[C320-list] FW: trouble starting engine

[amshd2 at aol.com]

Nick
 
 CONGRADS on getting a 320 she's a great boat.  I have owned Hull #30 for about 4 years now.   I would bet our boats are pretty  close to being about the same.  If you have any question shoot me an Email off line at amshd2 at aol.com  
 
Tony 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: kmielen at iwon.com
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Sent: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 8:17 AM
Subject: [C320-list] FW: trouble starting engine



Nick,



Congrats on the purchase of your C320. Being hull #1 you are likely to get a lot 
of questions from fellow owners. It's nice to know where it is. Please consider 
joining the Association, if you haven't already done so. It might be neat to 
write an article for the Mainsheet detailing the history of hull #1 (how many 
owners, what locations, where she has been sailed, what improvements have been 
made, etc).

I have some technical info on my website that might be of interest....

http://pages.suddenlink.net/kmielen/C320Docs.html

Good luck....



Karl Mielenhausen

2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"

New Bern, NC

http://pages.suddenlink.net/kmielen/

From: Ward, Nicholas [mailto: Nicholas_Ward at brown.edu]

To: c320-list at catalina320.com

Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:47:26 -0500

Subject: [C320-list] trouble starting engine



Hey all,Been following/enjoying this list-serve for a while now but first time 
submitting.  Recently bought Hull #1 (still unamed) w some friends - has various 
issues. so I actually have a lot of different questions. I'll start with this 
one.  Engine will not start on just the starter battery.  It will start by using 
all (house + starter battery).  Tried cleaning all connections, replacing the 
starter battery and replacing the battery switch - all failed.  It grinds, comes 
close but not enough to start. Mechanic suggested replacing all wire with 
heavier gauge but surveyor thought that gauge was adequate.  The boat has an 
inverter but I don't think that's an issue b/c the moment I installed the new 
starter battery I tried the engine and it wouldn't turn over.  Any thoughts?  
Also, is there some organized archive in which i can search for previous topics 
(ie changing head hoses, leaks in aft cabin)? Nick hull #1

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