[C320-list] New to the List

[Larry Frank]

Hi Jerry,

Welcome aboard.

I am the proud owner of WindSwept, a 1995 C320.  Had her since new.  My
hull number is 246.  What is your?  What engine do you have and I assume
you have what we call the shallow bilge?  There were many small and some
larger changes to the 320 during the production run however our versions
are probably similar and I will be happy to assist you when possible.

Having said that I will share with you the wisdom I gained while working
on WindSwept for the last 23 years.  I call it the rule of thirds:

One third of the time I actually fix what was broken.

One third of the time it wasn¹t broken in the first place.

One third of the time I fix what was broken, but manage to break something
new in the process.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Larry
WindSwept C320 #246

On 11/21/18, 11:47 AM, "Gerald Rouillard" <pearson39b at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hello to everyone on this list.  I have been following your posts for
>several months now, and just recently managed to find my way on to it
>with the help of David Prudden, to whom I am grateful for helping me
>through the process.
> 
>Even without the ability to post my own messages and questions, the list
>has been very valuable to me to this point. Last Summer, I bought a 1995,
>C-320 that had good bones, but a lot of deferred maintenance.  This
>created a long project list, some of which are now completed, but others
>are still waiting until the boat goes back in the waters of Lake Pepin
>next Spring. 
>
>In the meantime, I have the Winter to get myself better educated about
>Wind Song; to identify resources and find out problems that I can
>anticipate or avoid as best I can, and that's why I have been eager to
>join your conversations.  Likewise, I will be happy to share my own
>mis-steps and successes, such as they are, for everyone else's
>consideration.
>
>I probably should mention that I have owned other boats previously, so I
>am somewhat educated about the more common elements of ownership and DIY
>sailboat maintenance.  But, that said, I am still pretty much a
>trial-and-error boat mechanic, and some of my errors have been more
>spectacular than I like to admit!  Still trying, however....
>
>Sailor Jerry, 
>Standing by...
>
>Sent from my iPad
>
>
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