Hi tim if you are looking to sell that 170 I would be interested in it my cat27 has hanks on dont have a roller furling could use a decent sail for it.
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:19 AM, harrybauersfeld <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I installed an electric bilge pump to the end of the existing maunual pump > tubing and it works fine. The auto bilge pump will pump through the manual > pump and you can still use te manual pump if needed. > > > --- In [email protected] <IC27A%40yahoogroups.com>, "timyoung3333" > <try4...@...> wrote: > > > > Hi folks. I will apologize in advance for the newbie questions. I just > bought a c27 last week. I'm a dinghy sailor that is new to keel boats. > > > > The bilge pump on my boat is manual - no electric pump, let alone > automated switch. There is only one tube, for the hand pump, running from > the bilge out the back of the boat. Can I simply add an electric bilge pump > in the bilge? Will the electric and manual pump be fighting each other on > the same line? If so, any suggestions for capacity, brand, or features to > look for? > > > > Also, the rigging includes a roller furling. I have a basic jib, storm > jib, and a 170% genoa. Only the base jib is setup for the furling, the > others have hanks. The 170 looks like it has hardly been used. Is it worth > getting this sail converted to use the furling? Can I use it as the primary > sail on the furling and just pull out only the amount of sail I need for the > conditions? > > > > Thanks! > > Tim Young > > > > >
