[C320-list] packing gland & listing to port

[Chris Burti]

How do yo keep the paint from gumming up the paddlewheel?

On 10/20/07, Kirk McCullough <kirk.mccullough at telus.net> wrote:
> I paint my speed transducer with bottom paint, and never pull it when the
> boat is in the water. I just clean it and paint it on the annual haulout.
> Before I started doing that I got barnacles in a month or so.
>
> Kirk
> #124
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Chris Burti
> Sent: 20 October 2007 10:26
> To: C320-List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] packing gland & listing to port
>
> Won't work around here after being left in after just a few weeks.
>
> On 10/20/07, Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net> wrote:
> > "pull my speed transducer after
> > each sail to avoid barnacles."
> >
> > Simple, clean it annually  haulout!  Spend more time sailing and less
> > time dithering.
> >
> > Bob
> > Intuition # 906
> > On Oct 20, 2007, at 9:11 AM, Chris Burti wrote:
> >
> > > Yes... I really am considering adding ballast. It just kills me that I
> > > can't point the same on both tacks. As we haven't loaded Commitment
> > > down with junk, she shows a couple inches of bottom paint below the
> > > design waterline and I can afford the weight if I stick it midships.
> > >
> > > But, I am intrigued by Jeff's assertion that the mast is not centered
> > > if the shrouds are equal in length. Since most mastheads are
> > > symmetrical this is how you plumb the mast after verifying that the
> > > base is centered. Now, if the base of a deck stepped mast is not
> > > centered (something you should check because, surprisingly, it appears
> > > to occur often enough) then you do have to make an adjustment as Jeff
> > > suggested, I have measured the base and it is centered, I have plumbed
> > > my mast in the traditional way and I still have a list. Now, if there
> > > is something funky about the masthead...inquiring minds want to know.
> > >
> > > Oh, add me to the GFX packing group also...three years and loving it.
> > >
> > > Got a couple of comments on the mechanical dripless seal concept...I
> > > know it is debating religion, but it is Saturday and I am obviously
> > > not sailing. I am of the school that thinks it it imprudent to trust
> > > rubber for birth control or keeping your boat afloat. I already have
> > > some down there (intake hoses, shaft log, etc.) and don't care to add
> > > more.
> > >
> > > If the bellows fails, your boat will sink unless you can get your rag
> > > and bucket working fairly quickly. The assertion that there has never
> > > been a documented "catastrophic" failure may be true but, is also
> > > unprovable BS. All that it means to me is that the owners got the leak
> > > stopped in time or they haven't had one sink at the dock or where they
> > > could recover the hull and blame it on a burst bellows.
> > >
> > > My belief is that the most likely time one of these things would fail
> > > is while the engine is in operation and shaft is turning. Given the
> > > the high quality of the components, the most likely cause would seem
> > > be some improperly stored something tangling the shaft in heavy seas
> > > and damaging the bellows (of course from 'statistical' viewpoint that
> > > sinking wouldn't be 'caused' by the seal, it would be 'caused' by the
> > > skipper's 'negligence', heheheh).Too many boats go down taking water
> > > for "unknown reasons" off shore in just these conditions and the hulls
> > > are never recovered. Some of those must have had dripless seals. It
> > > used to be that a selling point was the fact the Coasites used them...
> > > News Flash..they are now going to GFX as well.
> > >
> > > Note that these seals are a proven product and I doubt that if I
> > > bought a boat with one installed that I would be very concerned about
> > > removing it, but I can't see me spending the money installing one
> > > where $10 worth of GFX (in my case it was free...better yet) provides
> > > the same results and no concerns.
> > >
> > > I have a dry bilge generally but haven't figured out how to keep from
> > > adding about a quart of water when I pull my speed transducer after
> > > each sail to avoid barnacles.
> > >
> > > On 10/19/07, Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com
> > > <Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com> wrote:
> > >> Please tell me you're kidding about putting in 300lbs of stainless
> > >> steel to level out the boat!!
> > >>
> > >> A good place to store a 1-2gal gas container is in the anchor locker,
> > >> it has an 'exhaust' hole..
> > >> ----------------------------------
> > >> Regards,
> > >> OD
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Chris Burti" [clburti at gmail.com]
> > >> Sent: 10/19/2007 12:54 PM
> > >> To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> > >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] packing gland & listing to port
> > >>
> > >> Yes...the [port list is 'normal'. On my "to do" list is scrounging
> > >> about 300 pounds of stainless scrap to level it out.
> > >>
> > >> Don't leave the gasoline on the boat as a precaution. I only carry it
> > >> aboard when I leave on a cruise intending to take the dinghy. Not only
> > >> is it a bit safer, it is always fresh. I recommend the anchor locker,
> > >> it is vented better top and bottom.
> > >>
> > >> On 10/19/07, Moondancer5 at comcast.net <Moondancer5 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >>> Hi all,
> > >>>
> > >>> Now that I've had the boat back for a bit, and the weather has been
> > >>> highly cooperative, I have a couple of questions on what's normal.
> > >>> Thanks in advance for all advice!
> > >>>
> > >>> Not having had a cruiser before, we did not realize the amount of
> > >>> leaking from the packing gland was abnormal, until we were splashed
> > >>> this spring and the bilge pump wasn't working... after our marina
> > >>> adjusted it, we had our little incident with the powerboat wake and
> > >>> the whole engine had to be reset on the mounts and the shaft
> > >>> re-aligned, and at the dealer the bilge was dry. After the boat was
> > >>> delivered back to us there was quite a bit of water in the bilge
> > >>> (and the auto pump hadn't been left on). Now we see that after every
> > >>> afternoon of sailing, the shaft still drips after the engine has
> > >>> been shut off. I don't imagine that adjusting the d**n thing after
> > >>> each sail is normal, I had heard it should do is shed a drop of
> > >>> water every minute while the engine is running, and none after it's
> > >>> shut off. What's normal?
> > >>>
> > >>> And, I notice (and noticed before the accident) a slight (but
> > >>> distinct) list to port. Is THAT normal?
> > >>>
> > >>> One more while I'm here: Where do you store your gasoline tank for
> > >>> the dinghy when it's not in use? When at our marina in the slip, we
> > >>> put the Zodiac on a rack and the outboard on the rail (which has
> > >>> totally messed up the nice little slot there where we had the
> > >>> Lifesling mounted, now it won't fit in there with the outboard on
> > >>> the bracket). We are putting the gas tank in the starboard stern
> > >>> locker, I believe the a/c compressor is in that area too. is that
> > >>> safe?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks!
> > >>>
> > >>> Susan
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Chris Burti
> > >> Farmville, NC
> > >>
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> > > Chris Burti
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> Chris Burti
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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC