Need a Cat30 Traveler car

Mar 10, 2018
4
Catalina C30 Mandeville, Louisiana
I need a traveler car for a Cat30. I tried to remove the blocks and twisted one of the screws off. I don’t want to spend a lot because I will eventually replace the traveler with a straight one.
Rickbruce5@yahoo.com or this forum if you can help
 
May 20, 2016
3,014
Catalina 36 MK1 94 Everett, WA
I have a worn traveler from 1983. Don’t know mfg. I’m not clear what your looking for - the car that has the main sheet attachment or the end pieces?? I really really like my new Garhauer traveler.

Mine is from a 36 but they used a lot of the same hardware then

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Jan 18, 2016
782
Catalina 387 Dana Point
And when you call Garhauer, just get an entire new traveller because the original C-30 traveller was awful.
 
Nov 1, 2017
635
Catalina 25 Sea Star Base Galveston, TX
Ooooo, ouch, expensive! Harken makes some nice stuff but good Lord...better have a credit card on you and buy a scratch-off before coming to West Marine! They might as well put a box at the entrance with a picture of a wallet on it that you just drop all your money in...
 
Nov 8, 2010
11,386
Beneteau First 36.7 & 260 Minneapolis MN & Bayfield WI
Ooooo, ouch, expensive! Harken makes some nice stuff but good Lord...better have a credit card on you and buy a scratch-off before coming to West Marine! They might as well put a box at the entrance with a picture of a wallet on it that you just drop all your money in...
New boat parts are expensive, who would have thunk that?

But here's the fun bit, new parts for a 40 year old 30-footer are just as expensive as new parts for a new 30-footer. That's why you see so many old boats in crappy shape. Easy buy-in now, but the regular maintenance ante gets a lot people in the pocketbook.
 
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MitchM

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Jan 20, 2005
1,011
Nauticat 321 pilothouse 32 Erie PA
look for the post from the sailor in NY whose yard dropped his catalina 30 due to a broken lift chain -- i'm sure they'd sell usable parts for salvage at cheap prices.
 

mortyd

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Dec 11, 2004
952
Catalina 30 easy living
you are correct, when you call garhauer you get a new traveler that makes the boat a pleaure to sail instead of a frustrating struggle. owning a sailboat is not always free.