http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/ Discussion of Com-Pac sailboats Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:44:58 GMT C Weis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44560 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44560 I agree do not 'hang' the unbalanced mast from the tabernacle. You could pull the screws out, or poke someone's eye out. I use two 2x4's. U-bolted w/ 1/4-20 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:10:10 GMT JERRY G MAY http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44559 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44559 I saw a beautiful cp 23 on the upper end of Lake Teledo Bend for 10,000 in sailing texas ________________________________ From: Derek Atkin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:43:37 GMT Derek Atkin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44558 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44558 Hello All. I am the current owner of a Catalina 27 and am looking at purchasing a Compac 23. I have yet to see a boat up close. Are there any group members in Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:45:07 GMT sax.man@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44557 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44557 It sold before I could get there. I found a wonderful suncat, but a family need help with a place to live and they have kids, they needed the money more than I Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:20:37 GMT bass_sears http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44556 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44556 So I gather from the previous threads you can install the mastendr system on a CP19. Has anyone does this? Is it expensive? Can you install it yourself? Just Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:23:14 GMT Grant White http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44555 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44555 David,   Your points are well taken.  And I knew better than to type "lag bolts."  I guess I had something else on my mind at the time.  It would be Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:16:23 GMT SMainster2@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44554 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44554 It's great to hear about Suncats. I love mine! Anyone who would like to join me for a day sail on Biscayne Bay near the keys, please give me a call or an email Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:53:50 GMT David Serrell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44553 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44553 Grant, You have a valid point regarding the ss self tapping screws holding the tabernacle to the cabin top.  Most smaller sailboats like the trailerable Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:11:50 GMT Grant White http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44552 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44552 It is my understanding that the reason for anchoring the tabernacle with lag bolts to the deck was to prevent catastrophic damage to the deck in the event the Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:28:07 GMT Bruce Borror http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44551 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44551 Was good to see in your email that you have supported the tabernacle by through bolting and a plate inside. I still have concerns over the 9' overhang but as Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:06:56 GMT sax.man@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44550 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44550 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:25:25 GMT David Serrell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44549 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44549 Bruce, We drove from Coats, NC to Key West, Florida which is at least 1,000 miles.  We drove at 50 mph on I-95 and the Florida Turnpike without passing a Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:04 GMT Bruce Borror http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44548 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44548 I would have to strongly agree that the mast sticks out too far. The mast must be 10 feet beyond the stern rail and for an 18 wheeler coming up behind you it Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:37:36 GMT David Serrell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44547 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44547 Tim, When we raise the mast on our Compac 19, we do this.  We drive our tow vehicle, a Tahoe, forward down the launch ramp with the sailboat still hooked to Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:26:52 GMT David Serrell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44546 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/message/44546 In North Carolina any object protruding 4' or more beyound the rear of a vehicle must have a 12" x 12" red flag on it for daytime travel, and for nighttime