[C320-list] Service Light on Navigation board

Mon Oct 15 09:02:06 PDT 2007

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Radio Shack, or any electronics store that carry parts--be certain to buy
the proper voltage--some are 12volt, but most are 120 volt--It goes
without saying that you MUST turn the power off prior to installing the
new lamp.  OBUOY #219

momvan at aol.com wrote:
Best place to order/buy the small light on the electrical panel that
indicates service is on/off?

-----Original Message-----
From: bruceheyman at cox.net
To: C320-List
Sent: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 9:40 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dropping water temperature

Bruce,
I think shutting it down was the right thing to do unless it is vital for
safe
navigation.
When the sound changes or any of the indicators are off there is something
very
probably wrong. While it will not always be serious, i.e., expensive it
will
almost never go away on it's own.
Best,
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

-----Original Message-----
From: "Bruce Stumpp"

Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:29:39
To:
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dropping water temperature

We were in a hurry to get home and the wind was light but, with no engine,
we had to take our time and sail/ghost to the slip. The displayed temp has
always stayed at 180 degrees (as it did through most of this trip) so the
change could also be a potential gauge or sender problem, something else
that I'll have to investigate. Someone asked why shut down the engine when
the temp was low instead of high - I wasn't sure what the problem was
(could
have been loss of coolant and the sensor won't work on air) - so, rather
than risk an expensive engine repair, I decided to shut the engine down
until I had time to check everything. Thanks for everyone's suggestions,
I'm going down to the marina this morning to see what I can find.

Bruce

Message: 12
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:47:56 -0700
From: "Adam Weiner"
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dropping water temperature
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Why were you motoring if there was a breeze? It's a sail boat for
goodness sakes.

Adam

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 12:00 PM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Dropping water temperature

We motored home today at 2,800 RPM's for about 3 hours. The temperature
gauge read 180 degrees for about 2.5 hours but the next time I looked it
had
dropped to about 140-150 degrees. I shut down the engine, was able to
catch a small breeze and used the motor just to get into the slip.
Engine
is a Yanmar. I'm thinking the thermostat was stuck open. Does anyone
have
any other thoughts, suggestions or experience with this situation?

Bruce Stumpp
Adventure, #647
Frog Mortar Creek, MD

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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:14:23 -0400
From: "Barry Fahrer"
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dropping water temperature
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I wonder if the 130 degree reading is a true reading. It is possible that
either or the sender and gauge may have been changed over the years and
may
now be giving an erroneous reading. Has anyone actually measured the water

temp with an external thermometer. I think we all would like to take these

gauges as being gospel but I think that it is more a case of being a
relative indicator.
BARRY --... ...--
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