[C320-list] Blue Water Sailing

[Jon Vez]

The AP for the 320 is the H5--don't remember how much mine cost, but it's
not cheap but in my mind worth every penny. Call Steve Armitage at AB marine
in Newport and he can give you the specifics....

BTW, you will back better with prop because it auto pitches in reverse just
as it does in forward...

Regards,

Jon Vez
Solstice #582

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bill Sloane
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 1:51 AM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing

Andrew,

What model Autoprop does the 320 use and what is the approximate cost?

Bill.

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:57 PM, Andrew Santangelo <
andrew_santangelo at mac.com> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> Not really true regarding folding props.  I replaced my fixed three blade
> prop with an Autoprop, a three blade adjustable propellor, and it has
worked
> remarkably well for me.  It backs up very well without any side ways
motion;
> to be honest it was better in reverse than the fixed three blade.
>
> I have also raced the boat and won or placed in many races.  Better
sailors
> than me have also done well in Major races with the 320.  Do not under
> estimate the gain in changing props.  It is profound.  The Autoprop is
also
> an excellent cruising propellor.
>
> Another item - I have done open water sailing in rough seas (20' +).  The
> boat handled very well (crew - well another story!).  I do like the open
> transom though.  If the cockpit got pooped or in a heavy rain I love how
the
> water very quickly drains out the open transom. There are things that can
be
> done to the boat for open water sailing, but it is a well found vessel.  I
> know others have sailed this boat (including Alaska and the North Sea).
It
> would be nice to hear them chime in on the open water capabilities.
>
> Bottom line though - look into the Autoprop.
>
> Best Regards,
> Andrew
>
> Dawn Treader
> C320
> #333
>
>
> On Nov 15, 2008, at 9:23 PM, Bill Sloane wrote:
>
>  Well I do have the three blade prop, but I like it when I am cruising.  I
>> have heard that folding props do not back up well.  And in the San Juan
>> Islands and the Gulf Island of Canada, the marinas up there, you need a
>> good
>> reverse.  I have a nice high PHRF of 198, in part because of my prop.
>> Standard rating for a 320 is 153.
>>
>> Bill.
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:17 PM, <Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com> wrote:
>>
>>  If you're racing your 320 and your not winning, you're doing something
>>> wrong...sailed correctly, it's a very fast boat...
>>>
>>> If you have it, get rid of your 3-bladed fixed prop...there's a knot
more
>>> boat speed right there...
>>> ----------------------------------
>>> Regards,
>>> OD
>>>
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bill Sloane" [southsoundbill at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: 11/15/2008 06:07 PM PST
>>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I bought the magazine today and read it.  The author didn't like the
open
>>> transom because he could install a wind vane self steering rudder. He
>>> didn't
>>> like the V berth or the rear berth. He didn't like the lazaret in the
>>> cockpit because it is not waterproof.  He installed his own Raymarine
>>> auto-pilot, it was not factory installed. It broke in the first few
days.
>>> What he was surprised by is that in heavy seas with just a small piece
of
>>> the jib exposed, the Catalina 320 self steers itself well in the
>>> 'hove-to'
>>> rig set-up.
>>>
>>> All I can say is that for where I live on the Puget Sound in Washington
>>> State, my 320 is an absolutely perfect boat for what I enjoy about
>>> sailing.
>>> A responsive day sailor, I can race when I want, as long as I don't care
>>> about winning, and I can cruise in it for extended periods in comfort.
I
>>> actually like the rear berth as it fits my wife and I well with good
>>> headroom, and we don't run the engine at night. I would like a North 3DR
>>> headsail to go faster, but that probably will not happen. I am buying a
>>> Raymarine Smart Pilot Auto Pilot just as soon as Raymarine works out the
>>> software glitches this unit currently has.  For now, I love my Catalina
>>> 320
>>> and if at some later point in my life, I become a blue water sailor, I
>>> guess
>>> I will have to sell my 320 and buy some type of BlueWater boat . . . . .
>>>
>>> Bill Sloane
>>> 'Endless Summer'  No. 554
>>> Olympia Washington
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Kirk McCullough
>>> <kirk.mccullough at telus.net>wrote:
>>>
>>>  Yes of course, sailing... that's what this is all about.
>>>>
>>>> Kirk
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>>>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
>>>>
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