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    Ever been demasted?

    If so, what part gave way?
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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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    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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    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

    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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