http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/ Catalina 27 Owners Association Tue, 21 May 2013 16:53:24 GMT Brent Landry http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12877 My never-ending quest for great rig tuning continues. I'm curious how much mast rake other C270 owners are using. What do you have and how has it performed? Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:38 GMT David.Lilley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12876 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12876 What lies beneathWhen I replaced the wood stub under the mast compression post, I thought that nightmare was over. I couldn't have been more wrong. With the Mon, 20 May 2013 23:57:49 GMT john Belanger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12875 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12875 judith, heres the response from ullmann. very quick. you were right. that's what the slot is for.  Thank you for the inquiry regarding the reefing on your Mon, 20 May 2013 15:01:22 GMT john Belanger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12874 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12874 judy, thanks. yes, pictures worth a thousand words. i'll try to get one today. your suspicion about the slot may be correct. it's in line, but slightly aft, Mon, 20 May 2013 13:27:48 GMT Judith Blumhorst, DC http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12873 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12873 The slit cut in the foot is for tying the bitter end of the aft reef line around the boom. I suspect.     Can you take a picture of the luff ?  It's not Mon, 20 May 2013 05:35:46 GMT jhnblngr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12872 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12872 i just got a used ullman mainsail for my 1983 boat. seems to be in excellent shape but i have a few questions. there is a 1/4" slot cut into the foot, just Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:03 GMT kingairneal http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12871 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12871 Hello all, hope someone can help us out. I have someone looking desperately for a anchor hatch cover to replace one that was lost during a storm. If anyone Sun, 19 May 2013 21:36:24 GMT john Belanger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12870 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12870 i have the universal diesel. if yours is like mine, i think you have a reservoir of antifreeze coolant cooled by a flow of lake water via the impeller. you Sun, 19 May 2013 21:20:58 GMT Sean Curley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12869 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12869 ; ) Why I love my Atomic Diesel 5411? the generic green coolant I use is called "lake water", and if my reservoir runs low, nobody in the marina would be Sun, 19 May 2013 21:04:36 GMT Brent Landry http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12868 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12868 Hello everyone, I'm about to flush and replace the coolant in my Perkins M20 engine on a C270LE. Two questions: 1. The LE model has the extra coolant Sat, 18 May 2013 15:03:06 GMT Bradley Davidson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12867 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12867 I'd be interested in some teak cockpit trim and any hatch trim if you have any. Brad Noah's Ark San Diego ... From: IC27A@yahoogroups.com Sat, 18 May 2013 14:46:05 GMT Thomas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12866 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12866 Have various items for C27 want to move from my garage---i.e.; Cabin ladder, boom, alcohol stove, spinnaker pole and some teak wood for the cockpit Fri, 17 May 2013 22:24:03 GMT JWambo8566@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12865 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12865 I always use the color restorer, "rubbing compound", that I use on the hull to clean up the rub rail. Works great, is easy and I have it on hand. John Wamboldt Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:21 GMT sticklerx http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12864 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12864 Here are the before pics btw https://picasaweb.google.com/117750658345062706916/2013BoatPrep?authuser=0&feat=directlink Fri, 17 May 2013 15:28:46 GMT sticklerx http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12863 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/message/12863 Hi Catalina 27 owners! As I was prepping for launch this week, I was frustrated by how poorly my rub rail and fenders looked, especially after cleaning and