[C320-list] Rigging issue

[tharrison at innovations-plus.com]

Nope in the water for a week before rigging. 

Nice thought just the same. 

Ted

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> On May 22, 2014, at 7:33 PM, Christopher Nichols <cinichols at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> 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?   
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>> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 03:46 PM, tharrison at innovations-plus.com wrote:
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>> 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.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Has anyone encountered this problem? Any ideas?
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>> 
>> Ted
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