[C320-list] Mast maintenance

[Jane & Ken]

Tony,  welcome to our family.  I have had hull #219 since it was new.  We are in an area that allows sailing all year, so any advice I provide would be less useful for your area; however, you will surely receive very good suggestions from this group of owners.
Again, welcome to our family.  Ken  OBUOY  #219

--- On Wed, 10/26/11, Tony Murphy <tony at midwestphysics.com> wrote:


From: Tony Murphy <tony at midwestphysics.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Mast maintenance
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 2:25 PM



This question about sheaves from Warren leads me to another more general
question.  First, let me introduce myself.  I am the new owner of Hull #886
(as of a couple weeks ago) which has been re-located from Lake Michigan to a
smaller inland lake in Northern Minnesota, where my family of 6 hopes to
have many years of enjoyment sailing around in circles.  Currently sitting
tight and waiting for the ice to form and then melt again.  My 20 years of
sailing experience is mostly limited to smaller boats and mostly other
peoples boats at that.  So, it goes without saying that we are jumping off
the deep end so to speak and have lots to learn.   Rigging a mast, caring
for a diesel engine, etc are among the many things that I have very little
experience with.  Researching boats brought us to this forum and the wealth
of information it provides was just one of the reason we chose our 320.

So, now to my question (the first of many I can only surmise).  The mast has
not been rigged after transport, as we are planning on doing that in the
spring due to timing.  Is there a guide or list somewhere regarding
suggested maintenance that we might want to consider (in the spring) before
we proceed with rigging?  Being a 2002 boat, I¹m only guessing there might
be items we should be paying attention to.  I have of course, read through
the Catalina 320 manual and plan to do all the ³Inspect, Check, Tighten,
etc² listed... What I¹m hoping to find is real user experience about any
particular areas to pay close attention to or specific items that might need
to be replaced at this age based on others experience.

Thanks in advance for all the tips and advice...

Tony & Angie Murphy
Hull #886 (to be renamed, but that is a topic for another discussion)