[C320-list] FW: Sail number, Draft and Association

[Karl Mielenhausen _/)]

Congrats on your new purchase Brian. I know you will be quite pleased with the boat and hopefully with your C320IA membership as well.



It appears you have hull #797 and I believe the rest of the HIN decodes it as having been mfg in July 2001.



I believe the return to the 4'-4" draft was around hull #847 when the factory started using the 310 keels, so it appears correct that your draft is really 4'-10".



Good luck and welcome aboard.



Karl Mielenhausen

2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"

New Bern, NC

http://pages.suddenlink.net/kmielen/

From: Amirault Family [mailto: amiraults at sympatico.ca]

To: c320-list at catalina320.com

Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:29:03 -0500

Subject: [C320-list] Sail number, Draft and Association



Yesterday I became the owner of a 2001 C320. Can't say much about her as I have yet to see her and likely won't until April when she is shipped from the US to Ottawa. I have to thank Dick Walker (who spent time on the phone discussing ownership) and Dave Moores (who went to the trouble to speak with me at the 2007 January Toronto Boat Show and also brought along a DVD of a 'round the lake race in which he participated and did well) for aiding me in selecting the C320. I'm happy to be here.These are the first two of what will likely be many issues.I was expecting the draft to be 4'4''. My survey states the draft to be 4'10''. I know that there was rise and fall in draft over time, but can someone definitively state when the change back to 4'4'' took place?Secondly, I would like to join the association before I take possession of the boat as it will likely pay back the investment as did my subscription to Practical Sailor before I bought my first boat. The problem is the 
information required as part of the application. Never having seen my sails I cannot supply the sail number. I do have the surveyor's statement of  serial number and I assume that the hull/sail number is hidden there as it is for my Tanzer. Could someone provide a breakdown of the meaning of  CTYC0797G001? I suspect that I have sail number 797, but would appreciate confirmation.Brian Amirault2001 #?

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