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Sun Cat issues

Posted By: Matt
Date: 5/10/08 9:24p.m.

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Just getting accustomed to my new used Sun Cat and I am having a few small issues. I am having difficulty getting the sail all the way up. There is probably about 2.5 inches of peak haylard to go when the gaff goose neck appears to bind. When the sail is in this position, the boom hits the boom gallows on tacks. I have lowered the mast, cleaned the track and lubricated with a silicone marine lubricant, but I still cannot get the gaff to go all the way to the turning block and the boom still hits the gallows. Any suggestions? Also, is the boom goose neck supposed to be above or below the mast hinge? Right now, it always ends up below the hinge. Overall, I am very satisfied with the boat's performance. Very dry, very stable, and because there is often a good breeze on the Barnegat Bay in NJ, the boat moves along nicely. Thanks for any input.
Matt

Messages In This Thread

Sun Cat issues -- Matt -- 5/10/08 9:24p.m.

I think you mean throat halyard -- Tom Ray -- 5/11/08 3:17a.m.

sun cat issues -- bob -- 5/11/08 4:59a.m.

I like eye splices, but there are other ways -- Carl, Horizon Cat/Picnic Cat, Central Texas -- 5/11/08 7:05a.m.

Another point -- John -Suncat "Wanderer" -- 5/11/08 4:45p.m.

2:1 Throat halyard -- GeneK, Suncat, PA -- 5/12/08 9:07a.m.

Just terminate the halyard at the top of the mast -- John- Suncat "Wanderer" in Ontario Canada -- 5/12/08 12:30p.m.

I think you mean peak halyard -- Tom Ray -- 5/12/08 1:13p.m.

Oh, never thought of that one. -- John -Suncat "Wanderer" -- 5/12/08 4:01p.m.

Here's a similar 1:1 and 3:1 combo -- George Haycraft, Picnic Cat #29 -- 5/14/08 7:01p.m.

2:1 Throat Halyard -- George Haycraft, Picnic Cat #29 -- 5/12/08 8:48p.m.

New Throat Slider Close Up -- George Haycraft, Picnic Cat #29 -- 5/12/08 8:51p.m.

I'm going to go against the conventional wisdom here... -- Vicki -- Victoria's Secret (2006 Sun Cat) -- 5/11/08 9:33a.m.

Correction: I said "put the sail above the linch pin..." -- Vicki -- Victoria's Secret (2006 Sun Cat) -- 5/11/08 9:37a.m.

Another Correction: "... the Com-Pac people tell you -- Vicki -- Victoria's Secret (2006 Sun Cat) -- 5/11/08 9:39a.m.

Thanks/Clarification -- Matt -- 5/11/08 6:34p.m.

Boom goose neck -- Dick Herman, Muddy Duck -- 5/11/08 6:54p.m.

sun cat issues -- bob -- 5/11/08 8:09p.m.

long pin usage is the same -- Frank G, Picnic Cat, NY -- 5/12/08 6:31a.m.

ComPac directions -- Dick Herman, Muddy Duck -- 5/12/08 7:14a.m.

My Approach.... -- Gerald -- 5/12/08 12:15p.m.

Those spinlock stoppers do provide another way -- Tom Ray -- 5/12/08 1:16p.m.

Constantly Fighting Those Spinlocks.... -- Gerald -- 5/12/08 2:40p.m.

What are you putting instead? -- Tom Ray -- 5/12/08 2:48p.m.

I have the same problem, Gerald. After years -- Vicki -- Victoria's Secret (2006 Sun Cat) -- 5/12/08 5:21p.m.

On Picnic Cat #29 . . . -- George Haycraft, Picnic Cat #29 -- 5/12/08 9:06p.m.

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