Has anyone that had acutal damage from this been able to recoup any monies from Catalina? I emailed them two weeks ago and have not yet received a response.
Cat 310 Bulkhead burning question
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Many people would swear that Catalina does not do email. Your best bet it to a) directly dial and ask for Frank Butler - leave a message if necessary and he WILL call you back, or b) write a letter directly to Frank Butler and he will personally respond. No foolin'
Good Luck!
Tim Brogan
April IV C350 #68
Seattle
Good Luck!
Tim Brogan
April IV C350 #68
Seattle
No and I did not like the answer I got from Gerry on this. I sold my boat. We sailed for about ten hours in 30-35 knots and the bulkhead worked itself into the hull so hard it was crushed in spots and the whole thing was cocked and some screws bent. On the exterior you could see a slight hull deformation..
Frank told me they had a fix and then never called back even after multiple calls. When I called and spoke with Gerry I was told this was indeed a noted problem and that we would have to work through warranty. Frank is warranty and he never called back nor did I get reimbursed for the deck void repairs I had done. I finally gave up. From what I was told by Gerry this only affected a "few" of the early hulls but mine was a 2005...
If you're a squeaky wheel you'll eventually get greased... Keep at it and good luck..
I bet with the condition of the marine industry Catalina is in big trouble, their warranty claims are probably the least of their problems, just ask Brahmany. He gets no responce from them reguarding his systemic drive shaft alignment issues on his new C320.
2 Different Problems?
As I understand it there is/was a bulkhead burning issue and there is also an issue with the forward bulkhead being a little short (or it is the mast support?). Aside from all the Universal/transmission and shaft alignment problems. I am feeling pretty lucky as I don't think I have experienced any of these.We sailed for about ten hours in 30-35 knots and the bulkhead worked itself into the hull so hard it was crushed in spots and the whole thing was cocked and some screws bent. On the exterior you could see a slight hull deformation..
Frank told me they had a fix and then never called back even after multiple calls. When I called and spoke with Gerry I was told this was indeed a noted problem and that we would have to work through warranty. Frank is warranty and he never called back nor did I get reimbursed for the deck void repairs I had done. I finally gave up. From what I was told by Gerry this only affected a "few" of the early hulls but mine was a 2005...
When I had my issue Gerry & Frank swore it was not an "issue". I did not require the compression post spacer like the early ones did.
I suspect that the screwed bulkhead in conjunction with the large door opening, and the inhherent flex of these boats in heavy weather is what caused mine to begin tweaking and deforming against the hull. Mine actually physically moved an many of the screws were cocked, where they had once gone in straight..
Not what I'd consider rough enough to cause this kind of issue. It was short & steep but not over 5 or 6 feet. I sailed my C-36 in rougher and never had a problem like this. I never really pursued it further as I was selling the boat anyway. I did manage to get the bulkhead to sit nearly straight again when it was on the hard. I initially though it was perhaps cut wrong but then was told this could not happen.
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