[C320-list] Bent out of shape!

[John Ellis]

Bruce,

 

I had the same problem with the bifold doors; our boat is in the water year round in San Diego. I shaved some of the wood off at the top of each door until it fit better.

 

John

#271
 
> From: bruceheyman at cox.net
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:46:02 -0800
> 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-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [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
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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