s/v Windsome
C27TR #6594
Hampton, VA
At 02:51 AM 5/30/2007, you wrote:
Ted,
Its a bit of an adjustment but I assure you your C27 IB will out maneuver your 22.
I had no less than 5 CG Aux folks scramble in my direction while I was doing a close quarters pirouette into the side of a dock. They stopped half way when they realized it was perfectly controlled. I halted the pirouette with the boat about a foot from the dock, stepped on to the dock, and calmly tied it off.
You can change the wind, the current, or the prop walk so you have to learn to use it. Remember in Captain Ron where he looked like he was going to cream the sea wall at the yacht club. He used reverse prop walk to prevent the stern from swinging into the dock.
The first thing to learn is the inboard pirouette itself. An inboard aux can be turned in its own length. Everything else, in extremely tight quarters becomes a variation of this. Get yourself lots of room (several boat lengths all around) to start.
Bring the boat to a stop. Put the engine in neutral and turn wheel to the starboard stop (right full rudder). Until the turn is completed the rudder stays in this position.
- Shift the boat into forward and goose the engine.
- The stern will walk to port due to thrust on the rudder
As soon as she starts forward throttle down. Wait until the RPM is back down thenShift into reverse and goose it again to stop the forward motion.
- The stern will walk to port due to prop walk
- As soon as she starts back throttle down.
- Wait until the
RPM is back down thenRepeat from step one to stop the reverse motion.
Its hard to convey what goose the throttle means without being there. If the aux really hooks up well then it may be just a blip but the idea is to really spin the prop until motion starts and then cut the power. When we do it like this we accentuate the prop walk and the boat rotates faster.
You should practice rotating the boat in its own length until you can do this without much thought. When its becomes second nature what you need to start thinking about is how current and wind is going to affect the position of the boat during the maneuver. I usually imagine a top down view and note which way the boat is going to be set (moved down wind or current). When the nose or transom is close to being aligned with the set I extend the throttle goose or blip to counter act the set.
You can also turn the boat in the other direction but it is at least twice as hard. You should do this a couple of times just so you know how the boat will react.
Every time I return to my slip I do a 360° turn before going down the alley. I usually need to lose a little speed but more importantly I get the opportunity to feel the wind and how it going to affect my turn into the slip.
Phil Agur s/v Wing Tip
Secretary/Treasurer Call Sign WCW3485
IC27/270A MMSI 366901790
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Subject: catalina27-talk: New Used Boat
I recently purchased a 1982 Catalina 27 with a universal diesel engine and pedestal steering. I have 2 major questions that maybe some one can help me with.
#2 We are in a marina and I am accustom to our previous 22 boat with an out board. It was easily maneuvered and backed out of the slip. I dont even have to back out of a slip with the new boat I just need to back out 25 to 30 yards to open water. Here lies the problem. The boat seems to be very uncontrollable in reverse. Are there some guidelines to backing up without taking out half of the marina??
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