[C320-list] Bent out of shape!

[Jack Fitzgibbon]

We had the same problem and used the shaving method to get the correct fit.
We removed the non-hinged door and trimmed a small amount of wood,
re-installed and fit-checked to make sure we didn't over do it.  If fit
perfectly after the third cycle.  We are in the water year round in east
central Florida.

I think the deformation occurs after the mast is installed.

Jack
#441



-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Heyman
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:46 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bent out of shape!

Has anyone had problems getting the bifold doors to the v berth to close.
Ours is very difficult.  I'm hesitant to shave some wood from the edge to
make it fit better.  We are in Southern California and in the water all
year.
Bruce
Somerset #671 SoCal

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of pat reynolds
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 4:39 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bent out of shape!

Brad, the boat will change shape when on the hard, snow or not, and the
doors and nav station will stick.  Keeping the weight of the snow off is a
good idea as it may add to the problem.  Once back in the water the shape
will return to normal

--- On Sun, 12/20/09, Brad Kuether <bkuether at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Brad Kuether <bkuether at comcast.net>
> Subject: [C320-list] Bent out of shape!
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 4:31 PM
> Went down to visit Independence, as I
> had not had a chance to go down before the "big storm".
> 
> My biggest fear was that the main sheet had come loose
> letting the boom swing back and forth back and forth crash
> into the shrouds.
> 
> Well, fortunately while the sheet was loose, it wasn't
> loose enough to allow more than a few feet of play.
> 
> I did go down below, only just to be sure I had remembered
> everything from my winterizing experience.
> 
> All of the doors were jammed!!!!  So was the chart
> table but I got it open.
> 
> Hoping it was just the normal stuff that happens and not
> the weight of the snow.  Oh and cleared that off
> too....
> 
> -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
> "Independence"
> 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
> Middle River, MD
>