Cutters usually have the mast stepped further aft. So you'd be a
cutter-ish but not a true cutter. Unless
you restepped the mast further back.
As far as tacking, a genoa would be interesting...you'd want some very
efficient shroud rollers up there. If you're just using a blade it
wouldn't be much of a
problem. The C&C 27 has a baby stay forward of the cabin trunk and with
a decent
device run up the first 6 or 8 feet of the shroud, even the genoa gets
around
fairly easily. No issues at all with the #3.
The advantage would be minimal, I think, without moving the mast aft to
balance the
cutter sail plan. However, it would allow you to put up a lot of sail
area on smaller
individual sails, so if you are sailing shorthanded, say an older couple
for instance, it would
allow you to power up and depower with much less loaded up sails...an
important
consideration if you or your crew isn't particularly strong.
I believe D Hoyts modified C27 is cutter rigged, but he has a fairly
large bow extension
if I remember correctly.
my 2 centavos.
tf
Joe McCary wrote:
Lou, how would you tack? It seems to me that the inner sail would be fine but
the forward sail would have problems.
Joe McCary
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Beachouse a 1975 stanard rig has the orignal standing rigging. Granted we don't
have
the blow in Oceanside that the S.F. Bay has ,but I am thinking it's time. And
while I'm
at it why not add a roller fuler.So my question for the group is ,if I add a
forstay as
well as a fuler will she become a cutter rig ? What would be the + and -
of two
headsails ,one a fuler and one a hankon.
Thanks
Lou Muth Beachouse hull # 1917
