Larry, Congratulations. And condolences. Simultaneously and intensely.
Do stay on the list if it's not too painful. We'd miss you if you weren't here. And be assured that it will always be easy for you to catch a ride on a C27. I may have you take me sailing on my boat - my back has some renewed issues and I may need surrogate captaining to get out much this year.
Hope you told the new owner about the C27/270A and our little nest of anarchy here.
And Godspeed, Chicken. Chris At 10:33 PM 5/21/2006, you wrote:
Hi all, Well I sold my beloved and cursed Dixie Chicken on Friday. Very nice guy bought it. He got a good price on the boat. I'm suddenly very sad. You really pour so much of your life, sweat, money and soul into a boat that it almost seems to have its own personality. But I can see that I just don't have the time and energy to put into working on it and sailing it like I use to have. C27's are great boats though, arn't they?! I helped the new owner shuffle the boat to Calvert marina on Saturday. We sailed it. He was just loving the performance. He kept refering to his old boat as a 'tub' compared to the C27. Ahhhh. So sad... So sad... The wife seems pleased. I mourn. Larry Taborek C27 Dixie Chicken > Dave, John, > > Yes, this setup will work fine. I've had mine that way for several > years. As I moved into racing my cruising-laden boat, I changed my > mainsheet to this: > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sailrmann/new_mainsheet_setup.jpg I have > since changed my traveler to the straight-track and changed the blocks > to air blocks. Now, it is easier to control the mainsheet from either > side of the cockpit. The only downside is that the dodger doesn't mix > with it very well. But then I almost never use the dodger. > > Bob Mann > '85 c27 #5928 > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sailrmann > >> -----Original Message----- >> >> Dave, >> >> I think that it will work just fine. I have had mine out several times >> and find that the sheet runs much better now that one block is removed >> and no more binding on the vang block. >> >> The Catalina manual drawing 4.1.10 has the sheet routed to the >> gooseneck. The original configuration can be seen at >> http://www.sailtravis.us/ >> >> Also note the large cleat between the boom and mast step, it would > also >> bind against the sheet. >> >> John >> 1985 C27 5956 >> Austin TX >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > John, >> > >> > That is the way I have the vang and main sheet block set up on my > 1982 >> > C-27. I'm not sure if that is the way it was...I took the boom off > and >> > couldn't remember exactly how it was set up. My friend John of the >> > Escapade and I walked around the boat yard looking for an idea of > the >> > connecting points and decided to connect vang above the mainsheet >> > block. It seems that it should work well but have not really tested > it >> > yet. I've been out on two brief sails but nothing that would > really >> > test the set up. >> > >> > >> > Dave Tierney >> > /Celtic Pride/, 5282 >> > 1983 C-27 >> > Fleet 19 >> > Northern Chesapeake > > Dixie Chicken is FOR SALE: You can view the boat at: http://www.taborek.net/Dixie_Chicken/For_Sale/For_Sale.shtml ----------------------------------------- Join ISP.COM today - $8.95 internet , less than 1/2 the cost of AOL Try us out, http://www.isp.com/
