[C320-list] New (to us) 320

[alahlm at comcast.net]

Robert
  congrats on new boat --- have one question    how did you get into great bay marine    my boat would'nt fit under the dover point bridge     had to wait for dead low tide and still the vhf antenna hit the bridge
  Al Ahlman
      #476

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From: Robert Seastream <seastream at adelphia.net> 

> Folks: 
> 
> Finally got our 2002 to her new home at Great Bay Marine near 
> Portsmouth, NH. Had to run her about 65 miles up the coast from 
> Hingham, MA, taking about 11 hours. Didn't push her hard, trip average 
> of 5.5-6.0 knots. I've got a spinnaker with sock that came with my 
> prior C25. I'm wondering if I could use it on my new 320. The sock 
> has '28' stenciled on it, which makes me think it was for a 28 foot 
> boat. Should I try it, or not mess about and simply buy a spin that I 
> know is the proper size for the 320? How does one know the 'proper' 
> size anyway? 
> 
> Also, the 'reverse polarity' light came on while on dockside electric 
> in Hingham. I know that means the hot and neutral connections have 
> been reversed. I'd usually suspect the host wiring. I'm on a mooring 
> in Portsmouth, so won't have much chance to be on dockside to check if 
> it happens elsewhere. What are the odds that the PO could have loused 
> something up internally on board? 
> 
> Robert Seastream 
> Intuition, hull 906 
> 
>