[C320-list] New Splash guard

[Jeff Church]

Joe,

I agree with everything you wrote.

Jeff
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Barrett" <joe at dolphinmortgage.com>
To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] New Splash guard


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Church
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:24 PM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] New Splash guard
>
> Bryan,
>
> I wouldn't consider the 350 because it doesn't point as well as the 36,
> which doesn't point as well as the 320....
>
> I don't sit still much when I'm sailing. I like to tweak the sails
> constantly and feel the boat respond. Once I get everything trimmed I 
> might
> pause for a beer, but then I tack and start all over again. The 350 seems 
> to
> have too many performance compromises for someone who cares about that 
> sort
> of thing. Around our harbor most experienced Catalina owners consider the
> 350 a very nice "dockside condo", but not one of Catalina's better
> performers. Beneteau's Oceanis series comes to mind. The 350 also has
> several design problems like prop cavitation, a trim problem that causes 
> the
> transom to sit too low in the water and the bow too high, and poor reefer
> insulation. Check out the 350 web site and track their maillist.
>
> Before I give up my 320 I need to find a boat that easily accommodates 2
> people and their supplies on 3+ week cruises around Lake Michigan, is not
> too big to be single-handed around marinas with tight slip spaces, is as
> comfortable as the 36 in rough seas, and has the performance 
> characteristics
> of a larger version of the 320. Is that too much to ask? :)
>
> Unfortunately, the 350 does not perform well enough, the 36 is an old
> design, and the 380/387 is too big. Catalina needs to build a small-ish 
> 370.
>
> Sorry you asked?
>
> Jeff   ~~_/)~~
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan Campbell" <bcampbell at valp.net>
> To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] New Splash guard
>
>
>> Why wouldn't you consider a 350?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Church
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:20 AM
>> To: C320-List
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] New Splash guard
>>
>>
>> The changes to the 320 seem to be a mix of good and bad. Nice salon 
>> lamps,
>> some storage improvements, smaller settee, nav panel that you can't see 
>> or
>> reach from a seated position, questionable reefer upgrade. The only thing
>> they really needed to do with the 320 was to add some storage. Catalina
>> should have put the effort into upgrading the C36. I'd like to move up to
>> the 36 (won't consider the 350) but it needs a total interior upgrade. 
>> For
>
>> a
>> boat of its size it is very cramped, dark, and awkward for 2 people to
>> move
>> around in.
>>
>> What they really should do is build a 370 with the same basic design and
>> performance characteristics as the 320. If they don't do something pretty
>> soon, I might seriously consider going over to the Dark Side, Beneteau.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bill Culbertson" <billculb_a2 at yahoo.com>
>> To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 7:54 AM
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] New Splash guard
>>
>>
>> Herb,
>>
>> I might have had to look twice to notice the splash guard.  What really
>> caught my eye in picture #5 is that they've scrunched up the port salon
>> shelf considerably.  With the full height instrument panel aft and the
>> hanging locker forward, it looks more like a 310.  One big thing my wife
>> and
>> didn't like about the 310 was that the main cabin was so scrunched.
>>
>> -bill
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: "hcreech at comcast.net" <hcreech at comcast.net>
>> To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:14:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] New Splash guard
>>
>>
>> No, I really wasn't all that impressed. The splash guard is an obvious 
>> add
>> on, the 387 had a corian splash guard as part of the countertop, very
>> nice.
>> I think Catalina picked up the new slash guard at home depot.  The new
>> hanging locker deminised the area where my flat screen TV is located, it
>> was
>> the first thing my wife noticed.  And she doesn't notice anything.  Since
>> I
>> can't really afford the 387 yet I might have considered  trading my 99"
>> 320
>> for a new 320 but no midship cleats sealed it.  I'll wait for the 387.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Herb Creech
>> Cloud Chaser #606
>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: "Bruce Heyman" <BruceHeyman at cox.net>
>>> Herb,
>>> Thanks for the photo's!  Do you have any others of the boat :-) ?
>>>
>>> Can't say I'm impressed with the guard.  IMHO it seems like it should be
>>> higher, still too likely to splash water onto the lap top on the chart
>>> table.
>>>
>>> I do like the lamp under the glass holder and the larger area for
>>> electronics.
>>>
>>> Bruce
>>> Somerset 671 SoCal
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
>>> Hcreech at comcast.net
>>> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 8:39 AM
>>> To: C-320 Catalina
>>> Subject: [C320-list] New Splash guard
>>>
>>> The random shots of the splash guard on the new C-320 are now posted on
>>> the
>>> web-site.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Herb Creech
>>> Cloud Chaser #606
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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