It doesn't sound safe to me. If it's always to the right and very similar strength whether sailing or motoring, it isn't likely due to a problem with the rigging or sail trim. It's likely to be something having wrong with the hull and /or appendages under the boat - the rudder or the the keel Have you ever hauled the boat and looked at the bottom? Has it been run aground?
If the tug on the tiller is as strong whether sailing or motoring I'd suspect it's a warped rudder. However, if the tug is stronger when motoring, I'd suspect grossly misaligned prop shaft and/or an asymetrical rudder/warped rudder. Take a look at your rudder and see if you can see anything. You may or may not notice anything from above the water surface. Or jump in the water with a mask and take a look. I'd be suprised to find out that it's the keel. I've seen plenty of slightly misaligned keels and they don't cause strong pulling to the side. Talk to a boatyard foreman and let them interview you and ask questions. see what he/she says. I'd would think they would want to sail and motor the boat, then haul the boat and have an experienced eye take a look. Good luck. Judy B 1977 C27 #3459 "Bijou" SF Bay area www.blumhorst.com ________________________________ From: Nicolas Wainwright <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 9:22:25 AM Subject: Re: [IC27A] Pulling to the right I can have the boat going strait when the tiller is strait forward but it is really heavy and tries to to pull to the right. if I am motoring it will do circles. Always to the right. On Mon Apr 5th, 2010 11:28 PM EDT j...@photoresponse. com wrote: >I missed if this is a wheel or tiller, but does it track straight if you get >it going straight without respect to tiller position does track straight? >------Original Message----- - >From: Nicolas Wainwright >Sender: ic...@yahoogroups. com >To: ic...@yahoogroups. com >ReplyTo: ic...@yahoogroups. com >Subject: Re: [IC27A] Pulling to the right >Sent: Apr 5, 2010 10:17 PM > > it is both under power and sail. I suspect that it is a bent rudder but have >nothing to back that up. On Mon Apr 5th, 2010 5:53 PM EDT Michael Day wrote: >>If this has been asked, forgive me, but does this pulling occur while under >sail or under power? >Mike > http://www.syntheti c-oil-tech. com/1079150/ >>~~-/) ~~-/) ~~~ ~~~~ >~~/ )~~~/ ) ~~~ ~~~~ >Let's go sailing!!! > > > > >>___________ _________ _________ ___ >From: Nicolas Wainwright ><nicolas_wainwright @ yahoo.com> >To: ic...@yahoogroups. com >Sent: Mon, April >5, 2010 2:23:03 PM >Subject: Re: [IC27A] Pulling to the right > > >it is a >tiller and no matter what position it is in it will always pull to the right. >The faster I am going the harder it pulls. I have not seen anything wrapped >around the rudder but I also haven t been under the boat yet. > >On Mon Apr >5th, 2010 5:00 PM EDT Judith Blumhorst, DC wrote: > >>is it wheel or tiller? >>> >>1st thing to check for is the simplest explanation .... >> >>....warped rudder blade or .... the tiller doesn't align with the rudder blade. >> >>Does the boat go straight without a fight when and only if the tiller is held a little to the right of the center line? >> >> >>__________ ____________ _________ _ >>From: Nicolas Wainwright <nicolas_wainwright @ yahoo.com> >>To: ic...@yahoogroups. com >>Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 1:01:58 PM >>Subject: Re: [IC27A] Pulling to the right >> >> >>No matter what tack I m on it will pull and also when under power. > > > > > > > >Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > >----------- --------- --------- ------- > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
