[C320-list] cuba libre 3

[Chris Burti]

I don't believe it to be a common practice or even
helpful one around here to paint the bottom of the
wing...all the paint would be worn off in a couple of
weeks anyway.

--- "russgm at yahoo.com" <russgm at yahoo.com> wrote:

> AWESOME!  Welcome to new boat world, now you need to
> walk around and see all the little fiberglass voids
> that will develop over the next few weeks, I had the
> Catalina roving fiberglass man already visit for my
> initial repairs.  My Sure Bail bilge pump switch has
> ceased functioning after 2 entire weeks!  No one
> connected my E80(yes with the way cool Platimun
> charts) to my VHF, so no DSC.  On the subject of VHF
> there is some as of yet undecerned problem with its
> antenna, or is it the cable?? The hard wired remote
> for the stereo in the cockpit's screen has gone
> blank, but the buttons still work...My forward air
> conditioning system, has some problem that causes
> the compressor to shut down, I can't find a zinc
> anywhere on my shaft/prop or nuts, hey did I mention
> that when I dove under the boat, to inspect it, I
> found no one had botehred to paint the underside of
> the wing...I could go on all day, but I won't....By
> the way just spent two glorious weeks on my new
> boat, love it
>  soooo much, it is LIVING! we cruised to Block
> Island, around Connectitcut, went to Vinyards on
> Long Island's North Fork, all the problems, will be
> resolved, but the fun has just begun...
>   Russ Monaco
>   Commodore C320IA (6 more weeks)
>   C387 #95 Alderu
>   formerly C320 #621 Escape
> 
> Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com wrote:
>   cuba libre 3 was delivered over the weekend from
> SF Bay area to MdR...went
> under the Golden Gate Bridge at 8:40am Friday and
> cleared the Marina del
> Rey breakwater at 10:30am Sunday--a 50 hour
> delivery!
> 
> All went well, the crew, which included 320 owners
> Walter Burnett (Selkie)
> and Ray Durand (Bellezzza) was fantastic!
> 
> The first 25 hours were a very fast downwind
> run--8-9kn but the winds died
> and we had to motor the last 25 hours...went around
> Pt. Conception on
> Saturday night at 8pm or so and all was calm around
> the cape....which is
> good because extremely high winds and large,
> confused seas are the norm in
> that area...
> 
> Boat handled very well and was comfortable....since
> I had bought my 320 in
> 1994, the only navigation eqpt I've used has been a
> Garmin 45, cl3 has the
> Raymarine E-120 installed and man, what a HUGE
> difference, not just in
> navigational uses but in pure entertainment
> value--the amount of info is
> incredible, specially with the Navionics Platinum
> chip-set I installed,
> the 3-D graphics are amazing!
> 
> Thanks again to Walter and Ray and also to Roger
> Frizzelle of Farallone
> Yachts in Alameda--the boat was commissioned exactly
> as I wanted and hoped
> for! If you're in the bay area, stop by and say hi
> to Rog
> 
> 
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Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

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