Menger Cat 19 Owner's Manual  Lowering Tabernacle Mast  lace the mast aft side down into tabernacle. Put the top bolt in. Close the main hatch and walk the mast up the center  of the boat until it is vertical. Put a long thin screwdriver in the bottom hole. Attach the forestay. Put the bottom bolt  in. Tighten both bolts, but do not over tighten! P  Check to make sure the electrical wires and antenna coming out of the mast base are clear as the mast is raised. It also  helps to have someone make sure the lines on the mast don't get snagged on cleats, tiller, etc. Put 6” S.S. bolt in fore and  aft hole through mast and tabernacle. This bolt is used to secure the mast further, but is not really necessary for boats  that are not left on a mooring. When your Menger Cat 1  is in the water the mast is 23'6” high from the waterline, so be well  aware of overhead obstructions to avoid serious injury or harm to yourself or others. Following are the steps to be taken to lower the mast of a tabernacle Cat: 1. Put on the sail cover on in the normal way, and replace the boom crutch with the mast-boom carrier. 2. Unclip the forward flap on the sail cover 3. Remove the parrel line from one side of the gaff saddle. 4. Pull the gaff and saddle aft toward starboard. 5. Loosen the forestay. 6. Remove the fore-and-aft bolt from mast and tabernacle. 1  The Menger Cat boats are now called Thom Cat boats. Jerry Thompson, former manager of Menger Boatworks, has  purchased the molds for the famous Menger catboats. Thompson Boatworks is currently producing in Amityville, New  York the Thom Cat 15 and Thom Cat 19 based on the original Menger Cat 15 and Menger Cat 19 models. 11 Stepping the Mast on Tabernacle Boats  Stepping and Lowering the Tabernacle Mast