Thanks Mike, My boat is a 2004 as you've guessed. I also have a cam cleat at the base of the mast, and wondered it would work to run that line back to the cockpit with the cam cleat there! I guess as you say it all boils down to personal preference. I guess there's no harm in trying it both ways, eh?
...Ron On 2010 Jul 09, at 8:04 AM, mkeller23173 wrote: > My two cents on the main sheet/vang question . . . > > That diagram you're referring to might be old. The docs that came with my > boat were from the original 1994 drawings and some are just off. It's not > surprising since they would have tweaked a few things in the 9 years before > they made my 2003 boat (I'm guessing yours might be a 2004???). > > I have separate lines for the mainsheet and the vang with a cam cleat at the > base of the mast for the vang. I can see how the original design of > combining the two into one line made sense so you could control the pressure > on the boom (and therefore mainsail shape) from the cockpit. My complete > guess is that since both our boats have the same setup, that Catalina changed > it at some point to give folks greater control over the vang. > > It's just personal preference at this point, although I rarely adjust my vang. > > I believe "LE" was an early term on the 270 and denoted an upgraded model > (with the hot water heater, etc). At some point, I think Catalina dropped > LE and all the 270s had the upgraded features. > > Mike
