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thaind
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Initially Posted - 06/03/2005 :  13:17:47  Show Profile
I went to rig-up my 79 FK TR for may first sail last night and noticed a couple of things that I can't resolve.

First, there is an eight inch or so long hook that dangles down from the boom with no apparent use. It can't be a tack pin since there is one already, and it seems like a rather cumbersome attachment for a Cunningham...

Second, about a foot above the Boom Vang connection at the mast there is another eye. If used for the vang it would be at about almost flat.

Neither are shown in the Catalina Parts list, but both must be original.
Derek Thain 78 TR FK "PASSAGES"
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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 06/03/2005 :  17:16:40  Show Profile
The hook is most likely an after market reefing hook for a slab reefing main. When in use it "dangles" up.

As for the extra eye on the mast???????
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GeorgeB
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Response Posted - 06/07/2005 :  15:29:02  Show Profile
Derek
"Second, about a foot above the Boom Vang connection at the mast there is another eye. If used for the vang it would be at about almost flat"

Maybe a place to stow the Vang when the pop top is up?
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/07/2005 :  17:54:04  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
OOO very sleuthy, I bet you are right! I take mine off the boom and clip it on the whisker pole ring on the front.
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thaind
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Response Posted - 06/07/2005 :  21:02:45  Show Profile
I don't have a pop top, but could be an explanation. I have been using it to hold the foot of the boom down so that it doesn't pivot around the vang when heeling. The slab reefing sugestion makes sence as there are a few other blocks and cleats on the mast that seem to defy ny other explanation. Thanks for the help.
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