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Has anyone upgraded the Barient 18 winches on the MkV to self tailing winches? What brand and size did you use and how did it turn out?
Hey everyone, thanks for the replies. The crossing in mid May went great in light winds that never quite shifted nw as predicated and flat water. We left Muskegon Friday night at midnight and were able to motor sail for most of the night and then again in the aftenoon but used the motor the whole way. Dawn at 430 am was awesome. Arrived in chicago burnham harbor about 530pm Saturday. Fuel consumption worked out as advertised.
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I'm bringing my MkV with a delivery captain from Muskegon to Chicago this month. 120 miles rhumbline. He is asking if we had to motor the whole way, is the 12 gal fuel tank capacity enough for a trip this long?
Yes, that sounds the same. Does it work well for adjusting the forestay tension? easy and effective? Do you ever worry about too much tension using this adjuster system?
Don
Can anyone help spec a backstay adjuster for MkV? My rigger is recommending an 8:1 system that has a vang type set of blocks pulling down on a wire rope going from starboard side over a block floating between two blocks hanging on each side of the split backstay. I'm wondering if a vang type set of blocks pulling down directly from a set blocks hanging on each side of the split backstay would be sufficient (definitely cheaper). What kind of arraingement do others have?
Don, 1985 MkV
Copasetic,
I don't know who made the ladder; it was on it when I bought the boat three seasons ago. There are a lot of resources on the web about the relative pros and cons of windvane vs electronic autopilot self steering and I won't go into it here. Autopilots work off electronic inputs mainly magnetic compas and are better for motoring to a fixed point. Windvanes work off the aparent wind and are better for sailing which is what I mostly want to do.
Don, Fluttercut, 1985 MkV
Barry,
Yes, windvane self steering works very well with tiller steered boats. The Monitor unit has a tiller adapater kit as well as the wheel adapter kit. Check the Scanmar website for the price list. It isn't cheap (glad I committed to it before the October crash), but I figure it is a life time investment - I can take it with me to any other boat I eventually might own with minor modifications to the mounting frame.
Don, Fluttercut, 1985 MkV
I recently completed a Monitor windvane selfsteering project on my MkV and thought I'd post this in case anyone else was considering this. Scanmar now has custom installation plans for C&C 27 MkV. Photos available here: <a href="http://www.selfsteer.com/boats/view.php?boatTypeID=2590">http://www.selfsteer.com/boats/view.php?boatTypeID=2590</a>
Don Zeilstra
Quick update on how the problem was resolved. After taking the system apart and lubing and adjusting cables, it turns out the major cause of the problem was a bent linear actuator. Probably someone prior to my ownership used it as a ladder step!
Don
I have a MkV with wheel steering. The steering is little "sticky" and takes more force to move the rudder than I'd like. There doesn't seem to be a lot of loose play. Can anyone explain how this steering system works, what the issue might be, or advice on maintainance to improve performance?
Thanks,
Don
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