[C320-list] New to the List

[Chris Burti]

I did not see your original post Jerry, but welcome aboard. 

Best Regards,
Chris Burti
Commitment #867

> On Nov 21, 2018, at 4:54 PM, Larry Frank <WindSwept at stx.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
> 
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