Good man...... FYI ..... Anyone who has a particularly rough time the next morning after becoming quite familiar the night before with adult beverages should ask their doctor to give them a Celiac blood test. After waking up sick and tired after a few drinks the night before I quit for 10 years just to avoid the god awful headaches the next day. Well it turns out I was Celiac (basically I must avoid grains) like about 10 to 15% of us, especially the people from northern Europe originally, and the grains in the alcohol (wheat, rye, barley, hops, etc) are a no no. There was a light at the end of the tunnel though when I discovered Meyers Dark Rum (Bacardi didn't work for me) and now I can drink rum all day without adverse affects. Now we know why rum was the favored drink of the early sailing man........ I'm getting ready to duck from differing opinions on that one...... Russ
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All this talk about weight and speed is making me sick. I work too hard during the week to spend worrying about ballast,weight placement, water lines. etc. As for removing the outboard for a race, yea right. I love my boat and I go sailing to RELAX. All this talk is too stressful. When I want speed, I take out my Hobie 18. By the way, I NEVER RUN OUT OF BEER AND RUM ON MY BOAT!!! Jeff 1988 C-27 Wing, O/B "Matthew Lauren II" Phoenix, AZ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 8:44 pm Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Race Sails & Ballast/IB v OB Oh man - Here we go again. I'll take my outboard any day. In a message dated 12/20/2007 10:16:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 12/20/2007 12:09:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is all speculation, but I believe when Frank designed the hull, it was for an outboard and a tiller. So the addition on a much heavier inboard and wheel (the wheel, also moving you aft) will make the stern squat. This is obviously not ideal, but IMO makes for a much nicer boat. Also, you can add enough weight to the bow to nearly sink the thing, and the stern will still squat at hull speed as it falls into the bow wave. I feel the best option, if it bothers you, is to move all your "stuff" forward, including the batteries, but never ADD weight to any boat unless it is a cargo ship. Tommy, --------------------------------- See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. My inboard weighs 245 pounds and is at the fwd end of the cockpit. How much does that 9.9 weigh hanging way back on the transom? Can you say Torque? Most of the time, when the auto pilot isn't engaged, I steer from the fwd side of the wheel. The only drawback to an IB is the drag from the prop. A folding prop would cancel that. Plus I don't have to mix gas or have to worry about the prop coming out of the water! Barking up the wrong tree! Ray Winkle 5275 Knot Home Sarah Creek Gloucester Point, VA. --------------------------------- See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. --------------------------------- See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. --------------------------------- More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! Change your thinking, change your life. We are guided, we are guarded, we are healed, we are blessed.....
