We have a tidal grid at our sailing club that we used to use for quick bottom cleans etc. Can no longer do bottoms due to environmental restrictions but can still use it to change zincs, etc. Pic of my boat on the grid at HYPERLINK "http://www.lesleyquin.com/SeaQuinGrid5.jpg"http://www.lesleyquin.com/SeaQui nGrid5.jpg taken quite a few years ago. Notice no extra support on the bow. It is held up by lines to the foreshore. Yes it is leaning a bit forward…but that was done on purpose too at the recommendation of other C27 owners. It is tricky to get it positioned right and we basically had to boat-sit all night as the tide went out to make sure the lines were adjusted as needed while she settled onto the grid.
Lesley C. Quin 74 C27 SeaQuin IV Victoria, BC…jewel of the Pacific http://www.lesleyquin.com/index.html _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe McCary Sent: October 1, 2008 2:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: catalina27-talk: This is an interesting photo of a Cat 27 This list has been very quiet lately, I suppose everyone is in the final planning stages for coming to the Annapolis Sailboat show next week! Seriously, I subscribe to the Jaguar sailing email list. Jaguars, as you may or may not know are mostly Catalina that were licensed to be made and sold in the UK. If you ever want to feel really good about the purchase price of a Cat 27 go look at what a Jaguar 27 fin keel (yes the make bilge keels version) sells for. It will knock off your socks and then remember that the British Pound is about double the value of a US Dollar (1 Pound is 2 US $). On that list there has been an interesting discussion about “drying” out the boats… then there was this post by a guy who was buying the boat. “The surveyor clambered all over her without any problems (as did I). I wouldn't have been quite so happy without the extra support though! Here's a picture I took of her at the time...the extra support can be seen in place: dried out <HYPERLINK "http://www.download.sprut.co.uk/dried_out.jpg"http://www.download.sprut.co. uk/dried_out.jpg> “ Joe McCary Aeolus II, West River, MD #4795 [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1701 - Release Date: 30/09/2008 7:08 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1701 - Release Date: 30/09/2008 7:08 PM
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