[C320-list] Hull #514

[Larry Frank]

Hull 246 1995 has wood core, so maybe we have identified when Catalina
when to solid fiberglass.   I know there is a list of changes to the build
on the website, maybe this can be added.

Larry
WindSwept
C320 #246

On 6/4/16, 4:04 PM, "pat reynolds" <lorasalum at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hull 249  1995 has solid decking at the shrouds
>
>    On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 7:41 PM, Troy Dunn
><troutwarrior at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>
> Hello all-
>
>Thank you for all the great information and posts from fellow 320 owners.
>My wife and I recently purchased Hull #514, and this 'forum' has been very
>helpful throughout the purchase process and in answering some very basic
>questions that might have elicited a chuckle or two from the crowd.
>
>The previous owner of our boat treated her well, and we have relatively
>few
>'projects' to attend to while we learn her quirks.  So far we've only been
>able to get her out a couple of times since closing.  We nosed her out for
>a couple of hours mid morning this Sunday but anyone who sails on the
>upper
>Chesapeake can tell you it wasn't a good day to be out in an unfamiliar
>vessel.
>
>The only real project we must attend to relatively quickly is a starboard
>opening port light that has just a tad of moisture in the surrounding
>deck.  I think this probably means that our hull does not have a solid
>fiberglass cut out for this port.  Before I pull the port and replace and
>rebed a new port light I was wondering if anyone with a close hull number
>can tell me if they have exposed core where these ports are?  Or do they
>all have exposed core? I'm currently planning to remediate the core and
>use
>epoxy to seal out moisture in the future.  I've been delaying this project
>in anticipation of a prolonged project if I need to attend to any core
>issues, but I need to get going soon.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help!
>
>Troy and Kim Dunn
>Hull #514, (still working on the name)
>Tidewater Marina, Havre De Grace, MD
>
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