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lcharlot
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Initially Posted - 10/06/2003 : 08:44:24

I have been working feverishly on the new boat to get it ready to splash next weekend. Here are some photos of upgrades and modifications.
HUNTINGTON RIG. I use the Huntington Rig for single-handed mast raising. Here are the upper shroud jumpers. I used 1"x1"x1/8" ASTM-A304 stainless tubing. The new shroud wires were fabricated at Catalina Direct with a marine eye at each end of the wire instead of an eye and stud.
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1504.jpg" border=0>
Detail of top of shroud jumper
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1502.jpg" border=0>

I upgraded the main halyard from 5/16" to 3/8" Sta-Set-X. This required a new exit block in the mast, a Harken 121:
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1495.jpg" border=0>

Here is the spliced eye and shackle in the end of the new halyard. I made the loop by seizing with stainless safety wire, then encapsulating with epoxy:
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1498.jpg" border=0>

I had to install a new sheave in the mast truck, the old one was all cracked from UV exposure. I made this nifty protective cover from a piece of stainless steel sheet metal:
<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1486.jpg" border=0>

Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK/TR Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 10/06/2003 : 09:31:11

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<img src="http://webs.lanset.com/lgcharlot/5857/pict1486.jpg" border=0>
Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK/TR Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA
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Tell me that you digitally rotated that picture!
You are obviously going to be a lot of help to everyone. Please explain the Huntington rig, I was under the impression that referred to a cam shaped mast base that "broke over" and released tension when you first let the mast down, so that you could leave your rig pre adjusted. Thanks for the post.

<img src="http://members.cox.net/fhopper/Catalina25/sigbow.jpg" border=0>Frank and Martha in Wichita KS. Lake Cheney

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 10/06/2003 : 09:48:39

Hey Larry,
Is the horizontal bar on your masthead for the Windex? Is that a broken off antenna in the background?

I'm asking that as I will soon be mounting a masthead antenna, and a windex extension bar.

One of 347 upgrades on my list. My new sail is supposed to be here today, then I'll start installing my new furler. No wind anyways.

Frank Gloss
89WK/TR

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frich
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Response Posted - 10/06/2003 : 19:30:19

Larry

Have you any expierience with that halyard loop, does it hold a well? If so could you explain how you encapsulate it.

Frich
84 C25 sk

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 10/07/2003 : 00:03:39

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Tell me that you digitally rotated that picture!
You are obviously going to be a lot of help to everyone. Please explain the Huntington rig, I was under the impression that referred
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Yes, the photo is rotated. The mast is lowered, sitting in the crutch with the boat on the trailer in my back yard. The photo is just easier to view rotated this way. The Huntington Rig is fully explained in the Tech Tips article at this URL:
http://www.catalina25-250.org/tech/tech25/nymastup.html

Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK/TR Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

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lcharlot
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Response Posted - 10/07/2003 : 00:09:13

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Hey Larry,
Is the horizontal bar on your masthead for the Windex? Is that a broken off antenna in the background?
Frank Gloss
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Yes, the extension bar is for the Windex. The antenna isn't broken. The thinghy you are referring to is the loading coil that the antenna whip screws into. The whip is always removed for trailering else it would quickly break off from the vibration and jolting of the trailer rolling over potholes and expansion joints. I have lost at least two masthead antenna whips and a windex over the years from forgetting to dismount them prior to a road trip trailering the boat.

Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK/TR Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 10/07/2003 : 00:27:29

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Have you any expierience with that halyard loop, does it hold a well? If so could you explain how you encapsulate it.
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This is the not the first time I have used this method of making an end loop in braided rope; I have done this for anchor rodes in the past, but this is the first Halyard I have prepared this way. The epoxy part isn't complicated, just mix one-half ounce each of 1-to-1 epoxy and hardener (for total of one ounce) and paint it all over the loop, thimble, and seizing wire. Be sure to do this with the loop hanging downward, so epoxy won't run up into the standing part of the line. You need to check it every 20 minutes or so and wipe off drips until the epoxy gets stiff enough that it quits running down. This method doesn't require any fancy splicing techniques, and if you have pulled each loop of the seizing wire good and tight, and used plenty of epoxy, I think it's safe to assume that the loop is unlikely to come apart. CAVEAT: This method of splicing should not be used for lines that will be subject to a lot of bending, or used in any lifting or hauling situation where safety of personnel is an issue. Also keep in mind that epoxy is NOT UV resistant and that sooner or later it will break down if the line is used or stored in direct sunlight.

Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK/TR Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

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Randall
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Response Posted - 10/08/2003 : 19:40:11

Larry, I love the Huntington Rig you came up with! What is the exact length of the 1" X 1" arm, and what fittings did you use? Would you make any changes to the design? I have a TR also, and plan to replace all standing and running rigging, and your innovation looks like a great upgrade.

Randall

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