Use on land or water.

Catalina 22 mast crutch. From the bow pulpit walk the mast aft till the mast foot is at the mast step. Either the lines fasten to the boom which needs to be removed while trailering or they fasten to the mast and you need to reeve the lines through fittings on the boom in order to set them up. Catalina Direct publishers of the Catalina 22 and Catalina 25 Owners Handbooks and the largest supplier of parts and Lewmar winches for Catalina Yachts in the country.

An easy method for stepping the mast of a Catalina 22 sailboat using Mast Up crutch jib halyard and trailer winch. Catalina 25 mast raising device. As you lower the mast the top will hit and rest on the mast crutch before the base hits the cabin top.

I marked the bottom cut-outs by placing the PVC on top of the bow pulpit and tracing from below. After the mast is down you need to unpin the mast step and then walk the mast forward to support it on the bow and stern puplit. Mast slides easily on the built-in roller.

Like the first Catalina 22 the 22Sport is easy to trailer and a great boat to step up from dinghy sailing. The mast rolls aft on the Mast. I had a Catalina 22 Jaguar 22 UK version same boat.

Our mast crutch is a great compliment to your kick up rudder assembly. Generally there are definitely a great deal of places to buy from on the web though you have definitely picked our website and we appreciate that greatly. For the crutch I bought one from Catalina Direct that mounts in the gudgeons and has an adjustable section at the top.

My previous mast crutch before I got a Ruddercraft rudder and was forced to buy their proprietary crutch was only 6 3 overall and I loved it. The head of the mast crutch is made out of HDPE high-density polyethylene with a roller that smoothly rolls and guides your mast into place. His crutch is made out of a metal post like ones you would mount a road sign to.