[C320-list] A couple notes from Annapolis

[Robert Seastream]

Guessing that most here don't sit at a dock with unlimited AC power,  
who really NEEDS a microwave oven?  We often enjoy popcorn on our  
boat, courtesy of 'JiffyPop', a product that (thank goodness) is still  
around.  Perhaps Catalina should be made aware of this.  Then they  
could remove the m/w and the associated cost off the boat.

Robert Seastream
Intuition # 906


On Oct 10, 2009, at 11:02 PM, Barbara Uhlman wrote:

> Forget the micro on the newer 320's.  Ours is still dead and under  
> warranty (at the time of its death) and we still don't know what  
> Catalina will do.  They say there are no more of the Tappan 5030S  
> available and I'm not sure I would want one.  We used ours for one  
> bag of popcorn and it died.
>
> Barb
> Whisper, #1158
>
> --- On Sat, 10/10/09, Dave Anderer <danderer at udel.edu> wrote:
>
>> From: Dave Anderer <danderer at udel.edu>
>> Subject: [C320-list] A couple notes from Annapolis
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>> Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 3:39 PM
>> Went to the show Friday this
>> year.  (Usually go on Monday when the crowds
>> are small and everyone is laid back.)  Less boats in
>> the water this year;
>> about the same amount of vendors on shore.  Good
>> crowd.
>> Looked in the 36-39 range for giggles.  Concluded as
>> in previous years that
>> nothing would work as well for us as our current 320.
>> Best possibilities
>> were the Tartan 3700 (pricey) and Barvaria 38 (though upon
>> reflection there
>> were some deal-breaker design decisions on that boat).
>>
>> Catalina only had 5 (?) boats in the water.  Looked at
>> the 320 to see
>> specifically what microwave they're using today (in case
>> mine dies).
>> Appears to be a Tappan TM5030S, which I believe is out of
>> production.
>> Maybe Catalina has an inventory they'll sell from for
>> those who need a
>> replacement.
>>
>> Got shunted into the head on the 320 by the crowd.
>> Bumped my head (which I
>> do NOT do on our '99.)  Feels like the new boats gave
>> up a couple inches of
>> headroom in there.  Surprising - the head is one of
>> the best features on the
>> 320 - better than many bigger boats.
>>