Interesting Custom Catalina
- Thread starter Rick D
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I walked over to have a better look. It is a Catalina 400. I thought it might be one of the Aero Rigs modified but it looks unmodified. However, it might use the same interior bulkheading etc...my surmising.
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Um, no, not after spending the whole day pulling the coax for the Icom 406. :-(Going to trade in your H40.5 for one?
Yeah, I know. I was working on my dipole today and the halyard (spare) broke as I was bringing the antenna down to tune it. Dang. Now I have get another halyard up there. I have another one (spare) but this time I am going to replace it with better cordage. I guess the one I used (which I thought was good) deteriorated in the sun. :cry:
Guaranteed factory. The Aero Rig was. The mast is stepped more forward, and there is no trace of chain plates (but for the forestay). So I am 90 percent sure she was not a conversion. The only thing that got me looking was a very fractional rig. So I first thought a late Freedom but then I saw the Catalina logo. Mast is a good five feet taller than the 42 next to her.
How cool is that! Good to know. I like free standing rigs (like the Freedoms) in general, just two downsides, 1) don’t point for crap in a breeze, and 2) nothing to hang onto when you need to pee!
interesting it is missing a portlight near the mast. my catalina 400 has 3 ports forward of the salon windows. maybe they added a wider bulkhead to support that thick mast!
mike
mike
looks like there might be a "form" of running back, with at least a 3:1 purchase forward cockpit. With the block that high, a good handhold highside may be had, albeit against the norm procedure of low-side and never INTO the wind.
I saw that too and it’s wierd. Would need one on each side, and being so far forward places unnecessary compression on the rig when loaded. Maybe some sort of gear/kayak lift?
What I liked: simplicity, great reaching, easy power off by furling the jib, easy single handling, room for a flat-top main, no spreaders to hassle running, very quiet in a seaway, depowers in puffs. What not: not much to hang on to going forward, small A-sails, huge main to handle, no spreader flag halyards. It was nice for casual sails with non-sailing friends on just the main. She was slow when pinching up.