Hi Calvin,
It sounds like a tall rig mast measured at the wrong point. The length measurement is of the extrusion alone from where the mast head inserts to the base. See http://www.catalina27.org/images/c27_Rig1.jpg Welcome aboard, Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790
