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I purchased the mast gate from CD and it was very easy to install. Need only drill screw holes (it came with a tap for the threads) and file the ends to fit the opening in the mast. Works great.
Wesley Allen "Breaking Wind" 1982 C-25 SR/TR/SK #2773 Hemlock, MI
I used an "L" shaped piece of aluminum trim for steps as the starting point, should be available at hardware. It was suggested by someone on this forum originally, but I couldn't find the reference using the search tool. Hack saw and file will do all the shaping. Then a few holes along the length to attach. The short leg of the "L" is fairly short, slightly less than 1/8 inch, and needs to be a smooth transition from mast to gate. After some fusing it's worked well for several years, put it on in the spring and take it off in the fall.
I've got the CD kit as well. Haven't been able to install it yet as I'm not really keen on climbing around the boat in the water with a thick coating of ice and snow on it. Will post some photos when I get it installed in the next couple weeks. Actually, this weekend looks like a good candidate, will update.
Captain Rob & Admiral Alyson "David Buoy"-1985 C25 SK/SR #5053
The mast gates are different from boat to boat. I guess it depended on who at Catalina was cutting them on any given day. You can see the difference between Ray's and mine. I only have one side cut and is much smaller so the CD kit will have to be shaped and filed to fit your gate.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688 Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound
I had mast gates on "TSU" for years (bought them from the original maker). They worked wonderfully and were especially useful when reefing.
Derek Crawford Chief Measurer C25-250 2008 Previous owner of "This Side UP" 1981 C-25 TR/FK #2262 Used to have an '89 C22 #9483, "Downsized" San Antonio, Texas
Thanks for the pics and help to everyone that chimed in, very helpful!
I always thought that a mast gate would allow you to fit the slugs in, using a spring or something that then closed up afterwards. Then to take a slug out, you would press in the mast gate to remove. So far it looks like this mast gate is something I would have to take apart (unscrew) every time I trailered the boat somewhere else so I could take the main off.
Anyone seen/heard of something like what I am detailing?
Frank, on the C250, the mast has the same cutout to allow insert and extraction of the sail slugs.
But instead of a mast gate, it has a screw about 1.5" long 1/4" dia with a head about 1" in diameter. The 'gate screw' is threaded into a threaded hole in the mast that is on the inside of the mast sail track.
The mainsail has a jack line for the lowest slug which allows the sail to be reefed while the slug is still above the gate screw.
Frank, after loosing one of my mast gates at the dock, through experimentation I found If I removed just one of the screws on each side of the gate. The gate would be still be secured to the mast by the remaining loosened screw. Therefore it could not jump into the drink.
God created the Seas as a blessing to Sailors. Doug, Jenny & First Mate Taylor, Arlington TX No. 5842 "Promise" 1989 C25, TR/WK, Inboard Diesel, 1995 Stratos 278, 115 HP Evinrude 1978 14' Dolphin Sr.
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