Mastgate

brad minda

brad minda

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Jul 27, 2015
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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
 
kappykaplan

kappykaplan

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May 1, 2011
5,093
Pearson 37 Lusby MD
Here are a few posts from this site:

Mastgates

Hi All, I am having a problem keeping the sail stops on my mast. It seems they like the water more than the mast.... Of course I usually find out I am missing the stop only after I have gone out for a sail and I go to raise the mail only to have it luffing in the wind out of its track. This...
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Poor Man's Mast Gate | Sailboat Owners Forums
Mastgates vs Slug Stopper | Sailboat Owners Forums
Mast Gate | Sailboat Owners Forums
 
Ward H

Ward H

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Nov 7, 2011
3,792
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

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
8,223
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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Timm R Oday25

Timm R Oday25

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Mar 2, 2019
609
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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