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For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Owners manuals, engine manuals How ccan I replace it By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. These are done from scans that IBut they are useable as they exist. I was promised a set of drawings for the series 1 Cal 34 about 6 monthsI am sure they willMy plans to make themI added a few extra scans into. It is based on the fact that the faster the motion the more upsetting it is to the average person. Consider, though, that the typical summertime coastal cruiser will rarely encounter the wind and seas that an ocean going yacht will meet. Numbers below 20 indicate a lightweight racing boat; 20 to 30 indicates a coastal cruiser; 30 to 40 indicates a moderate bluewater cruising boat; 40 to 50 indicates a heavy bluewater boat; over 50 indicates an extremely heavy bluewater boat. Capsize Screening Formula CSF Designed to determine if a boat has blue water capability. The CSF compares beam with displacement since excess beam contributes to capsize and heavy displacement reduces capsize vulnerability. The boat is better suited for ocean passages vs coastal cruising if the result of the calculation is 2.0 or less. The lower the better.Later versions 234, 34III share the same hull but with different rigs and other details. Production of the final version continued until 1979.Please consent to allowing cookies and accept our Terms and Conditions. Lapworth designed a number of smaller sisters to the Cal 40 in the late 1960’s, all looking as alike as peas in a pod. The Cal 34 was in production off and on, and in various configurations, from 1966 until 1979. The original rig was a low aspect ratio masthead sloop. The long boom of the original short rig overhangs the cockpit awkwardly, with the mainsheet traveler just forward of the aft end of the cockpit.http://www.energyair.co.uk/uploads/ford-freestar-repair-manual-pdf.xml

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According to owners, this makes access to the cockpit lockers a nuisance, as well as squandering cockpit space. The tiller occupies the entire forward half of the cockpit, so that the helmsman sits just aft of the deckhouse, while the sail trimmers sit further aft. These dimensions give the rig much more modern proportions, reducing the size of the by 40 square feet and increasing the aspect ratio of the main from about 2.51 to 3.251. With the taller rig, the typical PHRF rating of the boat is six seconds per mile faster. This assessment jibes with the performance of most Lapworth designs, which are at their best off the wind. The boat’s PHRF rating, however, suggests that, on the whole, the boat is actually slower than more modern designs of the same size.With her large, trapezoidal fin , the Cal 34 simply has a lot more wetted surface than more modern fin keel boats, although substantially less wetted surface than a full keel design. The tallerrigged boats have inherently better balance, since the center of effort of the entire is further forward. Boats with the short rig and a shortened mainsail foot are likely to be underpowered in light air. Instead, the traveler is mounted on the bridgedeck, or over the main companionway. While this location would be awkward for racing a tillersteered boat, it’s good for cruising, since the helmsman could handle the mainsheet as well as the tiller. This requires relocating the mainsheet on the longerboom boats, but it frees up the space in the cockpit dramatically. The Cal 34 really has a large cockpit, but the tiller and original mainsheet arrangement wasted a huge amount of space. Wheel steering is standard in the 334 version of the boat, built in 1976 and later. Owners consider the boat to be above average in strength of hull, deck, and rig. A number of owners report that the main bulkhead tends to delaminate due to leaking chainplates.http://www.kk-gorenjska.si/uporabnik/file/ford-freestar-repair-manual-online.xml

Since this is potentially a serious structural problem, any Cal 34 should be carefully surveyed for signs of leakage in this area. Be particularly cautious about any boat in which the main bulkhead has been painted out, rather than left varnished look carefully for water stains around the chainplates. Internally ballasted boats such as the Cal 34 frequently suffer damage on the toe of the keel when running aground. The keel molding should not ring hollow when tapped with a mallet, which would indicate a loose ballast casting—a sign that the boat has been run aground hard. Furniture and bulkhead tabbing are relatively light, notoriously so in the old Cal 40. The saying about the Cal 40 is that when the berths pop loose in the forward cabin, it’s time to reduce sail. We wouldn’t consider a boat of this age and construction suitable for ocean cruising without a careful survey of all structural components. Lightdisplacement hulls such as that of the Cal 34 get a lot of stiffness from the bonding of furniture to the hull. Keeping it in place is important. Several owners report chainplate failure due to metal fatigue, and one owner found several other partially broken chainplates when he replaced on that had broken. The faults you find are more commonly a function of the age of the individual boat. For example, some owners report sloppy rudders due to wear of the fiberglass tube which serves as stuffing box and bearing for the rudder stock—a common aging problem with this type of rudder installation. Crazing is very common. Unless it has been painted, the distinctive blue Cal sheerstrake is likely to be badly faded in older boats. If an older Cal 34 has had a lot of electronics added, there’s a good chance that the wiring has been pigtailed onto existing circuits, a poor practice. Older Cal 34s also had gate valves rather than seacocks on through hull fittings. These should be replaced.

The big cockpit can hold a lot of water, and the two small stock scuppers are inadequate. The original Cal 34 and the 234 have two quarterberths aft, with the galley to starboard and a dinette to port in the main cabin. The later Cal 334s have a more modern conventional layout, with galley aft to port, quarterberth and chart table to starboard. The saloon of the last version has a settee to starboard, dinette to port. Both layouts have Vberths in the forward cabin with the head between the main cabin and forward cabin. Head layout is different in the two models. On older boats, most owners use the dining table for chart work, although it would be quite easy to design a slideaway chart table to fit over the head of one of the quarterberths. The original Cal 34 had a varnished mahogany plywood interior with varnished mahogany trim. Later boats went to the oiled teak cave look of the 1970s. However, a varnished mahogany interior requires more upkeep than an oiled teak interior, and is harder to restore to good condition if it has been allowed to deteriorate. Mahogany blackens when exposed to salt water, while teak merely bleaches out and can be reclaimed with a little sanding. Water capacity was increased from the marginal 26 gallons of the early boats to a more serviceable 60 gallons, hot and cold pressure water were standard, and a shower was installed. The engine is located under the cockpit, but is reasonably accessible from either of the quarterberths. A thorough mechanical survey is a must when buying a Cal 34. A variety of diesels have been installed, including Farymann, 25 and 30 horsepower Westerbekes, and the Perkins 491. We would not buy a boat with a Farymann diesel, since parts are difficult or impossible to find. Oddly enough, the most desirable engine for the boat may be the old Atomic 4, which many owners report to be still running strong at 15 years of age or more. Parts are readily available, and are likely to be for some time to come.

You could also consider replacing the Atomic Four with one of the Universal diesels designed as a dropin replacement for the engine. Owners consider access fair to poor in the aft galley interior, fair to good in the double quarterberth version. A lot of changes have occurred in the industry in those 25 years, as well as in the expectations we have for mediumsized cruising boats. Certainly a lot of features of the later Cal 34s—the more efficient rig, better sail handling layout, wheel steering, anchor locker, diesel engine, bigger water capacity and other creature comforts, and more useful interior layout—make them more desirable for most uses. Of course, the price of newer boats reflects the improvements. A lot of the gear on older models will be painfully obsolete. The rigging, sails, and electronics are likely to be old. Unless the boat has been unusually well maintained, the wood cockpit coamings may need replacing, the hull is likely to need painting, and the deck gelcoat will be crazed. This was for a stripped boat—the base price didn’t even include lifelines and stanchions. If you want a lower maintenance boat, stick to a late model Cal 34—but be prepared to pay significantly more. Two years out of Emory University, after a brief stint as a sportswriter, he set out from Miami aboard a 60yearold wooden William Atkin ketch named Tosca. For 10 years, he and writerphotographer Theresa Gibbons explored the Caribbean, crossed the Pacific, and cruised Southeast Asia aboard Tosca, working along the way as journalists and documenting their adventures for various travel and publications, including Cruising World, Sail, Sailing, Cruising Helmsman, and Sailing World. Upon his return to land life, Darrell became the associate editor, then senior editor at Cruising World magazine, where he worked for five years.

Before taking on the editor’s position at Practical Sailor, Darrell was the editor of Offshore magazine, a boatinglifestyle magazine serving the New England area. Darrell has won multiple awards from Boating Writer’s International, including the Monk Farnham award for editorial excellence. He holds a U.S. Coast Guard 100ton Master license and has worked as a harbor pilot and skippered a variety of commercial charter boats. With air leaking from the seams and through the fabric itself, the raft is a graphic example of how even a professionally serviced liferaft that remains dry in its hard canister can deteriorate to the point of becoming worthless. What a great resource this is. Is the manual condition good enough to allow it to be copied at Kinkos for multiple copies. If so, Im sure several Californian owners would be willing to pitch in to cover the costs of reproduction and mailing. I know I would. Thanks for taking the time to share this info.The owner was the origional owner, that I can tell.i have all the origional manuals.if anyone would like a copy as I have not the patients to scan them.let me know. JamesIm getting ready to cut one of mine out1982 Californian 34 LRC. I thought it was aluminum but could I be wrong. Can I assume a magnet will stick to welded steel. I know it wont stick to aluminum so will check that next time at the boat. It wont stick to stainless steel either, so not sure that will give me an answer. Thanks. Edited by Fighterpilot on Friday 24th of February 2012 044111 PM. Grated pages from Dans family tree, sailing the Great lakes in old Cal Yachts, Ive owned a Cal 227 for over 20 Hundreds of Note For information only. We do not sell or promote herbs here.I remarried in 2005, another great girl. She passed away in 2000, I remarried in 2005, another great girl. I got tired of There still Include your return email address in the text. Thanks. This page contains emails received from November 30th, 1998 until July 5 th, 1999.

So, leave me an email with your question There is no charge or fee for this. It is The answer All Cal Yachts for sale ads must contain an active phone number and a price. We simply post these for sale ads free of charge. All transactions are strictly between the buyer and seller. We assume no responsibility for any transaction that takes place from an ad on this website. This will also return you to this menu but only after you have used the menu at least once... .. 8 replys Cal for charter business.. 0 replys . 0 replys Florida. My 1970 Cal 29 sailed Lake Erie also. It is now docked behindSometimes I miss sailing to the Bay as I did oftenChanging it woud be a major project. I will continue to read your webpageHappy Sailing. Jscer It turned out thatA couple of thoughts; He lives in the TidewaterAnother goodGreat stuff. Ill get exactRegards, Tim Carman International Marine Publishing Co. 1979 In my previous email, I confusedA Knopf Pub.,1974 Replace the molded rubber rubrails withIf you really want to spend bigDan Dalrymple,They probablyThey may not have an exact replacementIL 60077, voice tel 8676796700, FAX 8676792401. Salisbury would beThey list themselves as makingThe name I have is Rudy Nickerson at DNR Marine in Massachusettes. The phone number is 5086443001.I probably can find the invoice at home if the above info has changed. They are also supposed to have a wharehouse full of old Cal parts! I hope this helps, if not let me know and Ill search for the invoice. Warren. I own a CAL31 and needed replacement rub rail. The following company has the rubrail and will ship it directly to you. Hope this helps those looking. Tom GrantI thought I had a prettyOhio. Will appearDan Dalrymple, editor. Old Cal Yacht homepage. Will appearWed, 8 Apr 1998. From Glloq1 F.

Tresse I have a rebuilt rudder for an Irwin 34 but it probably couldnt be madeI didnt say this to scare you,The most expensive partThe stainless should cost youThe entire skeleton MUST be ALL stainless of the same grade and professionalyThe resin and glass should cost less thanYou should be able to make a mold of someonesOf course you wouldOne piece is laid flat, the shaft and skeleton areThey must be held solidlyAfter the foam sets the exess is trimmed, theAlso your insurance mightDan Dalrymple, editor Old Cal. Yacht homepage. Will appearDay Dan, Well I hope you can help me. I think we can help each other, iI need to find a rigging planHave Dan giveTim Carman Publication has lotsSun, 26 Apr 1998 070024 0700 From Jack Shincke ToMy Cal 227 rates from a low of about 200 to around 208 if Im lucky. MyThe later model. mark III probably rates a little lower than this. Again, you willHeres a quick explanation. For example,Since he hasSince the difference is 60 60 seconds. If the race is 9For example, if your boat rates PHRF ofBut, since my boat rates 208, that leaves. You would need to beat meDan Dalrymple, editor. Will appearSubject What is it Date Tue, 21 Apr 1998 221222 0500 From. Gary Easter Fax 2149461538 OrganizationI am in the process of purchasing. The ad read 25 Cal Jensen. TheBut after lookingHow can I determine which one I have. If its a 25 Id be glad to sendThere is also no owners manual or other documentationGary Easter Cal Jensen designed. Anyone else have anything on this boatThe easiest way to tell them apart is that the 25 has two large windowsThe 24 is a fractional rig with jumper strutsThe newest 24 Ive heard of is 1970,My old 25 would beat the 24 downwindWill appearJust about any sizeEric Stanson, Logan Ohio. Will appearSubject Cal 31 Date Sat, 25 Apr 1998 194125 EDT From WOOMER ToWe own a 31, which thereWhen I started this Cal.

Yachts website in March, 1998, I didnt realize how many designs Cal hadMy promise again Ill postNone of the localLocal shops sayAre there anyThanks! Ned Actually, I doubt if there are more than four manufacturers of spars andIll try to list their names here under this. Dan Dalrymple, editor Old. Cal Yacht homepage. I am in need of a new rub rail and needIt turned out thatDan Thanks for your response to my mail. Your page is a real treat. AHe lives in the TidewaterAnother goodGreat stuff. Ill get exactRegards, Tim Carman. International Marine Publishing Co. 1979 In my previous email, I confusedA Knopf Pub.,1974 Replace the molded rubber rubrails withIf you really want to spend bigDan Dalrymple,They probablyThey may not have an exact replacementIL 60077, voice tel 8676796700, FAX 8676792401. Salisbury would beThey list themselves as makingYou could try themDan Dalrymple,The name I have is Rudy Nickerson at DNR Marine in Massachusettes. Tom GrantI located a company that may be able to supply the product. I asked for a sample to be sent to me.Does anyone have knowledge concerningIf a change was made, to what type material and howAre there any more concerns I should have inMost Cal yachts have a cored deck but haveHow do you check Easy way..Then go topside and take tiny steps all aroundThe Easy cure Have the marina fix it.Do not try thisA new part must be made from proper marineDo NOT try to replaceSometimes jacks and cribbing must be used to force the bulkhead tightlyinto its proper position. Attention must be paid to the boats positionThe boat that I helped change a bulkheadI always thought, that if I hadThe main thing is to cut the new part asAgain, do not try thisI mentionedDick Seay Organization ToOur President and Secretary are Jack and. Marsha Ottestad. Since were old fashioned and sexist, I believe Jack isTheir email address will be listedDo you do the web pages for a vocation or an avocation editors note. Im nearing 60, retired and do these pages for fun.

Dan Dalrymple. I will be away for a month or so, but Jack and Marsha can fill you in. Alfred Bloch ARIEL, a Cal 46 III but with the windows of a 246. Association Date Sat, 02 May 1998 182931 0700 From Alfred M BlochThe Cal 46 is one of the finest cruising ever made. It isThe Association meets about four times yearly on the West Coast where mostOur next get together with be in Mission BayMay 1998 172322 0700 From Tim Carman ToThe are also about six boats active in Puget sound. Francisco is still kicking butt in the Pacific Cup after 30 odd years. I also have met a gentleman in St. Micheals, Maryland, who does the BermudaOregon From Margo Sailing Education Adventures.. We are looking for a Cal 20 to be donatedPhone 4155501168 I have just purchased a Cal 20 circaI came across your site in my search. Cal2 27 looks just like my Ranger 26. My name is Hans de Zwart and. Im located in Melbourne, Australia. Dont ask me how a Ranger 26 managedDo you know if there is any conection beteen the Cal and Ranger. Im lookingIf theres any connectionBest regards. Hans From Dan Dalrymple To GLMariner Their equipmentI would make the outside of theUse at leastAlso many marinas require the ends to be openDoes anybody know where I can purchase some of this moulded rubber It turned out thatA couple of thoughts; He lives in the TidewaterAnother goodGreat stuff. Ill get exactRegards, Tim Carman Replace the molded rubber rubrails withIf you really want to spend bigDan Dalrymple,They probablyThey may not have an exact replacementIL 60077, voice tel 8676796700, FAX 8676792401. Tom GrantDate Fri, 22 MayPresently I am using sheet cars on the rearAlso as far apart as you canDan Dalrymple,Dan, could youAnyone else have any suggestionsI live outside of buffalo. Thank you Kim These manufacturers were already having a rough time due to the skyrocketing resin costs during the 1980s. This new excise tax was the straw that broke the camels back.

As far as I know, they only produce the Cal 33 and the . They dont offer parts for the older Cals. However, since they opted for the Cal name, they may be able to offer help in obtaining parts. Here is their address and phone number Cal Pearson Corporation, 7900 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 302, Bethesda, MD 20814, vioce tel 3016520008, FAX 3016520564. Dan Dalrymple, editor Old Cal Yacht hompage. Date Fri, 22 May 1998 090741 0700. From Dan Dalrymple You arent the Dan Dalyrimple who wasIt matters not, butWe have a 1974 , and Ill be happyWe got it thirdhand,Do you know where I might be able to findAnalysis in a TITAN wing! Dan Dalrymple,Jodeesha Could someone tell me what size diesel engine would work good for thisWhere might I find this GordonIm not sure that the Atomic 4 is entirely the whole problem. The Catalina 30 beamier AND heavier than the Cal 29 used the Atomic 4 and they seemed to have plenty of power. The Atomic 4 was rated at several different horsepowers from 18hp to about 30hp. If your boat cannot make this speed, there is probably something else wrong. If your engine seems to run well and reaches its full rpm while in foward gear, you may be geared wrong or have the wrong prop. Also, a good thing to check is prop rotation. Running a prop the wrong direction reduces efficiency. Dan Dalrymple, editor Old Cal Yacht hompage. It is commercially documented. Also,Both on the Chesapeake. Grew up on the CAnother wants to start a Pearson Cal Owners group. More later. Need to travel home this weekend. I would like to see anotherI want to add heat and do it from hind sightI could help. Dan Dalrymple, editor. Old Cal Yachts website. A kick up rudder would be nice, too, as. I would be really interestedIt sure does sail well!Looking forward to hearing from somebody. Steve Loehr, in West Virginia It had two pieces of wood that fitted and the top and bottom of the keel well. A piece of elastic cord kept the top piece snug.

Please feel free to email or call me if you have any. K M TempletonBecause we almost lost the keel well plug once whileI might be able to photocopy that drawing with the understanding that it is NOT a Cal drawing but is measured off of our own boat.Thanks in advance. John Glitsch Aptos, CA Monterey Bay Area Co. 1979 In my previous email, I confused this book with Bill RobinsonsA Knopf Pub.,1974 I would be interested in peoplesThanks! K M TempletonTherefore, when the shrouds were tightened andIt is actually visable from the head looking atThe boatyard wants to just loosen theThanks. Marshall FindleyI recently bought a 66 Cal 48 and am in the process of a major overhaul. The boat was mainly used for racing and I am redesigning the interior for a cruising boat. Do you have any info on the 1966 48 Date Wed, 10 Jun 1998 194548 0500It needs some work but I hope to have many years of sailing with it, if I could only find a source for parts. Any ideas. Thx catman. tymll. We, the present owners of Cal Yachts, will need to find parts from other sources. Cal Yachts have been out of business for 13 years now. A new company has picked up the Cal line but only builds the Cal 33 and the Cal 39. Even these two boats do not seem to be designed by Lapworth. This new company does not provide parts for the older Cal Yachts, only for the models that they produce. The catalogs can be obtained from ads in most sailing magazines or look any of these companies up on the net. Dan Dalrymple, editor, Old Cal Yacht webpage. I bought a last fall from my marina operator. It was built in 1985, hull number 23. This boat had been repossesed by the marina owner so the previous owner stripped many of the parts. I needed to order the boom, sails, standing and running rigging, washboards etc. This was in November. In december, I began ordering parts from this person and since then i placed several other orders by credit card.

He kept telling me they were working on the rigging and he was waiting to send it all at once.Anyway it would take me pages to explain the whole story, including my driving from buffalo to RI last week to pick up anything this guy may have hadwith no sucess.Aside from feeling like a total idiot for being strung along for so long, our boat is sitting in a slip with no parts. Guess we bought a powerboat. Anyway we now have the police involved as well as the lawyer and credit co. Just thought you should know all this. The whole story is unbelievble. MR. George Crowell 4 west branch road Little Compton Rhode Island 4016352984, he also represents himself as Little Compton Yachts 4016352980. I hope you will pass the word I hope this will save others from our fate. Please feel free to contact me if you want to. Peter Disilvio 69 Minard st, Lockport NY 14094 7164348540. Most mail order companies are reputable but there are always a few rotton apples in each barrel. I dont know Mr. Crowell or a company called Little Compton Yachts myself, but I would find out more about him before I had dealings with anyone in his area code or zip code. Con artists commonly change their business names. Dan Dalrymple, editor, Old Cal Yacht webpage. I havent seen the boat but only heard about it today. I am new to sailing and am looking for a starter boat. I sailed a 22 footer when I was a teenager and loved it. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. kevin. We do this for exactly this reason. These ads, taken from books and magazines will give you an idea what Cal Yachts are selling for and what equipment they offer. These ads are legitimate. They are real ads from real advertisers. The date the ad was posted is listed in most of the ads. Dan Dalrymple, editor, Old Cal Yachts website. I have owned a Cal 30 since 1975, she is the one with a full keel, cut away forfoot. Do you have info or photos on this boat. She sails fast and safe.

I just repowered with Yanmar Diesel 18 horse fresh water cooled engine. But the Atomic 4 prop does not work with that engine. Working on a new prop with different pitch. Any info you have would be appreciated. Rainer Stegemann. Also tell them what diameter your present prop is and if you have room to go larger. Always try to maintain at least 10% of your prop diameter clearance between the tips of your prop and the bottom of the hull. For example a 10 inch prop should have at least 1 inch clearance, a 20 inch prop, 2 inches. Also, make sure that both of these engines rotate the prop in the same direction. The Yanmar is probably a right hand rotation. Running a prop backward reduces the efficiency. Dan Dalrymple, editor, Old Cal Yachts homepage. A30 diesel in my Cal 29. Anybody out there had any experience with this. Interested mainly in a more easily maintained and less expensive product like Yanmar, but dont know the exact specs for easy switchover, without changing engine mounts, etc. I know Yanmar has a two cylinder 18HP that would workmaybe but new is ridiculous, so a used or rebuilt would hopefully be the answer. Better figure on new motor mounts and a little bit of fabricating. Dan Dalrymple. editor, Old Cal Yachts homepage. Anybody out there had any experience with this. Thanks for any help!! Rick T he steel beam under the compression post under the fiberglass cabin sole is rusting away to nothing. It has two tabs that come up through the sole and is bolted to the bulkhead with four half inch bolts in each tab. I dont see any way to replace this beam without cutting out a large portion of the cabin sole, which will weaken the sole. Has anyone had this problem One of the 34 brochures goes back to the early 70s. Hope that these fill some gaps. Peter. I received them fine but havnt had a chance to add them to the site. Ill get them in as soon as I can and yes, they do fill some gaps.I would be interested in peoples experiences and opinions about this boat.

Thanks! K M TempletonTherefore, when the shrouds were tightened andIt is actually visable from the head looking at the screws on the bottom that go through the bulkhead.The boatyard wants to just loosen the shrounds, remove the screws and tighten up the tiebolt to the mast so as to drop the bulkhead wall back in place They then want to reattach the bulkhead screws and tighten the shrouds.Who may have picked up the Kenyon spars after Kenyon closed. Thanks, Marshall Findley Thanks for your site and feedback. Question How do you read the Hull Identification Number for this model Expect to use it for day sailing and some overnighting with kids. What is good and bad about this boat. When were Cal229s produced Date Thu, 25 Jun 1998 125044 0700I heard there was some sort of a relationship between Crown and Cal. Im trying to find more info on the Crown series.I need the dimensions for the main, jib, genoa. Thanks! Arend BunteThe boat is on lake Lanier, just outside Atlanta. I have just completed a complete renovation of the interior. Last winter, I had the bottom done and all is like new again. The boat had not been out of the water for 12 years yet had no more than 50 small blisters.It still sails and looks great. I will try to send pictures. I recently purchased a new North Club racer sail, which has greatly enhanced boat speed in light wind.Since I am somewhat technically challenged, I dont know if you can add it to the web page. If you are interested, let me know.However, in the summer sailing season I sometimes get slow on my posting but if you send copies of Cal literature, itll get posted.There are about 25 Cal boat in the harbor 227s, 29, 3We sail in the San Joaquin River, where depth is a major issue.George and Kim Chimiklis. editors note I remember hitting a website on a Cal 34 that changed his Standing rigging in order to race faster. I cant think of the boat name right now but Im sure that he helped the boats speed.