[C320-list] Later model dodgers - chafe

[Ken Danko]

When I had a new dodger built last year I had the frame lowered by 2 
inches. It made it easier to see over too.

Ken Danko
Grace, #802

Brad Kuether wrote:
> I am noticing that my 2004 stock Catalina dodger is chafing at the main sheet.  
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> This occurs most when I am trying to trim and get the boom down for the right twist in the sail.  It looks like it just wasn't measured well from inception, but I don't know enough about the boat yet to make that call.
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> I am taking the dodger to get repaired, and to have a more robust material sewn on to handle the chafing.  Someone suggested a type of better type of Sunbrella or there was another type of material that I forget...
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> Here are my questions:
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>   a.. Is anyone else experiencing this?
>   b.. Has anyone else addressed it differently?
>   c.. Has anyone considered just re-doing the dodger so its lower and further back to avoid it all together?
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> Thanks for any insight.  Looking forward to my first winterizing...  :(
>
> -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
> "Independence"
> 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
> Middle River, MD   
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