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Lower Forward Shroud Swages. This is a view of the forward side of the mast at the lower spreaders. The lower forward shrouds are not in line with their swages.
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Sunday, November 16 2008 @ 05:38 PM EST
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Media ID 20081116143856225  
Date Sunday, November 16 2008 @ 05:38 PM EST
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Views 4215
Uploaded By Scott Thompson
  • Lower Forward Shroud Swages. This is a view of the forward side of the mast at the lower spreaders. The lower forward shrouds are not in line with their swages.
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I have hull #645, everytime I look up at the mast I notice the same thing. Since Catalina has not changed, I assume the tensile stress is not great enough to straighten it out and therefore should not be a problem. But it does bother me.
I'm in the process of buying #862 and discussed the exact same issue with the surveyor. We're having the rigging guys look at it - will pass along what we learn. Brokers say that "this is what you get with Catalina, it's common but there's never been an