[C38] Listserve Digest, Vol 6, Issue 371 Cabin heater (alden Andre)

Wed Nov 17 18:37:24 EST 2010

The mast is not missing.   Rather, it is lying on top of the cabin and 
we are motoring on the Erie Canal on our way to Lake Ontario.   
Clearances on the canal are about 25 feet, so it was either take it down 
or install a hinge....   And even after the wine, the hinge still did 
not seem like a good idea!

Chuck Finn

On 11/17/2010 5:47 PM, alden Andre wrote:
> Thanks for the photos. I just purchased a force 10 CNG heater since my
> boat is CNG and it was brand new in the box for 100.00(it was pure luck
> I found it and being cng since they don't make cng anymore). I have been
> pondering a heat system for quite some time. I have a espar dl4 on my 30
> I could remove and put on the 38 but I have found I don't really care
> for it. It is noisy and drains the batteries. I think I will supplement
> the force 10 cozy cabin heater with a red dot heater off of the engine
> mounted low on the quarter birth facing forward. So my next question.
> Has any one installed a red dot heater ? Oh by the way in the pic with
> the stove why is the mast missing?
>
> Alden Andre
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>     1. Re: difficulty starting (Les)
>     2. Re: difficulty starting (Steve Smolinske)
>     3. Re: Listserve Digest, Vol 6, Issue 369 Heater (alden andre)
>        (Chuck Finn)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:04:34 -0800
> From: Les<hlhowell at pacbell.net>
> To: Catalina 38 Listserve<listserve at catalina38.org>
> Subject: Re: [C38] difficulty starting
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> On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 08:53 -0800, Patrick Harpole wrote:
>> I have a 3 cylinder Universal Diesel and sometimes it will not start.
> I
>> have changed the fuel pump and the fuel filter.
>> Sometimes when I bleed it, it will start.  Other times it won't.
>> Can it get "flooded"?
>> Patrick on the San Francisco Bay
>>
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> Check the solenoid that powers the glow plugs.  If the preheat current
> is not sufficient, the engine doesn't get warm enough for the prestart.
> Also check the connections to that whole circuit.  I don't know why
> bleeding it would help.  But maybe someone else has some other
> experience.  If bleeding always helped, then I would be suspicious of a
> bad fuel line or a poor seal on one of the filters, letting air into the
> fuel system.
>
> Regards,
> Les H
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> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:12:18 -0800
> From: "Steve Smolinske"<SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>
> To:<hlhowell at pacbell.net>, "Catalina 38 Listserve"
> 	<listserve at catalina38.org>
> Subject: Re: [C38] difficulty starting
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> Check your fuel supply for water. Had the same problem after swiftsure
> tore  entire fuel system apart checking fuel pump and filters,  bleed
> the lines etc. Look at the bowls on your fuel separators there should be
> very little water in them.
> Steve Smolinske
>
> On Nov 17, 2010, at 2:04 PM, "Les"<hlhowell at pacbell.net>  wrote:
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:11:51 -0500
> From: Chuck Finn<charles at finn.ws>
> To: Catalina 38 Listserve<listserve at catalina38.org>
> Subject: Re: [C38] Listserve Digest, Vol 6, Issue 369 Heater (alden
> 	andre)
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> Below is a picture of my heater on the Mighty Quinn (the two guys in the
>
> picture were part of my crew doing what we do best)!
>
> This is the Dickenson Newport propane heater.  I like it because
> installation is easy compared to the diesel types and it really does
> heat the cabin.  It does not draw combustion air from the cabin, which
> means I never have to worry about carbon monoxide or propane gasses.
> I had one of their fireplaces on a previous boat that could burn wood or
>
> coal, but the propane version is so much easier to use and keep clean.
> Probably the best part is you can get right up next to it to warm up
> (just like a stove).  Besides, my wife says they are pretty and really
> do dry out the cabin.
>
> Chuck Finn
> Mighty Quinn  #114
> Great (frigid) Lakes
>
> On 11/17/2010 2:33 PM, Phil Gay wrote:
>> Steve,
>>
>> I am planning to put some heat on Que Linda as well this winter and am
>> interested in your choices.  There are probably other cool weather
> sailors
>> who would be interested.
>>
>> BTW thanks for putting a pertinent well illustrated article in the
> Technical
>> part of the November "Mainsheet."
>>
>> Phil Gay
>> C38 049 Que Linda
>> Everett, WA
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