[C38] C38 Dome light on cabin top

[Phil Gay]

Steve and list,

 

Yes, I added a  39 gallon Plastimo bladder tank under the starboard settee.
I have never actually measured the amount of water that it holds, located in
that space.  I have a separate deck fill for it but no vent.  I have a Y
valve to switch between the tanks.  It has worked well for us since we
installed it in 1998.

 

Phil Gay

C38 049 Que Linda

Everett WA

 

From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Steve Smolinske
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:31 PM
To: Catalina 38 Listserve
Subject: Re: [C38] C38 Dome light on cabin top

 

I agree on the water tank, Phil did you add that extra tank on starboard?  

 

Steve

 

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From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org on behalf of Phil Gay
Sent: Fri 10/16/2009 3:15 PM
To: 'Catalina 38 Listserve'
Subject: Re: [C38] C38 Dome light on cabin top

I have studied changes Catalina Yachts made to the C38 over the years of
production.  There were several changes between 1981 and 1982.  One of them,
I believe was replacing the overhead lights on both port and starboard
ceilings with bulkhead mounted swivel lamps.  Que Linda is a 1980 boat with
smaller ceiling lights in the galley and quarter berth areas.  There are 4
larger ceiling lights in the main salon ceilings and 2 forward in the head
and hanging locker areas.  Finally there are 2 larger overhead lights in the
v berth area.  All these were automotive incandescent lights when I bought
my boat and I replaced over the years with stainless frame halogen and xenon
light of the same diameter.

 

I wish I had the larger fuel and water tanks that the later boats had
though.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Phil Gay

C38 049 Que Linda

Everett, WA

 

From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Steve Smolinske
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:42 PM
To: Catalina 38 Listserve
Subject: Re: [C38] C38 Dome light on cabin top

 

Max, I noticed those sometime ago on Yachtworld I think it was original on
earlier models.

 

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From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org on behalf of Max Soto
Sent: Thu 10/15/2009 7:25 PM
To: Catalina 38 Listserve
Subject: [C38] C38 Dome light on cabin top



Hi Tom,  

I haven´t seen that light in other C38s, in fact, is not even in the wiring
diagram. I saw this light before in two   C38s  for sale and went looking
for a closer look on my boat  but there were no sings of a previous
installation. 

It definetely wasn't stock on my boat. 

I agree that it is a very important light on a C38 and I'm trying to desing
something to route the wires. Does your boat has other dome lights on the
interior or only above the table???
How about the other C38´s on the list??

 

Regards,

 

Max

2009/10/15 Tom T. < <mailto:tdtron at earthlink.net> tdtron at earthlink.net>

Hi Max,

 

That light position was original and the wiring is molded into the cabin top
between the inner and outer fiberglass shells.  I upgraded the original
light for a modern halogen light.  When I upgraded my wiring harness some
years ago, it was a lot of trouble because Catalina only left a very little
of the wiring showing at the harness inside the port cabinet over the
dinette.  I had to surgically cut back the fiberglass to expose enough wire
to solder on a longer lead to connect to my new 10 ga. harness.  The
original harness was 16 or 18 ga. and connected to the light leaders by
3-way crimp connectors which don't last forever in salt air.

 

I'm surprised your boat doesn't have a light unless it went bad and the
previous owner covered up the mounting holes to hide the fact there was a
light missing.  You may want to try to expose your harness where the deck
meets the hull inside the boat.  You may find you have a wiring branch going
up into the headlinner.  If so, you can use a toner to follow the wire
through the cabin top to expose where it should have a light. 

 

That is a very important light on the 38 and I bet your boat had one at one
time.  Just guessing.

 

Tom Troncalli

 

 

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