I am looking for a small jib for my Catalina 27. I sail where it is very windy and would like a sail smaller than a 110% jib but considerably bigger than a storm jib. There are many "ready made" or used Catalina sails that are more reasonable than a custom made sail, so I got the idea to use a Catalina 25 %110 jib on my Catalina 27. What do you think? Would it perform good? Any thoughts on this? Thanks!
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Perform good?
Sure, depends on how you use it.
Sure, no problem using the sail. It's not the boat that the sail came from but rather the size of the sail for the rig for which you have put the sail into use. A C22 150 genoa would be a storm sail on a 165 foot boat. Go from there. Stu
Sure, depends on how you use it.
Sure, no problem using the sail. It's not the boat that the sail came from but rather the size of the sail for the rig for which you have put the sail into use. A C22 150 genoa would be a storm sail on a 165 foot boat. Go from there. StuConsider the weight
While a sail from a smaller boat might give you OK sail area for what you need, they typically would also have a lighter weight of sailcloth, as the smaller boat would be using the sail in lighter winds than you're considering. Using a C25 110 might give you OK sail area, but I'd bet the sailcloth would be a little light for what you'd want in 20+ knots on SF or San Pablo bays. Call a sailmaker and ask what he'd recommend for size of the sail (Sq ft and hoist/foot measurements), as well as cloth weight. In the Delta, we all use club footed jibs, which are a little smaller on the foot with the same hoist so that they pass in front of the mast without any overlap for short tacking up and down the river. So they are a little smaller in sail area than a typical 110. But they have a good weight of cloth. I've used my club jib w/o the boom in 25-30 knots on SF Bay and the ocean, with 2 reefs in the main and it's great.
While a sail from a smaller boat might give you OK sail area for what you need, they typically would also have a lighter weight of sailcloth, as the smaller boat would be using the sail in lighter winds than you're considering. Using a C25 110 might give you OK sail area, but I'd bet the sailcloth would be a little light for what you'd want in 20+ knots on SF or San Pablo bays. Call a sailmaker and ask what he'd recommend for size of the sail (Sq ft and hoist/foot measurements), as well as cloth weight. In the Delta, we all use club footed jibs, which are a little smaller on the foot with the same hoist so that they pass in front of the mast without any overlap for short tacking up and down the river. So they are a little smaller in sail area than a typical 110. But they have a good weight of cloth. I've used my club jib w/o the boom in 25-30 knots on SF Bay and the ocean, with 2 reefs in the main and it's great.
Thanks Peter and Stu *!
Thank you for your replies. I think my boat may have been set up for a club footed jib before. I have a track down the middle of the bow. This boat was a donated boat so I have no history on it and I think some of the equipment was sold off. Maybe a club footed jib would be a good choice. If only roller furling wasn't so expensive. Lorrie
Thank you for your replies. I think my boat may have been set up for a club footed jib before. I have a track down the middle of the bow. This boat was a donated boat so I have no history on it and I think some of the equipment was sold off. Maybe a club footed jib would be a good choice. If only roller furling wasn't so expensive. Lorrie
Lots of possibilities!
If we can get some more data on it, there are a lot of possibilities on the boat. Do you know the year it was made? Hull number? Boat name? Standard or tall rig? What type of auxiliary power? There's lots of info available on the web on the 27.
If we can get some more data on it, there are a lot of possibilities on the boat. Do you know the year it was made? Hull number? Boat name? Standard or tall rig? What type of auxiliary power? There's lots of info available on the web on the 27.
Watch out for halyard wrap!
If you are using a roller furling, note that the luff of the c-25 sail is shorter than that of the c-27. Be sure to hoist the head to the top and tack the sail with a pendant. Fixing the tack to the bottom of the roller furling, leaving the shortened sail aloft will lead to a halyard wrap that will snap the headstay. Been there.. done that!
If you are using a roller furling, note that the luff of the c-25 sail is shorter than that of the c-27. Be sure to hoist the head to the top and tack the sail with a pendant. Fixing the tack to the bottom of the roller furling, leaving the shortened sail aloft will lead to a halyard wrap that will snap the headstay. Been there.. done that!
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