[C320-list] cuba libre 3

[Chris Burti]

Heheheh, if you get a chance, look at the nav charts
for the NC estuine waters. 

We have a lot of shallow water with a sand and mud
bottom. Most dockage involves at least some time with
the keel in the mud at the slip or while going and
coming. Around here, the slips are often deeper than
the surrounding channels. We have no perceptable lunar
tide, but wind can  drive the water level a couple of
feet pretty quickly. 

In shallow water marinas such as where Commitment is
docked, the keel wears a depression in the slip that
we refer to as a "worry hole". Any paint on bottom
would be gone in a few days and the paint on top edges
of the wing goes away pretty quick as well.
Regards,
cb

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

> Chris-
>   I will be the first to admit that I don't know
> much about technical stuff, so here I go, why would
> paint stick to the hull sides and under side, the
> keel, the strut, the top of the wing, the side of
> the wing but not the bottom of the wing?
> -russ
> Chris Burti <cburti at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   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" 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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Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

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