I guess I should let you all know a little about my story.
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<br>I bought this cat with a broken mast...I've owned it about 3 weeks. I have exhausted all avenues (other than the few people here) on finding an original mast or extrusion.
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<br>The cat is not in the best of shape...it has been abused. I got the cat for a steal. I thought I would be able to find the extrusion.....I figured a complete mast to be impossible to find.
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<br>This cat is a 1987 Trac 16 which was boomless. It had diamond wires. ( I have the broken mast)
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<br>The mast sits on a ball.....the mast base is a female socket. Not captive....wish it was.
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<br>All the hardware is Harken and seems to be in pretty good shape. The main looks older.......but seems ok.....the jib is brand new. The main halyard is new.
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<br> It has some blisters near the aft edge of the left hull. Both rudders have been ground off from the road. The hinges for the tiller bar are deteriorated (rubber hinges ....real strange) I'm making delrin hinges now for the tiller bar. ( I build automated machines for a living)
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<br>I would like to make it look good again.....( I'm just that way) It would be great to have something different.
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<br>James
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