Yours should have one spare block under the doghouse to run the line back so it would be fairly easy if you wanted to try.
You've got me thinking and I might try it myself now too. What I'd really like to do is convert the mainsheet to be all one line so I wouldn't have to deal with that cam cleat on the traveler. Having to pull the main sheet in on port tack with that thing is never a smooth process. One thing I'm jealous of the C27 guys for having . . . four winches! --- In [email protected], Ron Ginter <rongin...@...> wrote: > > 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 >
