[C320-list] Question on Sliding Comanionway Hatch + C&C

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Isn't it great that we have C&C guys participating here!  

Rollie  #182 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Kuether" <bkuether at comcast.net> 
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2009 9:48:46 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Question on Sliding Comanionway Hatch 

On my C&C,  the hatch was leaking, so I simply had made a piece sunbrella to 
fit over it.  I had clingles put in each corner and I hold it down with 
bungee cords. 

I know not a long term fix, but has worked for me now more than 10 years. 

-Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod 
"Scholar" 
C&C 29 Mark II 
Middle River, MD 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike gutshall" <mikegutshall at msn.com> 
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com> 
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 3:01 PM 
Subject: [C320-list] Question on Sliding Comanionway Hatch 


Has anyone replaced their companionway sliding hatch?  I have hull #401 and 
it's smoked plexiglass slider has failed and needs replaced.  I worked with 
Catalina for a replacement.  Catalina confirmed that they had the mold and 
made one for me. (new style made of fiberglass with installed window)  The 
problem is that they molded a protruding rib on the entire perimeter of the 
underside of the slider and this rib catches on the support track that the 
hatch rest and slides on. (my support track is not continuous, it catches on 
the aft track as you pull it back from the complete open position)  Or as 
you initially push the hatch forward as you are installing it from the 
cockpit, the sliding hatch drops and locks into the closed position and then 
does not allow the hatch to be pushed forward into the open position. 
Either way, the under side rib is causing the hatch to "drop and lock" in 
the closed position. 

I checked another 320 on our dock, hull number 808 and this newer style 
sliding hatch does not have the rib on the underside of the sliding hatch. 
It has a smooth and totally flat bottom similar to what our old plexiglass 
slider had. 

Has anyone bumped into this issue?  Does anyone have any advise other than 
to return the newly made slider back to Catalina and have a local source 
remake the hatch with plexiglass? 

Can anyone tell me, if you have the newer style slider, what keeps your 
sliding hatch from being pulled too far aft?  My old plexiglass slider has a 
plastic "stop bar" screwed to the underside of the hatch to keep the hatch 
from extending too far aft.  The new slider that Catalina send me has no 
such stop mechanism. 

thanks 
Mike G 
Alibi #401 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Brad Kuether<mailto:bkuether at comcast.net> 
  To: C320-List at Catalina320.com<mailto:C320-List at Catalina320.com> 
  Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:06 PM 
  Subject: Re: [C320-list] Looking at a 320 - Seeking advice and surveyor 


  Am actually working with Tim @ Sailplace, thanks for the advice! 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Robert E. Sloat" <resloat at comcast.net<mailto:resloat at comcast.net>> 
  To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com<mailto:C320-List at Catalina320.com>> 
  Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:34 AM 
  Subject: Re: [C320-list] Looking at a 320 - Seeking advice and surveyor 


  > Brad-My dealer, Sail Place, a Catalina dealer in Waukegan just north of 
  > Chicago, mentioned to me a few weeks ago that they had a number 
relatively 
  > new 320's in their inventory.  This is a very good dealer that I bought 
my 
  > new 2002 320 from.  You may want to check out their inventory.  Their 
link 
  > is:  http://www.sailplace.com/<http://www.sailplace.com/> 
  > 
  > Bob Sloat 
  > Savannah Hull 894 
  > 
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Brad Kuether" <bkuether at comcast.net<mailto:bkuether at comcast.net>> 
  > To: <C320-List at catalina320.com<mailto:C320-List at catalina320.com>> 
  > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:40 AM 
  > Subject: [C320-list] Looking at a 320 - Seeking advice and surveyor 
  > 
  > 
  > Hello everyone, 
  > 
  > The 320 has made my "very short list" of "next" boats.  I will be 
  > traveling to Chicago to look at two of them, a 2003 and a 2004.  Both 
are 
  > apparently in great shape, and have been fresh water all their lives. 
  > Both Yanmars have less than 200 hours. 
  > 
  > This would be a shift for me, from a "single guy" boat to more of a 
  > "family cruiser", and I understand what I am getting into from a 
  > performance standpoint, and also understand that this is not a long 
range 
  > boat due to storage (wet and dry) limitations. 
  > 
  > I know this has probably surfaced a couple of times on this list (it 
does 
  > on the C&C list all the time...) but I was wondering if anyone that owns 
  > these vintage boats could weigh in on what I should look for.  I 
  > understand that overall this is a very well thought out design, very 
user 
  > friendly etc. 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > Warren Updike, who keeps his 320 two down gave me the low down on the 
  > smaller holding capacity, so I am good there. 
  > 
  > Anything else I should keep my eyes peeled for?  I will not be rushed 
and 
  > will have the entire day. 
  > 
  > Also looking for a good surveyor in the Chicago area, if and when a 
  > decision is made.... 
  > 
  > Thanks in advance for any insight! 
  > 
  > -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod 
  > "Scholar" 
  > C&C 29 Mark II 
  > Middle River, MD 
  >