[C320-list] Navstation forward wood panel removal?

Allan Field Allan.Field at comcast.net
Thu Jan 26 03:44:37 PST 2006 

This is how the panels come off on Sea Shadow, #808.

There are 2 panels, one forward and one aft.  On the aft panel, remove the 4
corner screws.  The panel should drop out.  This panel screws into a
vertical wood strip on the aft side, horizontal strip on the topside, and to
a vertical wood strip shared with the forward panel.  

On the topside wood strip, about what would be about half-way across the aft
panel, there should be a wood screw with the screw head pointing towards the
water and the pointed end towards the sky.  Remove this screw.  

At this point, this horizontal topside wood strip should rotate a bit.
Assuming that it will rotate, this means that there is only one more screw
holding this wood strip in.

The second screw holding this wood strip in should be located about 1-2
inches forward of the shared vertical wood strip.  It is a tight fit but you
should be able to get your Phillips screwdriver on this screw.  Remove this
screw and the forward panel should be able to be wiggled out.  Note that the
forward panel is only attached to this topside wood strip and to the shared
wood strip between the 2 panels.  

If you need to completely remove the forward panel from the strips, that
should be easy once you have wiggled the forward panel out of the hole.  The
only concern I would have is if there are 3 screws on the topside wood strip
but I doubt that there is as to do so would be very difficult for whoever
originally installed the panels.

Good luck and I hope this helps!

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Hare
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:57 AM
To: C320-List
Subject: RE: [C320-list] Navstation forward wood panel removal?

Bill,

  I was able to remove mine.  Most aftermarket car stereos actually
slide into place from the front and clip into a sleeve that is attached
to the panel.

Depending on the mfg. of your radio:

   There is most likely a set of holes or slots on each side of the face
plate where you plug in special "removal" tool that releases the locks
and lets the radio slide out of its mounting sleeve.  Then you can reach
up from the aft panel and remove the couple screws.  If you don't see
the small holes or slots, then you may have to pop off the outside trim
ring that surrounds the face of the radio to expose these holes.

Here is a picture of what I'm trying to say, although my radio uses a
very different style of removal tool.  Mine are a pair of flat pieces of
sheet metal about 1/4" wide and 5" long. There's a slot on each side of
the face plate that I slide them into which releases the catch.

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/S-FNoTIi6weiC/learningcenter/car/car_s
tereo/installation_guide.html?page=4

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/S-FNoTIi6weiC/learningcenter/car/car_s
tereo/installation_guide.html?page=2


This is almost certainly how they did it.

Good luck!

-Jeff


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[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of David Gleason
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Navstation forward wood panel removal?

Bill:

The single panel I have is held in by two #12 Philip head screws on the
aft face of the panel and two on the forward end of the panel that
closes off the space.  This panel extends from the hull out to the
instrument panel.  I had to remove the SS rod that connects to the aft
chain plate in order to remove the panel.

Dave Gleason
Proud Mary, #150


On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:48:37 -0800 (PST) Chris Burti <cburti at yahoo.com>
writes:
> I also tried to get that panel out last fall but could not get a 
> phillips screwdriver to bite. Planned to work on it some more with 
> torxs and square drive bits, but ended up on hold due to the hurricane

> damage.
> 
> I assumed that they would be phillips and it does not seem logical 
> that all four are stripped considering the general good quality of 
> Catalina workmanship. My VHS is in there so I assume it has been 
> removed at least once.
> 
> There are two screws that screw the ledger into the hull liner going 
> in aft to forward and two screws that go from the back of the ledger 
> into the panel port to starboard. All of which are knuckle busters doe

> to their close proximity to adjoining panels.
> 
> 
> 
> --- Bill Culbertson <billculb_a2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I don't recall this ever coming up on the list before which 
> > surprises me given all the stuff that we ask & talk about.  How is 
> > the forward-most of the wood panels that hold Navstation instruments

> > mounted?
> >    
> >   My aft panel is full and I'm putting another instrument in.  When 
> > we bought the boat, the dealer installed the stereo in the top of 
> > that forward panel.  Since then, everything that I've put in has 
> > been in the aft panel.  That one comes off simply with four corner 
> > screws.  If the stereo weren't obscuring the view, I'd could better 
> > tell how the forward panel is held in place.
> >    
> >   It "looks" like it might be held by a corner piece.  If so, then 
> > the top-most screw of that corner piece is completely inaccessible 
> > to me now b/c it's sandwiched between the stereo and the end panel.

> > I'm really wondering how the got that flush-mount stereo in at this 
> > point.
> >    
> >   Thanks in advance for any light anyone can share.
> >    
> >    -bill culbertson
> >     Harmony #859
> >     
> > 
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