[C320-list] Muffler alternative

[David Nolte]

Bob,

You bring up an excellent point. Also, I think it would be valuable  
to have Gerry's assessment of this muffler, and whether he thinks it  
is a good match with the Catalina engines.

I relied on the recommendation of my mechanic to install this. That's  
just one man's opinion. I would hate for a number of you to install  
one of these only to find out there are some negative impacts.

I will try to contact Gerry and get his opinion of this. I'll report  
the results.

Due to all the interest, I'll also get some additional pictures which  
show the incoming and outgoing lines.

And if any of you need additional incentive to come to the regatta,  
I'm hoping to bring my boat so it might well be there for personal  
tours and inspection. I'll only charge a nominal fee ;-)

David Nolte
Beach House #4





On Apr 6, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Robert Seastream wrote:

> Perhaps Gerry Douglas would also benefit from information regarding  
> this muffler.  :-)
>
> Bob Seastream
> Intuition # 906
>
> On Apr 6, 2008, at 9:26 AM, Jane & Ken wrote:
>
>> David,
>>  Thanks for the offer--I have hull #219 and would appreciate  
>> receiving the information.
>>  Ken Cathey           obuoy4848 at sbcglobal.net
>>
>> David Nolte <dcnolte at mac.com> wrote:
>>  I have a Perkins M30, Hull #4.
>>
>> I will email a picture of the installed muffler to all who request  
>> it.
>>
>> I think I've read that we can't send attachments to this list? Is
>> that true?
>>
>> I guess the best solution would be for me to put a gallery on the 320
>> website. I'll look into that, but for now I'm happy to email the pic
>> to anyone who would like to see it. I'll send it out shortly to the
>> folks who have asked so far.
>>
>> David Nolte
>> Beach House #4
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 4, 2008, at 8:17 PM, R Airis wrote:
>>
>>> What engine do you have? Hull #?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Nolte"
>>> To: "C320-List"
>>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 2:23 PM
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Muffler alternative
>>>
>>>
>>>> For those who were interested in the muffler that I used to
>>>> replace my Aqua-Lift, I finally got down to my boat this week to
>>>> check on the muffler.
>>>> We replace the Aqua Lift with a Vetus Waterlock Muffler. We've had
>>>> it for 3 seasons now and it has worked great. It's not very
>>>> large, so at firs tI was a bit dubious, but my mechanic assured
>>>> it would work well, and it has.
>>>> Here's a link to see one:
>>>> http://www.foreandaftmarine.com/WLOCKL40R.htm
>>>> David Nolte
>>>> Beach House #4
>>
>>
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