Hello, last year I bought a fixer/upper Mid-70’s
Catalina 27 to sail on Bear Lake in northern Utah. It needs a new fore-stay and some sail
work, to start. Can anyone reccomend a rigger that operates in N. Utah and also somewhere I can send the
sails for evaluation/repair? I rigged a
halyard to replace the fore-stay then climbed the
mast but could not remove the pin holding the forestay(old
salt water boat) but did not want to take a torch to the
mast head; heat and
halyard do not mix I expect and the options for a good landing when the mast collapses were few. The
boat is on a
trailer now near a hand crank
winch so dropping the mast should be doable( I was going to say easy but...).
I am a 62 y.o. Semi-retired
newbie, still active climber, skier, paddler etc. who has experience with carpentry, cabinetmaking, welding, metal
work etc. so can provide some assistance to whomever I can cajole into coming up here and giving me a hand. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.