[C320-list] Fwd: Removable panels in forward bulkhead?

[Karl Mielenhausen]

Gene,

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Karl

On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Arthur Miller <millers1 at aol.com> wrote:
> Gene,   Was the photo attached?  I could not locate it. I would be interested in how it looks.
> Art.  #680
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 5, 2013, at 12:10 PM, Gene Helfman <genehelfman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We took the removable panels out of Satori (1997, #398) and replaced them
>> with similar panels but only half as high (used old panels as templates).
>> This allows airflow and light and you can see what you've stored up there
>> easily, plus we attach flexible clip-on LED lights to the panel tops for
>> reading in bed or on the settee.  All visible in attached photo.  We also
>> removed the folding door that led into the quarter berth and replaced it
>> with a pull-down accordion blind. And we installed gear hammocks on either
>> side to cut down on the number of times we had to get on hands and knees to
>> crawl into the less-than-convenient drawers and cabinets under the bed
>> (which would have been a little more accessible if the hinges were on the
>> forward side).
>>
>> gene
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Karl Mielenhausen <kmielen at suddenlink.net>wrote:
>>
>>> Rick,
>>>
>>> You might want to review this feature history....
>>> http://www.catalina320.com/kb/doku.php?id=hullhistory
>>> There are other files on the website under reference material/buying info.
>>>
>>> Many of the changes (aka "improvements") are like politics.... depends
>>> on whom you talk to and what your needs are.
>>>
>>> I've heard many prefer the Yanmar (it is all I've known, so I can't
>>> say one way or another).
>>> The deeper bilge is useful, but then draft increased as well.
>>> BTW, if draft is important to you, look through the chart carefully
>>> and verify draft with your surveyor, as the specs did not keep up with
>>> the engineering changes and some brokerage listings have known to have
>>> been incorrect.
>>> If you plan on sleeping in the aft cabin, you may prefer a boat with
>>> the "escape hatch".
>>> I enjoy cruising with my 3-bladed fixed prop, but it also makes it
>>> impossible for me to be competitive when racing in light winds.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Karl Mielenhausen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Rick Sonntag <c250 at ricksonntag.com>
>>> Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 10:44 PM
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Removable panels in forward bulkhead?
>>> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm considering shopping for a C320 for my next boat in the next year or
>>> two. One thing I've always wondered about is the removable panels in the
>>> bulkhead behind the v-berth. I see that Catalina eliminated them in later
>>> models, somewhere around 1998 or 1999.
>>>
>>> Do you have any idea why Catalina removed them? Was there a problem with
>>> them? Any other pros/cons of having them, such as better ventilation?
>>>
>>> What other changes did Catalina make to this boat over the years that I
>>> should consider? Are there specific issues that I should check into on
>>> particular vintage boats?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Rick Sonntag
>>> Swarthmore, PA
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gene Helfman, Professor Emeritus
>> Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
>> PERMANENT address:
>>    498 Shoreland Dr., Lopez Is., WA 98261
>>    (360) 468-2136
>>    genehelfman at gmail.com
>>
>> "You noticed nobody gives a damn about beached minnows."