[C320-list] Surviving hurricane Irma

[Warren Updike]

Tim, our 1994 sounds like yours: white cockpit and deck house; but, "kinda creamy" sides. Catalina sold me some gel coat a few years ago that was supposed to be the same white for the cockpit. Close but no match and it's obvious. I wouldn't attempt to use it on the hull sides. 
Any experienced gel coat mechanic will tell you that whites are the most difficult to match. I'm told that trial and error is the only way to get really close.

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay

-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Woods [mailto:woodstimothya at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 7:12 PM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Surviving hurricane Irma

We made it through Irma but not without dock and piling rash. I need to
know what color the gel coat is on my 1996 320. I googled it and Catalina
Direct and a few other companies sell the gel coat but only one white. (No
off white for the hull.)  My boat has a pure white top and a kinda creamy
white on the hull. I thought it could be fading on top but in the inside of
the companion way under a dodger and in hatches its pure white also.

On a side note the two spring lines to the Genoa cars saved my boat. The
lines from the back cleats to the mid slip pilings were destroyed by
chafing during the 5 foot surge.

Thanks, Tim