Wow, I feel like I just hit the jackpot by finding this Day Sailer webpage/discussion group.
I inherited a '59 DS from my father-in-law when he upgraded to a Catalina 25. He had refinished the hull and all of the existing woodwork. However, not having any of the original documentation or even old pictures to go by, I don't know some of the basics about my boat. For instance, I didn't know until today that she is supposed to have floorboards.
More importantly, I can't find anyone who knows how the mainsheet is supposed to be rigged. I've been sailing her for a year with the mainsheet rigged between the cleat on the center-board box and the block in the middle of the boom. That arrangement has worked well for me, but on a broad reach provides almost no down-haul effect. So, how do I utilize the blocks at the stern to create a down-haul effect?
J.T.Ellis (jtellis-at-slc.twc.com)