[C320-list] engine vent question

[Jeff Church]

Is this the correct cover?
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=75

JeffC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Raphael" <mraphael at zhonka.net>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: [C320-list] engine vent question


>I need to replace a lost engine vent (stern cowl cover) for my 1994 model.
> The original is white plastic but that part is no longer available.  I 
> found
> a replacement part in chrome
> http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_id=1021
> Has anyone tried this one and will it work to replace the stock part?
> Thanks
> Martin Raphael
> #108 Rhapsody
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Durand" <durand.mail at verizon.net>
> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Jib Furling Gear
>
>
>>I had similar problems a couple of years ago.  In my case, the bearings in
>> the drum got so bad from salt accumulation and there was so much 
>> corrosion
>> in the drum that it needed to be replaced.  Schaefer has since redesigned
>> the lower drum so that it has holes in it that allow you to flush out the
>> bearings with a hose.
>>
>> You can have a problem in the lower drum or the upper drum.  You're
>> supposed
>> to periodically flush both with water.  The bearings on the top drum are
>> easily accessible once you lower it.  The upper drum is easy to spin with
>> your hands, so you can easily tell if that's where you have the problem.
>> The bearings in the lower drum are not so easy to get to.  I've been
>> squirting water up from the bottom after each sail.  I've been told that
>> you
>> can disassemble the lower tube assembly (after you remove the sail of
>> course) and then you have better access to flush out the bearings.  You
>> don't have to de-tension the forestay to do this.
>>
>> Bottom line is that you need to try and flush out the bearings with 
>> water.
>> If that doesn't work, you may need to replace the drum.  Schaefer has 
>> been
>> having some problems with the original design, particularly in some
>> geographic areas like Los Angeles.  They're not sure, but they think that
>> there may be an electrical/electrolysis component to the problem - this 
>> is
>> what I was told the last time I spoke with Schaefer at a boat show.
>>
>> I replaced my drum with an original drum design (at the time, they were
>> experimenting with the new design).  Mine was still under warranty at the
>> time, but they still charged me (something like $50 - $75) because they
>> said
>> it was my fault for not cleaning it out regularly.  If  you need to
>> replace
>> your drum, get the new one with the holes that allow you to easily flush
>> out
>> the bearings with a hose.
>>
>> Ray Durand #822
>> Marina del Rey, CA
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Van Vessem" <jvanvessem at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "C320" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:33 AM
>> Subject: [C320-list] Jib Furling Gear
>>
>>
>>> Does any know if there is a way to either clean or lub the bearings on
>>> the
>>> furling gear.  I'm noticing that it is getting more difficult to furl or
>>> unfurl the jib.  It just doesn't seem to work as smoothly as it did
>>> several years ago.  I hope this is not a process that requires 
>>> decoupling
>>> the head stay.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> John Van Vessem
>>> Sojourn 645
>>> Vallejo Yacht Club
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