[C320-list] Rudder Depth/wing keel

[Chris Burti]

I don't know if you saw my post from yesterday, but apparently they have...

Fair winds,
Chris
Commitment, #867

On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 10:46 PM, <sailorlew at aol.com> wrote:

> If 2-3 inches can be trimmed off of the rudder bottom with no negative
> effect, then why wasn't this done by the factory?
> Lew
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: clburti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thu, Jul 23, 2015 10:30 pm
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rudder Depth/wing keel
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> Interesting. I recently posed a similar question, but have not heard back.
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> the process of ordering our new keel I discovered that the current spec
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> rudder for wing keel models is 48” and 51-3/4” for fin keel models.
> However, our
> wing keel model came with the 51-3/4” rudder. An earlier post reported
> that the
> shorter keel from the C-310 was used on the C-320, but the rudder was not
> changed. If true, a big if, it would explain the pictures posted about
> that time
> and my keel. I will post whatever reliable information that I
> discover.
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> Sent from Windows Mail
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> From: Kaare Wold
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> ‎Thursday‎, ‎July‎ ‎23‎, ‎2015 ‎9‎:‎51‎ ‎PM
> To:
> C320-List at catalina320.com
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> Skippers, there have been occasional
> threads on the concerns of the rudder extending deeper than the WING keel.
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> posted this question to Mr. Gerry Douglas expressing my concern on the
> rudder
> "appearing" to be deeper than the keel.  FYI.......Allow me to share his
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>   Dear Mr. and Mrs. Wold,
> The rudder on your 320 may
> appear longer than the wing keel, but it is not when the depth of the keel
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> measured from the center bottom of the keel. If you have concerns or your
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> is trimmed down by the stern and is a potential problem for you , 2-3"
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> could be trimmed from the bottom of the rudder with no negative
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> Regards, Gerry Douglas
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> Thought his explanation may be of interest
> to some of us owners coming from the designer himself.
> Kaare & Mary Wold
> Sheet
> Music  #945
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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC