[C320-list] AFI cockpit table

[Chris Burti]

Thanks Stu, but I want to keep the size.

--- Stu Gitchell <stu.gitchell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Chris,
> I ran into the same problem right out of the box. I
> fiddled around a bit 
> with measurments and sketches. Then re-engineered
> the whole damn thing. It 
> was easier than it sounds. Here's what I did......a)
> threw away the 
> directions, b)threw away the plastic mounts. c) took
> the table apart, d)cut 
> 3" off the back end of the table top, e)cut 11/2"
> off the back end of each 
> drop leaf, f) cut 3" off the leg, and g) varnished
> it, put it back together, 
> and mounted the whole shootin match 21/2" lower with
> 316L U-bolts. It works 
> great. It looks great. The blasted little leg doesnt
> foul, and I have my 
> drink holders. A more sophisticated solution may
> exist, but a VMI man goes 
> straight for the skill saw. Victory!
> Stu Gitchell
> "Doxology" #1067
> Yorktown Va
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> > Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:06:27 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Chris Burti <cburti at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] FW: Docking
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> > --- Adam Weiner wrote:
> >
> >> Yes, head in straight.  You normally put your car
> >> into a space face front, why not put the pointing
> >> end in first.
> >
> >
> > I am saying all of this with an e-grin, but body
> > language never shows through the text. This is
> > intended to be a lesson for those less experienced
> > sailors, so some of it is phrased emphatically for
> > effect. It is a reflection of my experiences, I am
> > still learning and so it should be taken with a
> grain
> > of salt. Please, everyone, take this in the
> kindest
> > sense.
> >
> > Yes we drive into a space...and then we back
> out...so
> > what's the difference which order? If we have a
> load
> > of heavy stuff in the trunk we probably will back
> in.
> >
> > I prefer to eliminate the need to climb over
> lifelines
> > and carry loads of coolers, groceries, beer and
> sea
> > bags from the bow to the stern negotiating a
> narrow
> > path laden with traps for the incautious. My less
> > experienced guests will fare better on boarding as
> > well.
> >
> > First, it is best to practice on windless days and
> as
> > often as possible. Second, only proceed as fast as
> you
> > will be willing to hit a solid object.
> >
> > Our boats, being built with what is essentially a
> fin
> > keel and a huge rudder, back as good as any single
> > screw inboards that I have helmed in over forty
> years
> > of messing around in boats...and better than
> > most...once you learn how.
> >
> > I firmly believe that all this discussion about
> prop
> > walk and inefficient props when talking about
> backing
> > a C-320 is just so much hooey. Want to see what
> prop
> > walk is all about?...Try backing an inboard ski
> boat
> > with huge prop and tiny high speed rudder...or,
> > backing a full keel sailboat with pintle hung
> rudder
> > and with a prop aperture...now you're talking prop
> > walk.
> >
> > I hate to be so blunt because text makes it sound
> so
> > rude, but if you are having problems backing a
> C-320,
> > it is likely to be the result of either a lack of
> > experience, poor technique or a badly fouled prop
> > (strong cross currents excepted, in which case
> > everyone is likely to need a spring line to get
> where
> > they want to go in reverse). I also confess that I
> > haven't backed a C-320 with a two-bladed fixed
> prop,
> > so I'm not qualified to comment there although it
> > still shouldn't be a huge problem.
> >
> > I have a factory three-bladed prop and I almost
> always
> > back my boat into virtually any slip and have done
> so
> > in strong cross winds (up to 25 knots) without any
> > problem and in cross currents with a little help
> from
> > a spring line. When Commitment doesn't move
> smartly in
> > reverse, I know it is time to scrape the prop
> clean.
> > Other than that...
> >
> > Most problems in backing that I have observed,
> come
> > from a lack of good technique and a lack of
> patience.
> > Usually too much rudder too soon.
> >
> > Time and again on the 90 degree swing and back
> > maneuver, I observe a captain throw the engine
> into
> > reverse, look over the shoulder and start steering
> > before the boat has stopped moving forward.
> >
> > Guess what, that action swings the stern just like
> > prop walk and you are out of alignment before you
> even
> > get going. If you don't even look back until you
> start
> > moving back, you will avoid this problem
> >
> > Most marinas do not have enough channel width to
> get
> > up enough speed in reverse if you do a 90 right in
> > front of your slip in any serious cross wind. By
> the
> > time you even get the boat stopped, the wind is
> > tarting to blow off the bow. The reason the bow
> blows
> > off first, is because both the keel and the rudder
> > (which slow lateral movement because of drag) are
> 
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Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

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