[C320-list] Questions

[brucestanley]

if it is a 500 Maxwell, it may not be strong enough.
One should always motor up to the anchor. The anchor winch is not ment to 
pull the vessel and lift the chain/rope/anchor at the same time.
Bruce Stanley
Sydney

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Thompson" <sthompson at toad.net>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 7:10 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Questions


> Pat:  The Maxwell is plenty strong should not have any trouble at all with 
> that combination unless something is wrong.  Have you serviced it?
>
> Another thought:  Is it possible that you are using the windlass to move 
> the boat rather than just the ground tackle?  The windlass isn't designed 
> to pull the boat horizontally, but rather only to pull the ground tackle 
> straight up from the bottom.  It's important that you use the boat's 
> engine rather than the Maxwell to position the bow over the anchor.
>
> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, #653
>
> Pat Moriarty wrote:
>> Darrel
>> I have a Maxwell with the chain gypsy and it moans to just pull up 10' of 
>> chain a Delta and 100' of rope. I have always wondered if it is just that 
>> weak or is there something wrong with it. How strong does your seem to 
>> be?
>>
>> Pat #130 1994
>>
>> At 10:02 AM 8/14/2007, you wrote:
>>> I have a 94 320, hull number 88. I am wondering if anyone has replaced 
>>> the plastic light covers in the forward berth. Mine are both cracked an 
>>> constantly falling off. I have not seen anything exactly the same at 
>>> West Marine or local chandleries. Maybe  Catalina would be the best 
>>> contact for a replacement. I am also looking for some grey paint to 
>>> match the nonskid which has a few chips and is wearing thin in places. I 
>>> know there were some emails earlier this spring about chain gypsies and 
>>> I was wondering if anyone new or remembered if the chain gypsy rope 
>>> combination was added to the stock Maxwell windlass and was it a Maxwell 
>>> part. . I would like to add more chain, possibly up to 100 feet, is that 
>>> to much weight in the bow? Lastly, I purchased a loose foot quantum 
>>> composite main sail off another C320 owner last year but it was a little 
>>> big for my existing sail cover and  the dutchman flaking lines didn't 
>>> line with the way my sail cover was set up. We used it a couple of times 
>>> and it worked great and is in excellent shape but I must admit we don't 
>>> race much and ended up going back to the stock main for ease of using 
>>> the cover. I paid $1000 for the sail which I am sure would be $2000 + to 
>>> replace. I would except a reasonable offer and arrange for shipping if 
>>> anyone is interested.
>>>
>>> Darrell
>>
>> Pat Moriarty
>> PSI Urethanes Inc
>> PH: 800-888-5156  Fax: 512-837-8733
>> Please visit our web site at
>> www.psiurethanes.com
>>
>>
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