After the over heating issue we had last month, the water temperature alarm stopped to work. No sound anymore at the start of the engine.
After some troubleshooting it seems it was just a ground issue at the engine block level.
The wire with a resistor broke at one point and it seems to be the culprit for this issue
Ordered some 1K Ohm 1/2W Flameproof resistors:
Rebuilt it and it works great now!
It was not possible to take advantage of the outhaul with the sail becoming a bit older, it was a missing feature. So after a bit of fighting with the boom, I was able to tear it down and see how it looked.
One of the challenge was to remove the end caps, I guess they haven’t been removed for a very long time, maybe never?
On each end caps, I replaced the screws with 8 x ¼-20 x 1/2” SS Hex Head Bolts
The new system is composed of two ball-bearing Harken bullet blocks:
This has been a huge improvement on the sail control! You can see some pictures and references below.
Boom end: https://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1139/boom-end-casting-c-28-c-30-c-34–c-36.cfm
Ball bearing for boom ends: https://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/11/masthead-sheave-ball-bearing-c-25-c-27-c-28-outhaul-c-28-c-30-c-34-c-36.cfm
Catalina 34 outhaul post: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,6301.msg40823.html#msg40823
Julandra reference: https://julandra.shutterfly.com/274#277
Any idea what is the zinc matching the Seakamp 200420 heat exchanger?
Seakamp just replied to me ”¼ npt thread zinc is 1.7 inch”
Checking on the catalina36.org association, I got recommended size E0 from this site.
They also have a page for the kind you screw into the brass cap – but you may have to cut that to length.
Anyway I had to cut to the length even the E0, as soon as it was inserted the water was not able to go through anymore.
So the plan will be to:
New priority project on Hotel Catalina! Let’s see how many week-end will I need to get it fixed 🙂
I just had to send a quick email to edson to be able to order the needed screw on boltdepot.com.
Those screws are 8-32 pan head machine screws 3/8” long.
First I went back with the old one before to replace them later on.
This project took me 2 week-ends, and some painting at home. When it happens I thought it will take a lot longer, but it got fixed pretty fast.
The Catalina 36 V berth is laid out with one large V shaped cushion and a separate insert to fill in the Vee area attached to an upholstered board that fits/rests perfectly onto the trim of the berth. Invariably, just as we become fast asleep, the insert falls to the cabin sole. Since our plan is to sleep on the v-berth to enjoy the nice custom mattress who came with the boat, it’s time to fix it!
The solution was to put some velcro tape:
I had to staple the velcro tape against the insert (update: so far after 5 months it still hold perfectly to the v-berth).
