Ahoy,
I am hoping another Catalina 38x owner might be able to help. I own a Catalina Morgan 381, but they are very similar to the 380.
I need to replace the half moon blocks at the base of the mast and the boat yard tells me that they can't see how to remove the blocks without pulling the mast to get at the mast step. I've reached out to Warren Pandy at Catalina (who has been a life saver in the past), but I have not heard back from him yet. Has anyone else replaced these blocks, and if so, how did you remove them?
I really just need to replace the worn sheaves, but Garhauer tells me that they don't have replacement sheaves and the current half moon blocks won't fit the existing mounting holes. However, they have told me they will replace the sheaves if I can get them off the boat to send to them.
Any help or suggestions welcome.
I am hoping another Catalina 38x owner might be able to help. I own a Catalina Morgan 381, but they are very similar to the 380.
I need to replace the half moon blocks at the base of the mast and the boat yard tells me that they can't see how to remove the blocks without pulling the mast to get at the mast step. I've reached out to Warren Pandy at Catalina (who has been a life saver in the past), but I have not heard back from him yet. Has anyone else replaced these blocks, and if so, how did you remove them?
I really just need to replace the worn sheaves, but Garhauer tells me that they don't have replacement sheaves and the current half moon blocks won't fit the existing mounting holes. However, they have told me they will replace the sheaves if I can get them off the boat to send to them.
Any help or suggestions welcome.