If you have ever or ever had an inclination to race you should drop what you are doing right now and go to www.espn360.com and watch the AC race between these big multi-hulls. Before the start Alinghi has fouled in a classic port starboard and then the start Alinghi is over at the start! Meanwhile BMW is stalled and not started. This is a fascinating race racing aliong at almost 20 knots in just 7 knots of true wind.
Joe McCary Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD www.aeoluswestriver.net joe at photoresponse dot com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Akerman Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: Bimini Top Yes, please! I am also very interested in this subject! Mark 1983 C27 #5306 Mad Hatter Portland, OR --- On Thu, 2/11/10, harrybauersfeld <[email protected] <mailto:harrybauersfeld%40yahoo.com> > wrote: From: harrybauersfeld <[email protected] <mailto:harrybauersfeld%40yahoo.com> > Subject: [IC27A] Re: Bimini Top To: [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 9:43 AM CatalinaDirect sells a Bimini for the C-27. Any comments/reviews from someone who has bought one? --- In ic...@yahoogroups. com, Lee Scott <lsc...@...> wrote: > > I had a bimini made last year by JSI down in St. Pete. > http://www.newjsi. com. They may have saved the measurements. It's > mounted on the top of the stern rails, has an opening in the center for > the backstay, and ends just aft of the boom. So, it basically just > covers the area over the wheel and the aft portion of the cockpit. > > The problem I had with trying to put up a bigger bimini was headroom. > If you put it low enough for the boom to pass over it without hitting > it, you're not able to stand upright at the wheel. I think > tiller-steered boats are better suited for biminis as you usually steer > sitting down, and a lower bimini isn't a problem. One potential > solution is to have the clew of the sail recut a few inches higher so > the boom will ride higher. > > Another problem I had with trying to fit a regular bimini was finding a > place to mount it. I've got 2 sets of winches, so it's tough finding a > spot where the winch handles aren't hitting either the frame or the straps. > > Lee Scott > '87 C-27 #6350 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4859 (20100211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4859 (20100211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
