I'm planning to work on my rig this winter, add halyards run them internally, replace a wire rope halyard of unknown age, sheaves, redo the wiring, nothing of the mast works and nothing is accessible. I have a few questions.
My boat is 1979, can I expect to find a conduit for running wire in the mast? If there isn't what is the best approach to stabilizing and protecting wires in the mast?
The spreader sockets are frequently discussed as an important upgrade. Tubular spreaders and cast alumn or stainless sockets. Thing is my spreaders are nothing like this. They are flattened elliptical aluminum extrusion, and the connection to the mast is a fitting which slots into the extrusion. The lower shrouds connect to tangs directly to the mast, not to the spreader socket fitting as the drawings and kits I've seen. Did Catalina ever build this mast this way? Or do I have something completely different?
I've sailed the boat for 2 years this winter it's just the next thing to get to. No real problems but I'm looking to avoid problems so I'm giving the rig a thurough going over.
Thanks for any input,
John
My boat is 1979, can I expect to find a conduit for running wire in the mast? If there isn't what is the best approach to stabilizing and protecting wires in the mast?
The spreader sockets are frequently discussed as an important upgrade. Tubular spreaders and cast alumn or stainless sockets. Thing is my spreaders are nothing like this. They are flattened elliptical aluminum extrusion, and the connection to the mast is a fitting which slots into the extrusion. The lower shrouds connect to tangs directly to the mast, not to the spreader socket fitting as the drawings and kits I've seen. Did Catalina ever build this mast this way? Or do I have something completely different?
I've sailed the boat for 2 years this winter it's just the next thing to get to. No real problems but I'm looking to avoid problems so I'm giving the rig a thurough going over.
Thanks for any input,
John