Re: catalina27-talk: Spars

[Sailor Chef]

Hey All, I just became the "caregiver" for Cat 27 # 6115. She was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She lost her rig and lifelines as well as some F'glass damage along the gunnels aft. Other than that she came thru pretty good, there was no water in the interior and the low hour Universal and the rest of the "systems" are in perfect order. I made a "pretty good" deal on her (to give you an idea, I renamed her "Gratis".) My question is; Whose spar did Catalina use on these boats and what section? I plan on doing some casual racing (the PHRF # is to good not to abuse.) What I'm thinking of doing is; Making her a "tall rig", w/out the sprit, and making up for the lost sail area by lowering the boom, so to speak. Also, I see on the Cat 27 site that a tall rig has a 10" deeper keel, is this true? If so is it the same shape, just deeper? Any thoughts, opinions will be welcome. Mark, "Gratis" Cat 27, # 6115         Want to keep you WHOLE PAYCHECK? PLEASE VISIT: http://www.fairtax.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Agur To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 2:02 AM Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: C350 opinions Bob,   Also please profile what he was use to sailing. We had a very successful C22 racer jump ship and go with a new Hunter 270. It looked great on paper but he’s getting whooped on a regular basis by a C250 owner. The Hunter owner blamed his unfavorable handicap so the C250 suggested they just race heads ups. Now we can’t get the Hunter owner to race at all since he got horizoned that time.   Oddly the C250 owner nearly gave up racing too last year when he was new to the C250. I finally convinced him everything he new about racing a fractional rig didn’t apply on his masthead rig. Ok yeah it’s similar but instinctively you do the wrong thing when trimming and slow the boat down. I got him the right tuning guide and after a couple of months his only problem is no body want’s to race him anymore.   I suspect the Hunter 270 owner is in the same predicament, having gone from masthead to fractional, but he was so obnoxious about his rating no one is willing to offer any help. Now he pretends he was just buying a cruising boat but who would by a CE class “D” boat to cruise?   Phil Agur                    s/v Wing Tip Commodore,             Call Sign WCW3485 IC27/270A                   MMSI 366901790 www.catalina27.org      Vessel Doc# 1039809 -----Original Message----- From: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com [mailto:catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com] On Behalf Of Robert Mann Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 9:11 PM To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: C350 opinions   Larry,   A co-worker of mine who is a life-time sailor, said his father bought a 310 and he thinks it is a real dog.  I can ask him for details/specifics, if you’d like.  I hate to knock Catalina, but I’d hate more for someone to make a mistake on their next boat.   Bob Mann   -----Original Message----- From: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Robertie Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 6:53 PM To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: C350 opinions   Mark,   The 350 is a hugely popular boat in the Catalina Association of New England (CANE) fleet.  They handle well and are great for cruising.  I’ve spent a few nights having cocktails in the spacious cockpit and dinner in the salon while at anchor is simply luxurious.   One of our CANE members got his with the fin keel, and now he regrets it.  Quite honestly the boat’s not a racer, it’s a cruiser.  The fin keel does give him a few extra inches when pointing, but the extra draft has been problematic coming in to some places.  He has the Dutchman furling, but in hind sight he would have gotten in the boom, even if not from Catalina.  I’d get the in the mast.  None of our members with in the mast seem to have any problems with it.   As for me, I’ll be doing Newport and the Boston in the Water Boat Show and if all goes well I’ll have a brand new 310 on order by the end of September.  Yes boys and girls the admiral is ready!  And the fine colleges of Boston no longer, as of two years ago, are getting $32k a year of my dollars.  The 310 is a great boat for my wife and I and is pretty much a scaled down version of the 350,   Larry Robertie Cheeky Monkey Salem, MA     From: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Tamblyn Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 4:17 PM To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Subject: catalina27-talk: C350 opinions     A good friend of mine is almost at the point of purchasing a brand new Catalina 350.   Is there anything that he should be looking for or discussing with the dealer other than the final options, ground tackle and instruments. It sure looks like a great boat I couldn’t find much that wasn’t exactly to my liking.   They are looking for a solid cruising boat for maybe 2 week trips on the Chesapeake bay and beyond.   Mark Tamblyn C27 Josephine Gloucester Point VA   No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.0/420 - Release Date: 8/16/2006