Curtains; Rigging; Stepping The Mast - Catalina 36 Owner's Manual

3 . 9 . 1 CURTAINS :
WHEN CURTAINS BECOME SOILED, D O NOT HAND OR MACHINE WASH,
FOR I T WILL WEAKEN THE MATERIAL. DRY CLEANING I S THE
RE-
COMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR THE REMOVAL OF ANY DIRT OR STAINS.
Y A C H T S Y S T E M S
RIGGING :
4 . 1 . 1 STEPPING THE MAST:
CAUTION: THE AMULINUM AND OTHER METAL PARTS CONDUCT
ELECTRICITY COMING I N CONTACT WITH OR NEAR A N ELECTRICAL
POWER LINE O R LIGHTNING CAN CAUSE SEVERE INJURY O R DEATE.
STAY A W A Y FROM OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL POWER LINES WHEN SAIL-
ING AND/OR LAUNCHING THE BOAT,
WHEN TRAILERING YOUR BOAT ALT4AYS TRY TO UNDO AS LITTLE
RIGGING AS POSSIBLE, I T I S NECESSARY ONLY TO UNDO THE
TWO FORWARD LOWER SHROUDS AND THE FORESTAY BEFORE LOW-
ERING THE MAST,
BEFORE RAISING JazASTt MAKE SURE HALYARDS ARE NEATLY TIED
D O W N AND THAT THEY ARE O N PROPER SIDES OF THE SPREADERS.
YOU SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO RAISE THE MAST UNLESS THE
UPPER SHROUDS (THOSE THAT PASS OVER THE SHROUDERS) AND
THE AFT
LOWER
SHROUDS
ARE
ATTACHED TO THE DECK FITTINGS
AND
THE TURNBUCKLES WELL 'STARTED' INTO THEIR BARRELS.
THE TURNBUCKLES MUST NOT BE COMPLETELY TIGHTENED H O W -
EVER, BECAUSE SLACK I S NEEDED I N THE SHROUDS TO ENABLE
THE MAST
TO
BE FULLY RAISED. THE BACKSTAY SHOULD BE
ATTACHED TO THE TRANSOM CHAINPLATE. THE UPPER SHROUDS,
AFTER LOWER SHROUDS, AND BACKSTAY WILL KEEP THE MAST
FROM FALLING OVER W E N I T S RAISED
,
THEREFORE, ALL OF
THESE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE CHAINPLATES BEFORE THE
MAST I S RAISED.
YAKE SURE THAT THE SHROTJDS AND STAYS ARE NOT FOULED.
BACKSTAY SHOULD L I E CLEAR OF THE TFLANSOM, Y O U MAY STEP
THE MAST O N LAND O R WEILE THE BOAT I S I N THE WATER. I T
SEEMS TO BE EASIER ON LAND BECAUSE THE BOAT I S WTILL.
ALSO, I T KEEPS OTHER SAILORS FROM GZTTING IMPATIENT WHILE
THEY WAIT FOR YOU TO MOVE OUT OF THE LAUNCH AREA.
WALK THE MAST AFT AND D3OP THE MAST FOOT INTO THE TABER-
NACLE LOCATED O N TOP OF THE DECK, KEEPIl?G THE PAST I N
CENTER LINE OF BOAT INSERT THE PIVOT BOLT AND LOCKING
NUT,
ONE CREW MEMBER SHOULD PULL O N A LINE TIED SECURELY TO
THE FORESTAY WHILE ANOTHER PUSHES UP O N THE MAST AND
WALKS FROM THE COCKPIT FORWARD, WITH THE MAST ERECT,
ATTACH THE FORESTAY AND FORWARD LOWER SHROUDS.