Michael, Yes, I changed out to the 10 degree "outtie" stanchions several years ago. Two on Each side of the boat Here are the PRO's and CON's as I see it.
PRO: Ease of passage. ... I have a Dodger and with my bad legs, any moving on deck was difficult. The Outties allow me a little freedom of movement. (sort of a PRO)... Using a Boom Tent, the 10 degree out stanchions.. pull the tent canvas out and flatter.. Slightly. CON: Gets in the way if you Raft Up..... They stick out far enough to Entangle with other boat's life lines or on bigger boats, their hull. One would have to carry larger Fenders if you wish to Raft Up a lot. (Sort of a CON).. I've found that people have a tendency to Grab the stanchions to "HELP" move or stop the boat.. MUCH more so than when I had the Straight ones I think because the 10 degree outties are Sticking out so far, they make a tempting Target for the Overly Helpful dock walkers.. My recommendation would be to get the Lesser Angled Stanchion... I'd say the 6 degree angle... http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=951 You get the more open deck and yet, can Raft Up . UW, Ralph Ahseln "Oblio" Lying, Portland OR From: Michael Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 10:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] Stanchions - 10 degrees out I was considering changing to the stanchions that go out 10 degrees because of the limited room on the sides, has anyone done this? What are the pros and cons? I'm also going to put fairleads on the starboard stanchions for the furling line so that I'm not always having it roll under my feet when I'm trying to get up on deck. I saw it done on another C27 online and thought it was a great idea and a simple fix to something that is always a subtle annoyance. The boat I saw had the fairleads on the outside but I wouldn't do that, I just want to keep the line off the deck. Any thoughts? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
