[C320-list] foot brace

[bruceheyman at cox.net]

On my previous boat the cockpit sole was balsa cored, don't know if our's is cored on the 320.  If it is then you will want to take standard precautions of over drilling screw hole, filling with epoxy and then redrilling screw hole.
Our dog always acted very indignant when we tacked as it meant she had to move.  Never were able to train her to keep her weight on the high side.
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal
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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?