[C320-list] New 320 faucet and other thoughts

[whmorack]

Hello Bruce;

We were at the Newport show in September; where they did not have the 320 
but they did have the new 30, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44  and I noticed the 
difference in the non-skid. immediately.
Example: The 40 had the rough looking skid, where the 42 had the smooth 
diamond construction like our current 320. (Which did deliver from CA last 
July)

I specifically asked why the difference: The answer was "anything coming out 
of the FL plant is now made with the rough, and anything coming out of the 
CA plant is with the smooth skid."

I also asked if we ordered the 440 could we get the smooth, even if made in 
FL plant, and that answer was NO.

Unfortunately I dislike the rough so much, that it would likely impact my 
decision to upgrade to any Catalina that comes from FL.

Heather Morack
C-320 (1058) Fat Cat
Ithaca, NY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Stumpp" <bstumpp at comcast.net>
To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:09 PM
Subject: [C320-list] New 320 faucet and other thoughts



The galley faucet on the new 320 was made by Moen.  We've been thinking
about replacing the faucet, that's why we noticed.   I suspect you can
purchase these at Home Depot or Lowe's but am not sure if there are any
issues with hooking them up to the plumbing.

For the folks that spoke with Gerry Douglas at the boat show, did he happen
to mention what was going on with the non-skid portion of the deck?  It
looked like someone sprayed gray, non-skid with sand (or maybe larger
granules) onto it.   No where near as nice as the diamond pattern on the
older 320's.  Maybe done that way because it was a quick build for the show?


Did anyone get a photo of the redesigned stern?  I understand the plan to
extend the flat deck under the stern seats but if memory serves me the stern
had a kind of strange shape.

Overall, my wife and I had a feeling similar to seeing the 250 when it first
came out when comparing it to the 25 we had owned for 5+ years.

Any other thoughts?

Bruce Stumpp
Adventure, #647
Frog Mortar Creek, MD


From: Bill Culbertson [mailto:billculb_a2 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:54 AM
To: joe at dolphinmortgage.com; kmielen at iwon.com; C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] FW: Re: New Splash guard

Yes - I meant to mention the kitchen faucet in my message as well.  That
really caught my eye.

 -bill


----- Original Message ----
From: Joe Barrett <joe at dolphinmortgage.com>
To: kmielen at iwon.com; C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:23:06 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] FW: Re: New Splash guard


It has a nice appearance and all but what caught my eye was the upgraded
kitchen faucet! Joe Barrett