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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/Ok_Understanding_944 on 2025-07-31 04:42:02+00:00.
My husband and I bought a new (used) Catalina 250, sight unseen from several states over. We did get a marine survey which pointed out a couple small issues we were aware of, but no big issues. It’s been a general nightmare since then, but still for smaller reasons (water lines to sinks, impeller, etc). Today, however, my husband took the boat for a nice long sail over to Catalina and the mast snapped in half. Into the water. Fortunately no one was hurt, and I don’t know the full details since I wasn’t with him but I cope by planning so here I am.
Where do we go from here? It’s a 29’ mast. Can we find a similar sized mast and cut it down to fit if it’s too long?
Basically, ELI5 how to make this boat whole again without another $5-6k+? Is that even possible?