What about tacking does it make easier? I've seen mid boom sheeting break booms in a hard gybe. Mostly all new boats are set up that way because it gets all the gear out of the way. Its your boat, do what you like. I prefer end boom sheeting because the loads are less and it puts the sheet right where I can singlehand it easy. Its just a different of preference. If I kept my Catalina I'd want to add end boom sheeting. At the least I was going to add a ratchet block with a cam cleat and sheet directly from the traveller. I really don't like the mainsheet sheeting to the winch. Let us know how it turns out. On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 7:51 PM, William Laschober <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > > The traveler over the companionway would be, in my opinion, a upgrade. It > makes tacking very easy. > > To: [email protected] <IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> > From: [email protected] <brian_sullivan%40sbcglobal.net> > Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 06:10:57 -0700 > Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: Moving Aft Traveller to Midship > > I have a tiller and like the aft traveler location very much for our 1975! > A friend of mine has a slightly newer Catalina 27 with a wheel that has the > mid-cockpit traveler just head of the binacle. I will see if I can garner > any comments from him regarding the pros and cons. > > I assume that would be the "upgrade" that you are after. The traveler over > the companionway would be, in my opinion, a downgrade. > > Brian Ballinderry USA#20820 > > --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Bob <[email protected] <kniggit713%40yahoo.com>> > wrote: > > From: Bob <[email protected] <kniggit713%40yahoo.com>> > Subject: [IC27A] Re: Moving Aft Traveller to Midship > To: [email protected] <IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> > Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 11:50 PM > > Hi > > There are some here, myself included, that would not consider this move an > upgrade, especially those of us with tillers. It seems that this particular > upgrade can have as many advantages as it does disadvantages, depending on > how you use your boat. > > The last time it came up was back at post #937 > > Bob Stockley > > Sundance #2436 > > --- In ic...@yahoogroups. com, "rio.bird" <dou...@...> wrote: > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > We recently purchased a 1983 Catalina 27T and one of the first upgrades > we would like to accomplish is moving the aft traveller to midship. Catalina > Direct has the parts needed, but I was curious if anyone else on this forum > has done it and if you have pictures available. > > > > > > Thank you for all the good information that is shared, great group to be > on. > > > > > > Fair Winds, > > > David and Lanora > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __________________________________________________________ > Get free photo software from Windows Live > > http://www.windowslive.com/online/photos?ocid=PID23393::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_PH_software:082009 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- Richard "Brandon" Snider 843-616-3124 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
