I need help selecting used spars for a plans built coastal cruiser.

dilis

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Registered: Sep 10, 2008

Last visit: Sep 10, 2008

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Posted: Sep 10, 2008 - 09:43 AM

This should probably be in the classifieds, but I'm also looking for some advice as well as looking to buy. I'm looking for a used mast and sails close to these dimensions for a stitch and glue cat I'm building. The designers specs are:

Boat
Total beam = 14.76 feet,
LOA/LWL = 29.5 feet
Weight CWL = 3907 lbs.

Mast
Spar length of 35.0 feet
Boom length of 14.5 feet.
Spreader 2.58 feet from tip to center of mast

Sails
Foresail area = 10 meters squared.
Luff = 27.47 feet
Foot = 9.87 feet
Leach = 23.7 feet

Mainsail area = 30 meters squared.
Luff = 32.33 feet
Foot = 12.65 feet
Leach = 32.5 feet

So I'd appreciate a little advice on the correct standing rigging for a cat appropriate for non-competative sailing. If you have for sale a used sail, standing and running rigging that might be a good match, please contact me. If you have something close in dimensions to the sail or standing rigging, tell me and I'll consult with the designer if that will work. The mast will be lowered and raised once a sailing season and stored on dry land off season, if it matters.

This is probably a typical newbie inquiry, but I'm a new ASA basic keelboat certified retiree who want to transition into cat sailing.

Thanks in advance,
Dilis
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Registered: Aug 06, 2004

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Posted: Sep 10, 2008 - 01:18 PM

Consider either a Stilleto or Corsair mast, I do not think any beach cat mast are over 33 feet unless it is a Super Cat 20 tall rig and that may work as well.