[C320-list] Rigging issue

[Christopher Nichols]

Is it possible you are re rigging on the hard rather than in the water? Just a thought, but if the boat is on the hard with lots of kit in the lockers and chain in the bow then, with inadequate support, might the ends have sagged during a harsh winter?
In the water then the weight of the keel acting against hull buoyancy might just cause the bow and stern to be closer to the top of the mast!
Have not experienced this issue myself but given we should only align our prop shafts when afloat i thought it might make a difference albeit small..


(Amanda Rose 476)

Chris Nichols

On May 22, 2014, at 11:58 PM, Elizabeth Schwartz <schwartz781 at optonline.net> wrote:

Ahoy.....Joe, #245, 1995.......Last fall I purchased this boat. It was rigged when I bought it. Sailed it from Connecticut river to Long Island, then took the mast down. When stepping the mast last week I had the same issue. With both aft stays minimally connected, we were about 2 inches short to connect fwd stay. I opted to release one aft stay. Then I could connect fwd stay. Even with a lot of tension on a main halyard on an aft cleat, I could not attach the other aft stay. Got a couple jaw toggles from Defender marine, 3/8 pin, and that was enough to make up the difference. ........Question is, did the standing rigging shrink?   
 
 
 On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 03:46 PM, tharrison at innovations-plus.com wrote:
 
 > I cannot get my backstays connected. After I connect the port backstay
> bridle the starboard Backstay bridle is about 3 inches short.
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> I have a Schaefer 2000 forestay. The Catalina rigging length specification
> shows this as 42 feet 11 ¼ inches. (note the Hood specification is 43 feet 3
> ¾ inches) – 4 inches of difference.
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> The Aft Lower Shrouds show a length of 14 feet, 11 ½ inches and the backstay
> bridle as 13 feet 3 ½ inches.(8 inches of difference) This difference would
> be notices when we attaches the side turnbuckles.
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> It is a 1997 Catalina.
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> We stepped the mast by connecting all electrical and the lowered the mast on
> the step.
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> We then connected the Schaefer furling (foil).
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> We then tried to connect the backstays and not even close. To just get the
> mast on we used 1.5 inch shackles on each side. The turnbuckles are just on.
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> This is our first time rigging the boat and our second summer. When we
> hauled it out last fall the backstay had tension and the sprang fee. We did
> not adjust the turnbuckle on the foil.
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> We rigged a Catalina 34 before we tried to do ours and not a problem. We
> looked at another Catalina 320 and a 36 and both skipper said they have no
> problems.
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> Has anyone encountered this problem? Any ideas?
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> Ted
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