[C320-list] Transmission ratio

[Annie Bennett]

If you are doing over kill I am a serial killer.  I get the mechanic to
change it very 6 months when he does the full engine service whether it
needs it or not.  He's commented sometimes it didn't need changing and he
could come out any time I need but they don't cost much and I'd rather feel
as secure as possible that nothing will go wrong when I take the boat out.
Most times the impeller hasn't really needed changing and I've kept the old
one as a spare but a couple of times there's been a crack in one of the
blades.  I'm not that handy at doing it myself so for me I figure it's an
economy/insurance policy to get everything done in one go while the mechanic
is there. I guess it depends on if you do things yourself or pay someone
else to do it.  If you are paying someone - part of the charge is just them
getting to the boat so you might as well get them to do as many things as
possible - otherwise you could leave it much longer until a problem
develops.  Also, making it an annual thing makes it easy to remember - a bit
like the dog's annual injections.

Annie Bennett
Topcat #812 (soon to be #1073! Ship arrives on 11 Jan)
 


-----Original Message-----
From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of jsail320 at cox.net
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 1:00 PM
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Subject: RE: Re: [C320-list] Transmission ratio


Yikes, I change my impeller every year .... am I doing over kill??/ The old
one never looks bad but I felt it was safer to change it often.

John
s/v Lady K
> 
> From: "Richard A. Walker" <dickwalker at att.net>
> Date: 2006/01/08 Sun PM 08:56:26 EST
> To: <kmielen at iwon.com>, 
> 	"'C320-List'" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Subject: RE: Re: [C320-list] Transmission ratio
> 
> It does not matter just so you have the correct raw water impeller as a
> spare and change it every 3 years.
> 
> Cheers,
>  
> Dick Walker
> C-320 (687) WindWalker II
> 740 Olive Ave.
> Coronado, CA 92118-2136
> 619.435.8986
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Karl Mielenhausen
> _/) 
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 5:35 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: FW: Re: [C320-list] Transmission ratio
> 
>  I'm fairly sure I have the Japanese version... Made in Japan nameplate,
no
> E preceding the s/n, takes the Japanese spare parts.
> 
> Fellow owner at my marina has hull #702 with a Euro engine, so go figure.
> Perhaps the factory was using dual sourcing or perhaps they found mine
> hidden in the back of the stockroom!!
> 
> Any opinion on which source is better, or does it not matter?
> 
> 
> 
> Karl Mielenhausen
> 
> 2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"
> 
> New Bern, NC
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