[C320-list] Dodger and Bimini Rub

[patm at psiurethanes.com]

>Raise the boom 2-4 inches and have the top of the main recut. The main or
the dodger have to move and at 6+ tall I hit the dodger anyway so why
lower it. My boat has two sets of mounting holes on the mast so I suspect
that may have been done to clear the bimini before I added the dodger.
Just a suggestion.

Pat #130

 Hey Everyone,
>
> I have queried the group in the past about the factory canvas on the later
> model 320s (2000s w / factory canvas).  To refresh, the main sheet is
> angled such that is rubs the top front of the dodger.  The boom also rubs
> the top of the bimini however that is less of the problem.
>
> I had proposed two solutions, and now have three.
>
>   1.. Move the main sheet blocks up higher (off the traveler) to cut down
> the angle.
>   2.. Have the dodger lowered (front tube only) and have the canvas
> re-cut.
>   3.. Move the bale forward on the boom. (1 inch would probably do it...)
> I went to visit APS (Annapolis Performance Sailing) and they highly
> recommended against 1 and suggested 3.
>
> Has anyone moved their bale forward on their 320 and if so:
>
>   a.. Was it difficult to do if they did it themselves? (involves drilling
> rivets, drilling new holes and re-riveting.)
>   b.. Is there any engineering concerns?
> I know that some Hunters are rigged the same way and have the bale even
> more forward than the Cat 320.
>
> Any thoughts on this?  Thanks in advance!
>
> -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
> "Independence"
> 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
> Middle River, MD
>