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Ok, I'm new to the blow boat thing, but I'm hooked I can assure you!
We have a 1976 27 Mark Three. In comparing our boat to several others at the marina I'm starting to think that the shrouds are a little loose. I have tried to get a rigger down, but unless I'm willing to commit to thousands they say they don't have time.
She has a split back stay and furling for the genoa. I have spent hours on the internet, but have not found the happy medium between poor info and very technical.
We cruise, but like performance, otherwise we would'nt have bought this boat.
Can anyone give me a hint as to how tight everything should be for our boat and the type of sailing we do?
THX
Use the search function above and search the subject "rig tuning" for a number of ideas. There is one long and detailed post from Chicago that I think you'll find very useful.
BTW, a discreet word in your ear as you continue to discover sailing - "blow boat" is a term of derision adopted by men with small willies to mask their inability to understand a sport that relies less on hydrocarbons and more on intelligence. Its use, even in jest, will not make you friends.
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
[The Chicago sailor's post mentioned above has now been shamelessly ripped off and turned - with thanks to its semi-anonymous author - into a Black Arts article. Suggestions for additions are welcome. - Admin]
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David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
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Now that's funny. Thanks for the info, and the tip.
Worked on the rigging last night and hope to get out this afternoon. Beautiful day on the westcoast.
Michael S.
Sidney BC
A follow up on David's comment about "blow boats": A couple of years ago I helped deliver a 120 ' from Long Island Sound ---down the coast---across the Gulf---and into the brown water to Memphis. The owner hired a "Pilot" to get us through NYC---for which I was grateful. Whilst the "Pilot was aboard, I was second in command---along with another blue water Capt---and two brown water Capts.
During the pre-departure briefing by the "Pilot" all those aboard that were standing wheel watches were instructed to "ignore all WAFI's". I figured I was the only one that didn't know the meaning of the term----so kept quiet. Later on I polled all the guys on their understanding of the WAFI term---no one had a clue!!!!
As the "pilot" debarked the vessel somewhere around Norfolk---I quiried him about the WAFI thing-----"Oh--that means Wind Assisted F'ing Idiot"
For those of you in Long Island Sound: Look out for this guy!!!Dave Tinder
DAWN BREAKER Mk3
Ft Myers
We're getting a bit off topic here, but in a way, I have to sympathize with the WAFI guy, even if he was personally a jerk. The largest vessels regularly in Toronto harbour are the ferries, which are dinky by NY standards, but they're fairly unwieldy. Nevertheless, people regularly pull stunts like cross their intended track, then suddenly tack back in front of them or simply meander into their path.
Presumably this is a problem everywhere, as I recall a story from ages ago about Lowell North being fined by the Coast Guard for crossing about 50 ft in front of an oncoming freighter. Also, I read an article last year (Sailing World?) about San Francisco yacht clubs adopting fairly draconian measures to prevent racers from interfering with commercial traffic. It included some stories of unbelievable stupidity by grand prix level sailors.
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
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David Weatherston
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C&C 27 Mk IV
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