[C320-list] Interior Table

[Darren Holtz]

I also had the same problem.  I read the no lubricate and don't disassemble warnings. I ignored both.  I can say wax didn't help.  Taking it apart was very easy. Just need a socket set. Just unscrew the two nuts  holding the tube to a gas shock,  like the ones on screen doors.  I ended up sanding the plastic friction piece to allow the table to move with less difficulty. If you lubricated it, also easy to clean while apart. I suspect some lubricants may cause the plastic friction piece to swell. I'd love to order just the plastic ring but don't know where that would be available as it is pop riveted in.

Darren
S/V Freestyle
Hull 957

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From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> on behalf of Tom Grass via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2024 11:42:05 AM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Cc: Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Interior Table

Thank you both, John and Jeff.  We successfully collapsed the table;
without lubricants or hammers.  Just rocked it as my wife and I pushed down
on the table top.  Now our grandkids won’t have to sleep in the dinghy!

Tom Grass
S/V Bucket List
Hull 1135

On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 12:24 PM Jeff Hare via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> The real trick to these tables is direct pressure right over the center of
> the post.  As John said slight rocking, but mostly pressure.  I always used
> my knee on the center and weight to get it to drop.  No lubricant.  That
> won't help as it's a spring loaded piston or some such mechanism.Jeff Hare
> -------- Original message --------From: John Frost via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> Date: 5/25/24  11:08 AM  (GMT-05:00) To:
> C320-List at Catalina320.com, 'Tom Grass' <tgrass462 at gmail.com>, 'Tracy
> Grass' <tracy.grass at gmail.com> Cc: john at frostnet.net Subject: Re:
> [C320-list] Interior Table My 2007 came with a big tag on the post "DO NOT
> LUBRICATE!". Not sure why.Mine works fine if I just rock it a bit as I
> lowerJohn2007 C320MKIIHull  #1118Lake Guntersville, AL-----Original
> Message-----From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On
> Behalf Of Tom Grass via C320-listSent: Saturday, May 25, 2024 9:38 AMTo:
> C320-List at catalina320.com; Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com>; Tracy Grass <
> tracy.grass at gmail.com>Cc: Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com>Subject:
> [C320-list] Interior TableWhen we bought Bucket List in 2017 the cabin had
> a custom built table in the main salon.  It was (is) a work of art but was
> not capable of setting up as a berth for visiting grandkids.  This week we
> installed the original OEM table in its place.  It too looks great and is
> very functional for eating and entertaining - BUT I cannot lower the table
> down to the stops on the front of our starboard settee.  THE MOUNT
> COLLAPSES BUT I CANNOT BUDGE IT.  Should I use weight?  Should I use WD 40
> on the slide mechanism?Do any of you have the original table mount (ours is
> from the 2008 modelyear) on your boat?  Any suggestions would be
> appreciated.Tom GrassS/V Bucket List2008 C320 MK IIHull # 1135