[C320-list] Sheeves in Boom

[Pat Moriarty]

Remove the screws then the struggle is to get the hoses off the 
engine and exhaust hose since they are very stiff and not much room to work.
See if you can't get a little extra room by pulling the exhaust hose 
from the back side of the box.

Pat #130

At 03:49 PM 11/6/2007, you wrote:
>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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