Hi Derek, welcome to IC27A ! I'll join Brian in answering with the caveat that every boat can be different and yours is older than mine.
1. Headsail (and mains'l) halyards -- we don't have any cable on our '88. It's rope line all the way. The only rope-and-cable rigging we have is for our topping lift. Do your halyards all run inside or outside your mast? If inside I'd look at the sheaves (the rollers) and see if they are cable-sized or rope-sized. I don't see any deck organizers near the base of your mast, whereas we've normally got 4 lines that are run all the way to the cockpit's forward edge for halyards. 2. We have a 150 jenny too, we keep our rail cars a little forward of yours -- roughly even with the cabin entryway. We only ever move them if we're flying a spinnaker. 3. Yeah, that does look like your topping lift. 4. This is normal on every Catalina my family has ever owned (30, 42, and this 27). 5. That's a good question. See point #1 above ... can't really tell. I'm no expert so take my comments as that of a lazy day sailor. Fair winds to you! David On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Derek Atkin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yesterday was the first time I was able to get out and get the sails up > after 10 months of work on my 79 C27. I have a few questions about the rig - > and posted a few pics here: > > http://www.opus45.com/c27rig/ > > 1. I might have some issues with halyard length. The headsail halyard seems > to be to long - by the time I get it down to the winch I am on steel, no > rope left. Does the headsail halyard run through a block on the deck first? > > 2. Any guidance on placement of the genoa sheet cars on the track? The sail > is a 150. > > 3. What is the steel cable with the clasp dangling from the backstay? > > 4. I assume that its normal that the genoa hits the front pulpit a bit? > > 5. Is it the Spinnaker halyard that runs through the block on the base of > the mast and back to the cockpit? or is that the link for the spinnaker > pole? > > Thanks for the info. > > Derek A. > #4297 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
