On the other hand, if you have a solid vang you should be just about to the top. I do not have a plate and use a sailstop to keep the slugs in the slot. you should not have to have your sail cut.
--- In [email protected], "Joe McCary" <j...@...> wrote: > > Does your mast have a black band at the top and bottom? If so, there are > the maximum rise and lower points for the main. You need some room at the > top to clear the backstay. > > > > Joe McCary > Aeolus II, West River, MD > joe at photoresponse dot com > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > badfishy01 > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IC27A] Boom Height > > > > > > > > > I just bought a 27 and raised the main that came wiht the boat. The head of > the sail was about a foot from the top of the mast. The boom was hitting on > the bottom of the removable mast track plate where you take the sail on and > off from. My question is does your boom ride above or below this plate? If I > take the plate off and let the boom ride above it the mainsail will go to > the top of the rig. Or should I just keep the boom below it and get a > mainsail cut taller? Thanks Brandon Snider Catalina 27 tallrig > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4047 (20090430) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com >
