I've just picked up 27' Lancer Power sail and took her yesterday for the first time.
She was neglected for 3 years, tied up in the marina and had the bare minimum of attention. After a couple full days getting her cleaned up,(new fuel, surveyed all the lines, sails etc) she was in great shape. The boat is in salt water in Puget Sound, so the growth on the hull was significant, but I've seen worse. So we backed out of the slip and pointed her down the aisle way perfectly lined up. Got to the end of the aisle and turned to port and the boat took a long lazy turn. I didn't think much of it at the time, but it was way too wide and sluggish. Couple hours of good motoring and sailing we decided to head back. On the return trip we had to make turns to starboard. The boat turned on a dime, the helm was extremely responsive. I noticed the difference and played with the helm to try to understand why I basically couldn't get the boat to turn left.
I have some theories of my own, but not being a seasoned sailor, they are probably more of a guess than theory.
Rudder moves easily left and right. appears to have full travel left and right.
Could it be growth on the bottom? on the rudder? 90HP outboard in idle while this is occurring.
Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated
She was neglected for 3 years, tied up in the marina and had the bare minimum of attention. After a couple full days getting her cleaned up,(new fuel, surveyed all the lines, sails etc) she was in great shape. The boat is in salt water in Puget Sound, so the growth on the hull was significant, but I've seen worse. So we backed out of the slip and pointed her down the aisle way perfectly lined up. Got to the end of the aisle and turned to port and the boat took a long lazy turn. I didn't think much of it at the time, but it was way too wide and sluggish. Couple hours of good motoring and sailing we decided to head back. On the return trip we had to make turns to starboard. The boat turned on a dime, the helm was extremely responsive. I noticed the difference and played with the helm to try to understand why I basically couldn't get the boat to turn left.
I have some theories of my own, but not being a seasoned sailor, they are probably more of a guess than theory.
Rudder moves easily left and right. appears to have full travel left and right.
Could it be growth on the bottom? on the rudder? 90HP outboard in idle while this is occurring.
Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated