[C320-list] Keel draft

[Warren Updike]

I've always wondered why it is called the "deep bilge." Now I know. Learning should be a lifelong endeavor.
Warren

-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Ireland [mailto:cherie320 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 1:48 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Keel draft

If you review the posting history.  Link on 320 site, you will find that
when the design added depth to the bilge, the draft increased, because the
same keels were kept.  Believe subsequently there was a change on wing to
got to 310 keel and the draft was decreased.  There may be info in the hull
history on the 320 web site.  To measure is always best.  Pat

On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Timothy Woods <woodstimothya at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good afternoon group,
>
> I'm on the hard doing my first bottom job here in Ft lauderdale on my new
> to me boat. The spec's call for a draft of 4'-3" on the 1996 320. From the
> water line to the pavement it's 5'-8. So minus the 11" blocks it's sitting
> on leaves me a 4'-7" draft. I'd like to know if this is common because you
> never know what a past owner might of done.
>
> Thanks in advance,  Tim
>