[C320-list] Keel draft

[Ted Harrison]

I have a 1997 hull 424. When you say deep bilge what do you mean. Are you referencing the depth from the bottom of the floor boards to the keel bolt plate. (It looks like the keel boats tighten down onto this plate) 

Ted Harrison

> On Mar 24, 2017, at 9:14 AM, sail-ability sail-ability <sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
>   I had my draft measured when I bought the boat, 1999#574, draft is
>   4'10" and it has the deep bilge!
> 
>   1999 #574
> 
>   JohnM
> 
>     ---------- Original Message ----------
>     From: Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
>     Date: March 22, 2017 at 4:55 PM
>     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
>> 
> 
>>