[C320-list] Raising a Bosun's Chair

Tue Aug 22 05:25:28 PDT 2006

In forty yeaars of sailing, I can't count the number
of halyards I've seen part.

cb

--- Jim & Kathy Painter <jpaint412 at msn.com> wrote:

> I can't count the number of trips I've made aloft on
> many different masts (C320 being the shortest) and
> I've always been satisfied to go up on a single
> halyard led back to its winch.  The halyards are
> certainly more than strong enough (by many, many
> times I'd say) to lift a man.  The real safety issue
> is to never ever leave the bitter end unattended as
> it comes off the winch.
> Jim
> #265
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From:
>
c320-list-request at catalina320.com<mailto:c320-list-request at catalina320.com>
> 
>   To:
>
c320-list at catalina320.com<mailto:c320-list at catalina320.com>
> 
>   Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 5:12 PM
>   Subject: C320-List Digest, Vol 87, Issue 3
> 
> 
>   Send C320-List mailing list submissions to
>  
>
c320-list at catalina320.com<mailto:c320-list at catalina320.com>
> 
>   To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide
> Web, visit
>  
>
http://mail.catalina320.com/mailman/listinfo/c320-list_catalina320.com<http://mail.catalina320.com/mailman/listinfo/c320-list_catalina320.com>
> 
>   or, via email, send a message with subject or body
> 'help' to
>  
>
c320-list-request at catalina320.com<mailto:c320-list-request at catalina320.com>
> 
>   You can reach the person managing the list at
>  
>
c320-list-owner at catalina320.com<mailto:c320-list-owner at catalina320.com>
> 
>   When replying, please edit your Subject line so it
> is more specific
>   than "Re: Contents of C320-List digest..."
> 
> 
>   Today's Topics:
> 
>      1. Re: My fuel tank leaks!
> (jonvez at comcast.net<mailto:jonvez at comcast.net>)
>      2. Re: My fuel tank leaks!
> (amshd2 at aol.com<mailto:amshd2 at aol.com>)
>      3. Re: Gizmos to hold fridge lid's open
> (BAdams3491 at aol.com<mailto:BAdams3491 at aol.com>)
>      4. Re: Bottom Paint for Dana Point (was: no
> subject) (Peter Clancy)
>      5. Re: Gizmos to hold fridge lid's open (Jeff
> Church)
>      6. Re: Bottom Paint for Dana Point (was: no
> subject)
>        
> (bruceheyman at cox.net<mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net>)
>      7. Re: My fuel tank leaks!
> (bruceheyman at cox.net<mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net>)
>      8. Re: Bottom Paint for Dana Point (was: no
> subject) (Peter Clancy)
>      9. raising a bosun's chair (Koen Bennebroek)
>     10. Re: raising a bosun's chair (Chris Burti)
>     11. Re: Bottom Paint for Dana Point (was: no
> subject)
>        
> (bruceheyman at cox.net<mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net>)
> 
> 
>  
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   Message: 1
>   Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:03:11 +0000
>   From:
> jonvez at comcast.net<mailto:jonvez at comcast.net>
>   Subject: Re: [C320-list] My fuel tank leaks!
>   To: C320-List
>
<c320-list at catalina320.com<mailto:c320-list at catalina320.com>>
>   Message-ID:
>  
>
<082120061603.17998.44E9D93F000CECCB0000464E2207021553960A90020106 at comcast.net<mailto:082120061603.17998.44E9D93F000CECCB0000464E2207021553960A90020106 at comcast.net>>
> 
>   Content-Type: text/plain
> 
>   Thanks Barry,
> 
>   I will look for the pump mentioned. Unfortunately,
> it's not the connections as I have eliminated these.
> It is coming from the bottom of the tank.
> Unfortunately, Catalina was not very helpful in
> advice for removing the tank. They also think that
> the strap is 'after market'. I told them it came
> this way when I boat the boat new. They said they
> now use wood 'glassed' into the boat as a tie down??
> I will try and get a tie down with no metal parts at
> West. I also asked whether I should put a sheet of
> neoprene down to protect the bottom of the
> tank--again not much help. Does anyone have any idea
> if this is a good idea or not and where one could
> purchase a sheet?
> 
>   Looks like a mainsheet article brewing...
> 
>   Thanks again for the help!
> 
>   Regards,
> 
>   Jon
> 
>   -------------- Original message -------------- 
>   From: Barry Fahrer
>
<bfahrer at lisurveyor.com<mailto:bfahrer at lisurveyor.com>>
> 
> 
>   > 
>   > I purchased a fuel polisher at the Newport show
> last year and one of the 
>   > recommendations was to use a pump to circulate
> the fuel through the polisher 
>   > with an electric pump. This is the info from the
> company. "The part # for 
>   > the Carter fuel pump is P-4389 and can be bought
> at Napa." The tank can be 
>   > accessed via the Port lazerette. I think the
> tank can be removed, although 
>   > I have never done it, but I have spent a bit of
> time working on the fuel 
>   > polisher. You would have to remove the shelf in
> the starboard lazerette. 
>   > The tank is held in place with a strap. As I
> remember there are 4 
>   > connections to the tank. The fuel fill inlet,
> the inlet vent, the engine 
>   > fuel feed, and the engine fuel return. Perhaps
> one of theese connections is 
>   > leaking? 
>   > Good luck. 
>   > BARRY --... ...-- 
>   > TRANSIT C-320 # 126 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
> 
>   ------------------------------
> 
>   Message: 2
>   Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:40:09 -0400
>   From: amshd2 at aol.com<mailto:amshd2 at aol.com>
>   Subject: Re: [C320-list] My fuel tank leaks!
>   To:
>
c320-list at catalina320.com<mailto:c320-list at catalina320.com>
>   Message-ID:
>
<8C8935799D6C7DF-B24-235 at FWM-M14.sysops.aol.com<mailto:8C8935799D6C7DF-B24-235 at FWM-M14.sysops.aol.com>>
>   Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
>   I would contact a fuel service spilling the stuff
> can cause all kind of problems with Marina Mangement
> and the local EPA.   
>    
>    
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From:
> jonvez at comcast.net<mailto:jonvez at comcast.net>
>   To:
>
c320-list at catalina320.com<mailto:c320-list at catalina320.com>
>   Sent: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 8:56 AM
>   Subject: Re: [C320-list] My fuel tank leaks!
> 
> 
>   Thanks Pat,
> 
>   If it is plastic (poly), then you have a superior
> material for the tank 
>   according to Calder and it should last the life of
> the boat--Thanks for the 
>   suggestion on the standard impeller pump--
> 
>   Regards,
> 
>   Jon Vez
> 
>   -------------- Original message -------------- 
>   From: Pat Moriarty
>
<patm at psiurethanes.com<mailto:patm at psiurethanes.com>>
> 
> 
>   > I used a standard rubber impeller pump 12VDC to
> transfer diesel from 
>   > my truck to my tractor for a few years and had
> no problems. You may 
>   > also find a fuel service like a polishing
> service or such to remove 
>   > it. Good luck and by the way my tank is black
> and I thought plastic 
>   > and looks almost impossible to remove. 
>   > 
> 
=== message truncated ===

Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com 