[C320-list] foot brace

[Jamie Pett]

We use our dog.  

Just kidding.....I haven't seen it on a 320, but a boat I once raced had
a simple teak bar, triangular in section, mounted to the cockpit sole
down the centerline.  Profile was low enough not to be a toe breaker
when not heeled, and enough to get 'purchase on' when heeled - maybe 1
1/2" at the top / point.  It was simply screwed into the floor and had a
backing plate inside the boat.  Obviously you'd need to seal the
mounting holes well.  

Jamie Pett
Bella Luna #614




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Walker
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Only sail with tall people.

Actually the boat is much faster with and even keel and you should
consider
more use of the traveler.


Dick Walker
WindWalkerII #687
619.435.8986



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 I do not have  a cockpit table and like the openness of the cockpit.
But
when the boat is healed over, the windward (uphill) passengers don't
have a
convenient way to brace themselves. Does anyone know of a way to install
a
foot brace of some kind along the center of the cockpit floor from the
binnacle to the companionway?