forward lower shroud base chainplates. The top of the A-frame (the closed end) should be about 9 feet from the base end and have some way to secure either
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Wayne Stewart
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Response Posted - 11/30/2001 :  21:54:44  Show Profile
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Hi Wayne,

Most gin poles are an A-frame affair in which the base of the two "arms" attach to the forward lower shroud base chainplates. T
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Wayne Stewart
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Response Posted - 11/30/2001 :  21:59:30  Show Profile
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Bill, thanks a lot. I am one of your many neighbors at the Bitter End. Our Catalina 22 "Carol Ann" has been moored at the end slip right ne
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