[C320-list] Sheeves in Boom

[pat reynolds]

Pat, I have hull 249 and it appears I need a muffler
box replacement.  I can see the screws at the corners
but what am I looking at when I attempt to remove the
box?

Pat R.
--- patm at psiurethanes.com wrote:

> > send it to Catalina and get a new one, I did it
> and have had no leaks in
> 18 months, but I did the same thing as you and I
> fixed it 2 times but
> the seam still failed.
> 
> Pat #130
> 
> If you have changed the sheeves in the boom (
> particularly the aft set
> > ) could you advise as to what all is involved.
> Many thanks.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David J Gleason <djgleason1 at juno.com>
> > To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> > Cc: c320-list at catalina320.com
> > Sent: Sat, Oct 27  11:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Aqua Lift Muffler
> >
> > Rollie:
> >
> > I had a local shop repair our muffler about 3
> years ago.  There was a
> > crack along the bottom seam that was leaking.  His
> first attempt lasted
> > about three months and he had to repair it a
> second time.  I am dropping
> > off the muffler again this week, now that we are
> high and dry, for more
> > repairs.  It started leaking again in the same
> location.  His price for
> > repairs 3 years ago was around 125 or 150.  I
> think one was the repair
> > estimate the second was his final bill including
> tax.
> >
> > What do you look for?  Water!  If it is leaking,
> repair it.  If no
> > leaks,
> > leave it alone.
> >
> > We sail if fresh water, have 950+ hours on the
> engine.
> >
> > Dave Gleason
> > Proud Mary, #150
> >
> > On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:17:37 +0000
> argates2nd at comcast.net writes:
> >> I raised these questions some months ago and only
> got one reply - any
> >> others with input?
> >>
> >> Has anyone had a local fiberglass fabricator
> re-build the aqua lift
> >> muffler -- as an alternative to returning it to
> Catalina for making
> >> a new one?
> >> If so, result and approx. cost?
> >>
> >> If I remove the muffler, what do I look for that
> would tell me it
> >> needs attention?
> >>
> >> The forward flange cracked a year ago but I was
> able to fix that
> >> with mixed epoxy. I put on a new hose from the
> engine to the
> >> muffler, thinking that the old one was too stiff
> after 12 years and
> >> was sending big vibrations to the flange, but the
> new one is also
> >> stiff?
> >>
> >> Rollie #182 (440 hrs on engine and muffler after
> 12 years, 7 in
> >> fresh water in NH and 5 in salt)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> 
> 
> 
> 


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