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    Looking for boat cover

    Sailor Tailor questions Hi Guys, for those of you that have the "Mooring/Trailer" cover, I have a few questions for you: 1. How long dit it take to get? 2. If you store it without the mast, does the "mast hole" become a problem in terms of leakage, etc.? 3. They are available in both...
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    Ever been demasted?

    If so, what part gave way?
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    How do you inflate your trailer tires?

    Thanks for the tip! I have thrown out two of those 12V pumps in the past, and now regret it -- and this is the first time I've come up with a use for them. I used my floorstanding bike pump. 60 pumps per tire to take the tire from 40 pounds to 60 pounds. Not too bad. It can be done in...
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    How do you inflate your trailer tires?

    My trailer tires are supposed to be at 60PSI. But the air pump at two local gas stations are limited to 40 PSI. How do you get yours up to pressure?
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    What do you call this?

    This picture caused me to look at my mast. I have two of these stop nuts in the mast track, both well below the boom (in other words, unused). Since I have both a downhaul and a grommet for a cunningham, I haven't missed using this, but I could see that someone that leaves their boat moored...
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    Forestay tension

    Oh boy. The through-bolts are a done deal at this point, and I'd have to drill the mast step bracket and use much bigger screws to go back to screws at this point. Your points did cross my mind, but being far out on the lake with a barely held-down mast kind of pushed me ahead! Perhaps...
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    Forestay tension

    Hi Fan, Thanks for your reply, I appreciate all your good posts on this site. A little more background on this. The four screws holding down the plate at the bottom of the mast were loose (a couple were halfway out) when I bought the boat. I tightened them, but they didn't stay tight...
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    Forestay tension

    More on this. I tightened the sidestays a notch on either side this evening. That's as tight as they will go. The forestay would have to be eased to tighten the sidestays further, and it is already eased as far as it can be with the current fittings. You're supposed to measure 21' 11" (or...
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    Forestay tension

    Actually, I should title this "self-furling jib tension". The boat has a factory installed self-furling version, where the forestay is part of the jib. So this boat is 2 weeks new to me. The sidestays are too loose, and I'm about to adjust them per the tuning guidelines posted here. But...
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    New Guy...Old Capri

    This is for a '91 Capri -- does anyone know if this is the same as for my 2003 Mod3? thanks, Eric
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    Roller furler jams?

    Hi folks, The person I bought my boat from said she has from time to time had the roller jib jam up when trying to furl. Since she single-hands in heavy weather, this could be awkward. She felt that the furling line "crossed-over" itself inside the roller cage (where the line coils up)...
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    Spinnaker

    Thanks for the info! Yeah, it seems a little too daunting, we'll just live without it. My main reason for wanting one isn't for performance (though why not!) but for education. I've helped fly spinnakers a number of times, but never feel like I really know what I'm doing with them. BTW...
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    Spinnaker

    Hi, I just bought a 2003 Mod3 today, and haven't sailed it yet. Looks like a good boat for us. One thing, though, that it lacks is a spinnaker. It doesn't seem that Catalina offers this as an option. Has anyone rigged these boats for use with a spinnaker? Is there a ready-made kit...

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