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I don’t like the way that my mast is currently mounted. It extends too far into my lawn unless I push it way forward to the front of the tongue. I would like to mount it more forward and have it raised up on a mask cradle at the front of the trailer. Where can I buy parts to add to the trailer...

How do you get it off and on the trailer to do that?

I currently have the original red white and blue sails. They are faded and pretty beat up. I was considering getting some new sales from Catalina Direct with some reefing points. However, it doesn’t have a window in the jib. I have enjoyed having a window does it matter to not have one? I’m...

I don’t fully remember. I don’t know if I’ll have a chance to take it apart again. Here’s what I think I remember: Behind the tiller plate on the top of the rudder, there’s a metal plate with a hole for the bolt and on that plate is a half ball, like a nipple (not a retractable spring ball)...

Not sure if I understand all the way. If you’re saying that you can’t kick it up: There’s a little ball on the rudder that locks into the hole (see pic). Mine has been jammed before. Take the wing nut off and the screw that goes through it. After that you can leverage and pull the rudder out of...

You can check on a neighborhood app or Facebook group for your area for someone with a spot to store it with RV access. Our neighbors have rented out a spot in the past. There’s those garage ceiling racks that you could put right above the boat, since your boat needs less overhead clearance...

@aquaman It took me about a month. Typically only working on it on weekends and learning what to do every step of the way plus I wasn't familiar with how things were connected inside. My gel coat didn't break, which saved time in learning that too. If I had to do it again, then it would take 2-3...

You have to first remove the top fiberglass flashing. Screws in the front and maybe some glue on top. I pulled it off slowly and scraped at the same time. It got a little cracked, but repaired it later with the rest. The cuddy was screwed on and had butyl tape between for the seal. I just pried...

Mine look like they are installed pretty squarely on the side of the mast. I don’t think a little bit will make that much difference.

This past season I went out a lot with my wife and kids 5, 8, 10yrs. Without reef-points, we limited gusts to 15kt when the kids are aboard. We practiced man-overboard drills which the kids thought was fun. We did a practice capsize which showed the kids that they didn't have to be afraid. They...

Can you comfortably fit more than 4 adults in the boat?

That’s for the non-furler setup. You can see in my pic. That holds the block to hoist the job on the forestay.

You may have to cut the boom kicker shorter. Be careful not to let us rest against the boom vang hook on the boom it can mess it up

There’s an adjuster the same as the shrouds. Here’s the link for Catalina Direct Shroud Adjusters

Your spreader brackets look different. You might be able to just upgrade them and move them slightly higher or lower. here they are from Catalina Direct: Spreader Bracket CP-14.2, C-15, CP-16, CP-16.5

It might depend on what year you have and which mast version. Looking at those two spots on my mast, it doesn’t look like there’s much they can be done. The bolt on the mast foot seems to just prevent movement, it’s not really tying it together securely. The forestay and the shrouds hold the...

I think it depends on the difference between the gusts and the wind speed. The width of the lake combined with wind direction definitely makes a difference on how long the gusts will persist. I aim for 8-18knots of wind with max gusts around 20knots. Beyond that it’s not relaxing I use the...

To revise what I said about using just the jib, I tried this yesterday and had some issues with this when going upwind on a close hauled.

If I am to raise the mast single-handed, how do I clip the forestay? When the mast is up, I have to push on the mask with a bit of force to get someone else to put the clip through the forestay. I am able to use the main haulyard to get enough slack but I don’t have the right position to be...