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raulpou
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Initially Posted - 04/24/2006 :  22:02:52  Show Profile
Has anyone messed around with the set up on our water ballast boats? As many of you know, the WB does not have a traveler. Has anyone done this? Thought about it and decided against it?

I still don't understand why the WB boats did not come with one!
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Response Posted - 04/25/2006 :  04:40:43  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
This was once an often raised issue on the forum with the result that several water ballast owners installed travelers with reports that they were either ineffective or somewhat effective. I waited to here a report of optimism that one was significantly effective and so far have failed to hear such.
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Response Posted - 05/16/2006 :  13:19:13  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
While speaking with the dealer, he told me he had installed a traveler on his new C250WB and it made a huge difference in the sail plan in reducing rounding up (oh bliss!)

He installed a 4' traveler, curious of those of you that installed a traveler on your boat, what did you do about the overlap of the cockpit cushions onto the traveler track?

(I'm going to ask the dealer, but I fear he'll say 'What cushions')



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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 05/17/2006 :  12:38:26  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
My 2001 wk came with a traveler and it's very effective countering weather helm when I shift the main halyard leeward. And, yes, the cushions do overlap the ends of the traveler a bit but no problem in shifting it back and forth.
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 05/17/2006 :  14:17:24  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
A traveler is standard on wing keels but has never been offered on center board models.

There could be several reasons but the most likely is the personality of the water ballast as a trailer sailor where extra rigging is additional settup time.

The water ballast for example wasn't (at least early on) given lines led to the cockpit.

A traveler is a device to set the angle of attack of the sail for a particular course short of a close hauled course. Twisting off the main to produce this course is obviously less than efficient and will produce excess drag and excess power because of a fuller sail. A sail with both top and bottom in trim will be more efficient with less drag.

It is likely that Catalina didn't think this sail trim ability a great shake for trailer sailors but included it for the more discriminating purchaser of a boat for a slip or mooring.

Personally, I rarely used the traveler on my Hobie 18 and didn't use it often on my C22. Because I cruise the 250, there have been more courses which benefit from a traveler and the work around for me has been to double the purchase of the vang, which like a traveler serves to keep the top and bottom of the sail in closer trim.
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