Welcome Rick,
As the "forum" owner I typically hold my tongue on which is better but I much prefer the C270 over either you mentioned. When a C27 named Juggernaut was circumnavigated By Patrick Childress in the early eighties it did not go unnoticed by Catalina. The 41 (structural) modifications made by Patrick Childress and documented in John Vigor's book the Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat all found there way into the C270 in one form or another. I like the rest of us is not likely to head around the world soon but IMHO they sure made for a wonderful boat. It will literally sail itself by following the wind under most conditions which means I may use the auto helm to assist coming out of a tack but then once we're on the new heading I just lock the wheel and let her go. If I need a course correction I'll adjust the sails and the boat will change heading until the ribbons fly again. She's not quick but she can be fast. Ok back on topic. I have a list of 13 things to inspect when buying a on a C27 stored somewhere on my 2.5 terra bytes storage (professional photographer), I just hope it has a searchable file name. I'll start a search while I work on fence repairs today. Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 9:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] C27 vs. C250 I am considering the purchase of one of these boats. The C250 is much newer, and a simpler boat (outboard motor, no shore power, etc.). The C27 is older be appears to be well cared for. Any advice of the relative pros and cons of both? (Since this is a C27 forum, I can guess which one you guys prefer!) Thanks, Rick [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
