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bill
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Initially Posted - 09/27/2001 :  15:44:15  Show Profile
Just purchased a 1982 Catalina 25, standard rig. The boat needs some electrical work on the mast as the steaming light doesn't function nor is there an anchor light. Therefore I will be unstepping the mast to perform this work over the winter season. T
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 09/27/2001 :  16:46:29  Show Profile
Bill:

I think the technical tips section at

http://www.best.com/~c25c250/restricted/snkmast.html

has the best detailed description of this.

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RichardG
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Response Posted - 09/27/2001 :  16:46:38  Show Profile
Bill:

I think the technical tips section at

http://www.best.com/~c25c250/restricted/snkmast.html

has the best detailed description of this.

<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b1d706b3127cce9b1179d24e8c0000003410" border=0>

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 09/28/2001 :  13:41:42  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
The best thing I can tell you is to follow the instructions from Bill Holcomb in the tech tips section of the website.

http://www.best.com/~c25c250/restricted/snkmast.html

In general, I have never seen loos guage #'s for these boats, I do
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Ron A
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Response Posted - 11/28/2001 :  11:24:15  Show Profile
The Loos guage only gives general recommendations for rig tension and unfortuantely it takes 2 different guages to check the standard factory issue rig. But at least this is something. Those instructions differ from the recomendations above that suggest
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 11/28/2001 :  23:36:21  Show Profile
My sailmaker (a Pan-Am Games gold medallist in J-24's) told me that the ideal for the forestay was to have 8 - 10" of sag (without a sail hoisted) and with the vang and mainsheet slack. I probably tune "This Side Up's" rig looser than most but as a racer
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