All this talk about weight and speed is making me sick. I work too hard during the week to spend worrying about ballast,weight placement, water lines. etc. As for removing the outboard for a race, yea right. I love my boat and I go sailing to RELAX. All this talk is too stressful. When I want speed, I take out my Hobie 18. By the way, I NEVER RUN OUT OF BEER AND RUM ON MY BOAT!!!
Jeff 1988 C-27 Wing, O/B "Matthew Lauren II" Phoenix, AZ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 8:44 pm Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Race Sails & Ballast/IB v OB Oh man - Here we go again.? I'll take my outboard any day. ? In a message dated 12/20/2007 10:16:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 12/20/2007 12:09:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ????This is all speculation, but I believe when Frank designed the hull, it was for an outboard and a tiller. So the addition on a much heavier inboard and wheel (the wheel, also moving you aft) will make the stern squat. This is obviously not ideal, but IMO makes for a much nicer boat. Also, you can add enough weight to the bow to nearly sink the thing, and the stern will still squat at hull speed as it falls into the bow wave. I feel the best option, if it bothers you,?is to move all your "stuff" forward, including the batteries, but never ADD weight to any boat unless it is a cargo ship. ? Tommy, See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. My inboard weighs 245 pounds and is at the fwd end of the cockpit. How much does that 9.9 weigh hanging way back?on the transom? Can you say Torque? Most of the time, when the auto pilot isn't engaged, I steer from the fwd side of the wheel. The only drawback to an IB is the drag from the prop. A folding prop would cancel that. Plus I don't have to mix gas or have to worry about the prop coming out of the water! ????Barking up the wrong tree! ? Ray Winkle 5275 Knot Home Sarah Creek Gloucester Point, VA. See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com
