When I said front/back, I meant in a sideways direction. As in off center front to back.
John Harker wrote: > > > I think one to three degrees of keel being crooked front/back might not > be noticed out of the water, and would make a difference in pointing. > And that the keel being off center both vertically and front/back is > very possible. This is not unique to Catalina. The solution with > racing boats is to 'template' the keel. Which refers to buying a fully > dimensioned template model of the designed keel (usually minus some > weight) and having the yard precisely grind it to that shape, and of > course the right angles. > > John Harker C27 Prana #6261 Santa Cruz > > Phil Agur wrote: > > > > > > Judy, > > > > > > > > While it certainly won’t apply to a C27’s keel I had a friend with a > > wing keel C22 that swore in ultra light wind a wing keel would always > > turn. We all chuckled until we got a look at his keel on a trailer a > > couple of years later. The lead alloy stub of the keel was indeed bent > > 10° to 15° so the wing was no longer level. The owner who was all over > > doing a technical tuning of the mast just never looked. > > > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com>] *On > > Behalf Of *Judith Blumhorst, DC > > *Sent:* Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:29 PM > > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> > > *Subject:* Re: [IC27A] Boat points much higher on a starboard tack > > than on a port tack > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 <http://www.blumhorst.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > *From:* michael glanz <[email protected] > <mailto:mga_group%40yahoo.com>> > > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.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 > > > > > > (Yahoo! ID required) > > > > > > > > > >
