Mastgate

Jul 27, 2015
53
catalina 30 SF bay
I guess I should have been more precise. I am interested in mast gate locks. This keeps the sales slugs from coming out of the mast.At the master gate
 
May 1, 2011
5,045
Pearson 37 Lusby MD
Here are a few posts from this site:
Poor Man's Mast Gate | Sailboat Owners Forums
Mastgates vs Slug Stopper | Sailboat Owners Forums
Mast Gate | Sailboat Owners Forums
 

Ward H

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Nov 7, 2011
3,790
Catalina 30 Mk II Cedar Creek, Bayville NJ
My C30 just used a 1/4-20 bolt and washer threaded into a drill and tapped hole.
 

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
8,205
Catalina 27 Mission Bay, San Diego
Take a look at the "luff jack line" or "reef jack line" mentioned in the KapppyKaplan's links above. If you do a quick search on this site you'll find a number of threads addressing the topic. I think this is a really cool solution to managing the mainsail and its sliders.
 
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Mar 2, 2019
602
Oday 25 Milwaukee
Some of the sail stops wont work .
On our boat the boom is quite aways below the slot . Removing the sail stop will allow the slugs to come out when lowering the sail.
The gate would allow the slugs to drop down behind the gate until they bottom out .
Just about any piece of angles aluminum will work
 
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