Had this problem for years, and it does affect the boat's performance.
This year we took out the old, non-functioning Hot Water heater, moved
2 large cruising anchors, 60' of chain, 200' of surplus rode (we still
have a danforth and 100' of rode), a whole bunch of tools and spares
and extra junk.... I figure we got rid of 400 pounds of weight, all in
the ends of the boat. The difference is noticable... less squat in the
stern and she goes through the tacks a lot easier.
Secondly, we have added bubble-levels in the cockpit and on the side
of the mast that are fixed to tell us when the boat is flat so we can
move crew weight appropriately.....
Dave Robinson
Peregrine
1978 Catalina 27 #3695
QCYC, Toronto
"...the majority of sailors know that a race is meaningless except in
the friendships that it secures and the memories that it makes."
Nicholas Hayes
On 16-May-10, at 10:52 PM, mediahound2010 wrote:
Hey everyone. I'm new here, bought a 1978 C27 this year which is a
step up from our C22. I absolutely love this boat, but after looking
at her sitting in the water and comparing how she looks to some
other C27s in our marina, I noticed she's sitting a bit low in the
stern. I've checked everything below and she's dry as a bone. Anyone
else noticed this?
It's no big deal since there's no water below, and it certainly
doesn't seem to affect performance in the least. Quite the contrary,
she points like a dream. We were out today in a 5-10 kt breeze and
were literally running circles around everyone else. Just curious....
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