SoCalSailing
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I have a 1990 Catalina 14.2 and recently purchased and replaced the spreaders, brackets and shrouds from CD. The installation diagram from Catalina shows the spreader positioning should be 30" width between the spreaders. Creating this width with these longer replacement spreaders means the mast bracket needs to be closer to the mast slot, however, doing so created a gap and the bracket would no longer be flushed against the mast. We kept the brackets and installed them round the same place as the originals, installed the spreaders (they have about a 34" width) and now the shrouds are no longer long enough to secure to the adjuster. Has anyone come across this issue when replacing with replacement spreaders & brackets? Attached are photos of the old spreader & bracket positioning compared to the newly installed bracket & spreader.