On the ballast question, and why the boat is not floating on its
lines, could it be the hull is taking on water via osmosis?
Herb Clark
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chico Yacht Club
s/v Imagine Catalina 270
s/v Hotel Charlie Catalna 25
d/s Coyote Coronado 15
"Why worry when we can sail?"
On Dec 20, 2007, at 2:52 AM, Cary M. Poplawski wrote:
I hate to be a stickler for the rules, but the Catalina 27 bylaws
state -
"Ballast: Outside, 2,650 to 2,750 pounds of lead from a pattern
maintained
by the builder. No inside ballast shall be allowed except as noted
above in
Article V, Section A, Parts 3 and 5. This ballast, when required,
will be
placed in the same location as that of the item it replaces."
I also checked the local DRYA rules and they allow up to 50 lbs of
movable
ballast without penalty.
As the Catalina is extremely sensitive to weight distribution. I
would
think that the simple placement of crew would be sufficient. My
biggest
problem is balancing out all the beer and ice!!!
CMP
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of tim ford
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 1:10 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Race Sails & Ballast
Har! This reminds of a story involving a certain I/B C27 and a
Nationals
competition
some years back...I think in this case it was concrete mix or
something,
but it
was not particularly fast....to say the least.
Best off leaving the water in the reservoir!
best,
tf
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree 100% with Keith, and even if you are not racing all you are
doing with extra weight is pushing the boat further down into the
water and therefore plowing more water and essentially slowing the
boat down by making it and the sails work harder.
In a message dated 12/19/2007 12:43:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you are racing, then adding weight just to improve balance
is slow,
and crew discomfort (being forward and probably outboard)is part
of the
package.
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