[C320-list] 320 Draft

[Warren Updike]

Yes, Jeff, and my dear papa used to tell me the easiest way to count the
cows in a field is to count the legs and divide by 4.  Could you send me a
schematic for this string thingy, so I can figure it out?

Actually, here on the Chesapeake, we are often anchoring in 5' or less of
water.  On occasion, we think it's 5' until about 2am when I fall out of my
bunk onto the floor.

Warren

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Hare [mailto:catalina at thehares.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 5:43 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] 320 Draft

I still don't fully understand the concern with whether the draft is 4' 4"
or 4' 10".   I suppose if you're on a glass smooth body of water and nobody
on board moves, you could plan a trip over some area of bottom that was as
level as a parking lot that is just slightly deeper than your keel.  I say
if where you're going is even close to being 5' deep,  you should consider
your plans carefully.

When they ask what I draw,  it's 5'.  More or less depending on how much
beer, fuel, water, people, etc...  :)

I suspect this gets more to the heart of why the factory really doesn't care
whether they give you an answer or not.  The real answer is "it depends" and
any answer they give is wrong.  But there were some keel changes made which
change the length of the keel change slightly.  But that doesn't
*necessarily* mean the boat draws more.  If the new one is lighter, maybe it
draws about the same, so to really find the answer for how much YOUR boat
draws, do this next time your boat is out of the water.

Tape some string to your hull on each side of the boat near the keel.   Tie
a bolt at the other end so it hangs down straight.  Use another string or
board or something under the keel so you can see where it hits the string.
That's what your boat draws.  (well to be more precise measure from the scum
line on each side to the intersection point on each string, add them
together then divide by two)..   In the end you'll just pick 5' and be
happy.  :)

-Jeff

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Larry Frank
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 8:36 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] 320 Draft

We all would hope that the factory would give us correct information,
however I have hull #246 and it is definitely a 4' 10" draft.

Larry
WindSwept
C320 #246

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Randy Dewhirst
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 3:40 PM
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] 320 Draft

When shopping for Catalina 320's I was given the following information from
Catalina concerning the draft differences.

First Production to Hull #280 - 4'-4" Draft (shallow gridpan bilge) Hull
#281 thru Hull #846 - 4'-10" Draft Hull #847 on - 4'-4" Draft

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Randy & Susan Dewhirst
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