Replacing roller furling line on Catalina 320

[Tenedos]

Hello all,

What size and length of line should I use for the roller furling on my Catalina 320? The line is worn out out and better to replace it, I don't want to take it out to measure. It is a Schaefer.

Thanks in advance,

 

[Chris Burti]

65' of 3/8"... I replaced mine with 5/16" because it fits the spool better, but it tough on the hands in heavy air. I also only used 55' which is just barely enough, because I wasn't thinking when I got it...the general rule for furling line is length of the boat times 2... 32.5' x 2 = 65'

 

[Stu Jackson]

You have to take it out to put the new one on. Why not do that first and measure?

 

[Tenedos]

You have to take it out to put the new one on. Why not do that first and measure?

Because I will order a new one online before taking the old one out ;-) Much cheaper on Defender than at the local WestMarine here.

 

[Stu Jackson]

Understood. If it was my boat, I'd add a few feet to what was suggested, just in case. Good luck. When I did this for our boat, I took it off and just tied a short line from the drum to the nearest pulpit. Only took a few days to get the line so I didn't miss any sailing. I went with the 3/8", sometimes anything smaller is hard to grab.

 

[Big Windy]

All that information is in the documents that Catalina sends with it's boats...unless, of course, your boat is used and the previous owner did not leave that information for you.