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[Jeff Hare]

Hi Don,

Port list?  What port list?  :)   I believe it has much to do with the
placement of relatively heavy galley equipment stove/fridge + contents +
compressor/sink/microwave/Corian counters and also the 60lbs the hot water
tank adds.  Then there's the "Black hole" (what we call the port aft locker)
and the port side locker.

On the other side, is only the head (with not much weight to it), batteries
and the Rear water tank.   To keep the boat better leveled, we keep the aft
tank full and use the bow tank first.

If we had Orlando Duran on board, we'd have him sit in the head the whole
cruise and we'd be all level (assuming everyone else sat on the port side)
:-)    Sorry Orlando, couldn't resist...  :-)

   Here's a reference point on the propane tank.

We typically do a 2 week cruise and several weekenders each season.  We use
the stove to boil water for tea and coffee every morning.  Most days we also
use the stovetop for making bacon/eggs or pancakes.  We make dinner on the
stove only about half the time as we eat on land alot.   We always make
several batches of Choc. Chip cookies and cinnamon buns in the oven during
our cruises.   Also on cooler evenings, the kids make S'mores over the stove
burners.

If we have steaks/baked potatoes we do those outside on the Grill with the
smaller propane cans, so that factors into our use of the main tank.

So... in nearly 10 years, we've never run out of propane and only top off
the tank annually.  If you were on a long cruise and don't eat ashore and do
lots of baking, you could run low or out, but I'm pretty confident that you
could get 2 full weeks of meals out of one tank.  On a cruise, it's usually
not hard to get a refill/top off along the way, so I wouldn't bother trying
to find a way to fit a larger tank until it becomes a problem.

Cheers!
-Jeff Hare
#809  Woodbine II
Newburyport, MA


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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Donald Lawson
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 3:53 PM
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Subject: [C320-list] Information

As a new 320 owner I have a few questions.
1. From old posts I understand the 320 lists to port. I have found that the
Mark II behind me and I both list, his slightly more. Why?  Is this a design
problem or is this just the effect of putting all that stuff in the port
locker? I know it does not effect the performance,  just curious. 
2. How long does the 2 gal propane tank last? Is there a 5 gal tank that
fits? I know my BBQ tank does not.
3. Has anybody had to rebuild  Maxprop blades? Cost? 
Tip: I found a nice cutting board that fit tinside the stove top. I hot
glued some drawer liner I got from Costco to one side. Does not silde or
rattle on the stove top. Planning to line some of my lockers with the stuff.
Don Lawson #1005=