Re: [IC27A] Boat points much higher on a starboard tack than on a port tack

[Mark Robertson]

My boat did the same thing last year. It sailed better on one tack than the other. I am going to have a pro come and tune the mast this year. We launched yesterday so I hope to get some wind this afternoon. They say it will blow because a storm front is moving in tomorrow. >>> "Judith Blumhorst, DC" <drju...@blumhorst.com> 5/27/2010 1:28 PM >>>   Or the keel is crooked and really far off the centerline ;)  ... just joking, that's not likely.  It would have been VERY noticable to the eye when the boat was hauled.     Are you sure you're not being set or lifted by the current on one tack more than the other?   Seriously, the first thing to do is check your "instruments".  What are you using to indicate how high you are pointing?   I wouldn't expect to see a drastic difference from one tack to the other if the mast is slightly off from vertical.  If it were grossly off vertical, you might see a difference....   on my boat the keel is slightly off vertical, maybe 1 or 2 degrees, which is enough to see when she's hauled out.  It doesn't make squat worth of difference from one tack to another.   Most Catalina's list more to one side than the other anyway...    Fair winds,   Judy B 1977 C27 TR #3459 "Bijou" http://www.blumhorst.com             From: michael glanz <mga_gr...@yahoo.com> To: ic...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, May 27, 2010 12:04:12 PM Subject: Re: [IC27A] Boat points much higher on a starboard tack than on a port tack   Your shrouds are not equal length or your sheets are attached at different points on the tracks or both.  Get a rig tuning guide or have a rigger do it correctly. --- On Wed, 5/26/10, Michael <mlong9...@aol. com> wrote: From: Michael <mlong9...@aol. com> Subject: [IC27A] Boat points much higher on a starboard tack than on a port tack To: ic...@yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 5:56 PM Any thoughts on this? Remedies, etc? Thanks, Michael ------------ --------- --------- ------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:     http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/IC27A/ <*> Your email settings:     Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to:     http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/IC27A/ join     (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email:     IC27A-digest@ yahoogroups. com     IC27A-fullfeatured@ yahoogroups. com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:     IC27A-unsubscribe@ yahoogroups. com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:     http://docs. yahoo.com/ info/terms/

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