[C38] Lockers and Batteries

Thu May 19 12:08:02 EDT 2011

please let us know how those tank monitor works for you!

2011/5/19 Steve Smolinske <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>

> 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.
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> Steve
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> *From:* listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:
> listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf Of *Larry Malmberg
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:42 AM
> *To:* 'Catalina 38 Listserve'
> *Subject:* [C38] Lockers and Batteries
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> 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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> Best regards,
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> Larry Malmberg
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> *From:* listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:
> listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf Of *William Knowles
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:32 AM
> *To:* Catalina 38 Listserve
> *Subject:* Re: [C38] Mysterious stuffing box behavior
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> 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?
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> Bill
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> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Larry,
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>  I have exactly the same locker as Hassle.
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> Max
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> 2011/5/19 Larry Malmberg <Larrypi at roadrunner.com>
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> 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.
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> Larry Malmberg
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> Team Hassle
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> *From:* listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [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
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> *Subject:* Re: [C38] Mysterious stuffing box behavior
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> 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..
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> How about other boats??????
>
> I need to install a generator behind the engine, so the room I can make for
> myself, the better!
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> Regards,
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> Max
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> 2011/6/18 tdtron at earthlink.net <tdtron at earthlink.net>
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> Dan,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Of all of the modifications I made to my 38, I think this was the most
> practical and best.
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> Tom Troncalli
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> *Sent:* 5/18/2011 12:40:01 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [C38] Mysterious stuffing box behavior
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> 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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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Max Soto" <maxsoto at gmail.com>
> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 11:35:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [C38] Mysterious stuffing box behavior
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> 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...
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> Hope this helps..
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> Max Soto
> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
>
> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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> 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?
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> *Marci J. Brown*
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> PO Box 520549, Winthrop, MA 02152 USA
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C38 #198 ESTANCIA
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