Catalina 30 wood spreaders

Jul 5, 2015
1
catalina catalina 30, standard rig Wells,Maine
My Catalina 30 was build in 1982. When did they change the spreaders to something other than wood. I ask because mine broke today.
 
Feb 26, 2004
22,760
Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
I don't recall exactly when, but the C30 International Association website will. CD makes replacement spreader kits of aluminum. Good luck.
 
Nov 7, 2012
678
1978 Catalina 30 Wilbur-by-the-Sea
I replaced my wood for aluminum last year, brackets from Cat Direct and the spreaders and end caps from Catalina Yachts.

Catalina Yachts is not to bad on price all things considered.
 
Jul 6, 2013
221
Catalina 30TR, Atomic 4 2480 Milwaukee
Over the winter, I made new wooden ones for my '82, using Sitka spruce (aka spar spruce). I reused the old hardware. Cost was about $150, including Interlux primer and paint. Should be good for another 33 years.
 
Oct 24, 2021
1
Catalina 30 LSYC
I am new to Catalian 30. Just bought a 1979 one and found out one of teh wooden spreaders has rot. The replacement aluminum ones from CAtalina Direct are outside my budget. Does anyone know where I can get replacement aluminum spreaders for no more taht a couple of hundred bucks? Saw a mention of a company JSI but a google search did not yield a real name.
 
Jul 6, 2013
221
Catalina 30TR, Atomic 4 2480 Milwaukee
You can buy a conversion kit from Catalina Direct.

Or DIY like I did. You can make new spars and reuse all the other hardware. See post #4.
 
Oct 22, 2014
20,995
CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
Try Ballenger Spars in Watsonville CA. Helped provide me with new aluminum spreaders. Used my rotten wood spreaders as a pattern.