[C38] Staysail

[Max soto]

Hi Marc, 

If your boat came with the "spinnaker package" you should have a staysail bracket installed 3'4" above the topping lift bail.. 
Remember that this is for the spinnaker staysail only..   Don't use a cruising staysail because it can destroy the bail, rip the track, or break the mast... 
For a cruising staysail there should be running back stays installed, unless the bracket is located less than 3' from the masthead...
There are some diagrams and pics in the association website about a stay installation with the reinforcement on the bow under the deck...
There is also a mast diagram with the exact measures where the spinnaker staysail and other hardware is located.. Check it out!

Hope this helps!
Regards,

Max Soto A.
+506-8312-1367
Alajuela, Costa Rica

> On Sep 2, 2015, at 15:42, Marc-Andrea Klimaschewski <marcklim at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> How does one use the staysail track on the Catalina 38? I assume you would rig a wire head stay to hoist the staysail on. Where does that attach to the mast? How do you get it up there? My boat has a block for the spinnaker topping lift outside of the mast, can the topping lift be used as a halyard for the staysail?
> 
> Thanks
> marc - Image, #184
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