[C320-list] Blue Water Sailing--self steering

[Chef Adam Weiner]

Regarding the scoop transom and wind vanes:

There is a company in Vancouver, Canada which specializes in wind vanes for
scoop transom boats.  They have been at the last few Strictly Sail shows in
San Francisco.  The interesting thing about this unit is it also can act as
a second rudder (steered like a tiller boat) so it covers the offshore
racing rule requirements of having an emergency rudder system.

By the way, just to clarify, the 320 does not have an open transom.  We have
a cutaway in the transom.  An open transom is something like on the SYDNEY
boats and other serious race boats where basically the back of the boat is
completely open to seas and the only thing across the back of the boat (and
sometimes not even that) is a set of lifelines.

Adam




>>> ----- 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
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chef Adam Weiner" <
>>>> esquirecatering at rcn.com>
>>>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 8:16 PM
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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