[C38] Lockers and Batteries

Steve Smolinske SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com
Thu May 19 11:55:44 EDT 2011


Larry,  what type of water maker did you go with? And where are you
locating your through hulls?   We stole the one from the bow for  intake
and Im still working on  what  Im going to do for discharge.   

 

Steve

 

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Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:42 AM
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Subject: [C38] Lockers and Batteries

 

Bill, during the rehab on Hassle all of this was done by the
mechanic/electrician, we had extensive work done including Pro Sine
charger/inverter which now will power all our AC outlets when shore
power is off, nice thing about this is, if there is no load the inverter
shuts it's self off so there is no draw at all.  New AC/DC panel, house
batteries, four, relocated, new engine panel that actually works but
doesn't have and oil pressure gauge which we are installing, I hate
buzzers. Sat phone wired into a docking station, new Nexus instruments
which are awesome.  Garmin HD Radar which integrates with our chart
plotter an all the instruments integrate as well and of course all are
tied into a laptop with Nexus Racing Software.  We are installing a
water maker next week, new mainsail and jib not to mention the SSB and
all the accruements for it.  LOL  Just more boat bucks in action here.
LOL  Ooops I forgot the Blue Seas tank monitors too.

 






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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of William Knowles
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [C38] Mysterious stuffing box behavior

I have the same locker also. I have a little door from behind the ice
chest for trash. How hard is it to put the starter battery there? Did
you wire it through the main panel? 

 

Bill

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:

Larry, 

 

 I have exactly the same locker as Hassle.

 

Max

 

2011/5/19 Larry Malmberg <Larrypi at roadrunner.com>

I'm confused too Max.  Our port locker in the cockpit (sail locker?) is
open all the way to the hull except for a step where the start battery
is located, the step has a shelf for storage where we keep extra oil and
coolant, there is a large access to the engine compartment there as
well, kind of T shaped.

 


Larry Malmberg

Team Hassle



 

 

 

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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Max Soto
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 7:52 AM
To: tdtron at earthlink.net; Catalina 38 Listserve 


Subject: Re: [C38] Mysterious stuffing box behavior

 

I don't know if it is just me, but this locker is totally different than
mine... I remember seeing this pics years ago, but still today , I can't
figure it out, and my only explanation is that the modification was very
big and I didn't get that, or that  (this is getting common!) there are
two different kind of lockers. Mine goes all the way to the hull, and
has a liner with no  anti skid pattern.. 

How about other boats??????

I need to install a generator behind the engine, so the room I can make
for myself, the better!

 

Regards,

 

Max 

2011/6/18 tdtron at earthlink.net <tdtron at earthlink.net>

Dan,

 

While mentioning the sail locker cutout, you reminded me that I came
across a couple of old photos of my locker cutout which I have attached.
The holes on the engine side of the locker were left over from the
previous owner's hot water heater which I moved to the engine aft of the
transmission.  That location was not possible before the sail locker
modification.

 

The cutout is supported by angle aluminum bolted with countersunk #10
stainless bolts and nylock nuts.  The four screw heads in the first
photo are holding my pressure water pump up side down between the hull
and sail locker bottom.  We found that location to be a very quiet place
for the pump and after the sail locker cutout modification, that
location also became easy to service, another previously wasted
unaccessible area.

 

On the sail locker cutout, I did add a vertical brace between the
forward inside corner of the cutout and the hull.  I bedded a piece of
pressure treated wood to the hull and made a support of aluminum angle
connected to the perimeter aluminum angle which made the floor of the
sail locker very stiff and strong.

 

Of all of the modifications I made to my 38, I think this was the most
practical and best.

 

Tom Troncalli

 

 

 

 

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	Sent: 5/18/2011 12:40:01 PM 

	Subject: Re: [C38] Mysterious stuffing box behavior

	 

	Marci, We bought our boat in Rhode Island and last year did the
opposite trip you are doing. We brought it to the Chesapeake Bay. We Had
a situation that may be close to yours.

	We had 5 total crew and was motor sailing hard in Long Island
Sound to try to get to the East River to catch the tide right. We heard
water splashing around and the quarter berth was getting wet (we have an
opening there to get to the back of the engine, not sure all Catalina's
have it). There was a lot of water under the engine and the spinning
shaft was splashing it around. When the shaft wasn't spinning there was
no splashing.

	Before starting our adventure I got a lot of information from
the C38 website, most importantly the leaking stuffing box on the rudder
post. Below the front of the engine there is a drain hole that allows
water to drain from under the engine to the bilge. Ours was clogged up
and allowed the build up of water under the engine and the shaft to
splash it around. When running hard and even sailing fast the rudder
post will let in a lot of water because the stern is squatted down.

	Check under the front of the engine and make sure that hole is
clear. I think you will find that to be your problem as well as a rudder
post leak.

	I still have to fix mine. I'm going to cut out the sail locker
bottom as suggested on the C38 website to gain access to the rudder
post.

	Dan #108

	
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	To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
	Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 11:35:51 AM
	Subject: Re: [C38] Mysterious stuffing box behavior
	
	Marci,

	 I guess that the shaft was spinning while sailing with the
transmission in neutral. I'll check the packing gland and also check for
movement of the stuffing box while running with the engine, it should
denote problems like the ones you just mentioned...

	 

	Hope this helps.. 

	 

	Max Soto
	C38 #198 ESTANCIA

	Puntarenas, Costa Rica

	 

	2011/5/18 Marci Brown <mb at seafor.us>

	A troubling stuffing box situation began last week (and
continues): We ran the engine reasonably hard for about 4 hours when
doing the NYC East River trek to Long Island Sound. I was in the galley
when Keith raised the sails and cut the engine (leaving transmission in
neutral). Immediately I heard water pouring into the boat from the
stuffing box area. I shouted for Keith to throw the transmission into
reverse. No more water! Whew! Water quickly exited the boat via bilge
pump - with the exception of 10 gallons sitting under the engine that I
had to pump out by hand. Diagnostic guesstimate #1: New zincs on the
prop shaft causing wobble that is stressing the 2-year old flax packing
gland... right? The cutlass bearing is fine. Other thoughts: Folding
prop has inherent balance issues, engine/transmission/prop shaft
alignment fine tuning necessary, packing glands wear out quickly under
stress?? Would anyone like to tackle this one?

	 

	Marci J. Brown

	PO Box 520549, Winthrop, MA 02152 USA

	Ph: 757-515-3151 | Email: mb at seafor.us

	 

	 

	
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