[C320-list] CAT 320 LIST: Gas Lifts, port cockpit main locker cover

[Greg Flanagan]

Thanks,

Greg Flanagan
10460 Allbay Road
Sidney, BC V8L 2P3
250 665-7245

> On Jul 15, 2014, at 9:45 AM, Martin Rosenberg <martinlrosenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Mine does on the aft side of the cover.
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us> wrote:
>> 
>> Just out of curiosity, does your boat have the cable with the clip on it
>> to hold the seat / lid open?
>> 
>> 
>>> On 7/14/2014 4:27 PM, MSail wrote:
>>> 
>>> I want to install gas lifts to hold up the port cockpit cover (hinged
>>> seat lid).  I'm planning on using the Associated Spring Raymond SPI Model
>>> GSNI-2300-40 (40 lbs, 12" compressed, 8 inch stroke, 2 each ) gas lifts
>>> which are, I think, the same as the Catalina factory uses.
>>> 
>>> I have Hull #324, 1996.  Later C320's apparently include these gas lifts
>>> from the factory.
>>> 
>>> Before I start drilling holes in the cockpit locker cover/seat, can
>>> someone who has these installed give me an accurate measurement on the
>>> correct position of the mounting holes for the brackets in the locker cover
>>> (referred to the top edge and side edge of the cover or some other
>>> reference point?  And/or photos of the installed units?
>>> 
>>> Thank you.
>>> 
>>> Michael  Mellon
>>> msail at baymoon.com
>>> LaVida #324 Santa Cruz, CA
>>