[C320-list] NavPod Instrument Housing

[crashley at gte.net]

Yeah, I'll do that if I ever need to add another wire. Just seems like a 
shame not to have done it at the time.

CRA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allan S. Field" <allan.field at comcast.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3:28 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] NavPod Instrument Housing


> So pull the wind speed cable back down the mast with a messenger attached
> and pull it back up with 2 messengers attached, one tied off at the bottom
> and the other used to pull the wind speed cable back up with!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
> crashley at gte.net
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 10:07 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] NavPod Instrument Housing
>
> When I bought my C320 #882 in 2005 it had a thin messenger line all the 
> way
> up the mast that I (or my rigger actually) used to pull the windspeed 
> cable
> up throught the mast. Unfortunately the guy didn't think to add another 
> when
>
> he used it so now I don't have one.
>
> CRA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 6:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] NavPod Instrument Housing
>
>
>>I honestly don't believe it's possible to do that unless you go with a
>> wireless model.  At the base of the mast there's a tube that extends up
>> from
>> the compression post that is typically plugged with some sealant. At any
>> rate, getting wires feed through that with the mast up would be very very
>> difficult.
>>
>> Unstepping the mast is really not a big deal but you need a crane with a
>> sling.
>>
>> With the Crane in place, remove the 8 cotter pins from the turn buckles 
>> on
>> *either* the port or starboard side shrouds and loosen all of those
>> turnbuckles the same number of turns until the shrouds go a bit slack.
>> Keep
>> count of the turns.  Leave the turnbuckles on the other side of the boat
>> alone.
>>
>> With the crane supporting the mast, remove all 11 pins that connect the
>> shrouds to the chain plates.  (the aft stays may or may not need the
>> turnbuckles loosened.
>>
>> Raise the mast a few inches, separate the mast lighting connector, VHF
>> radio
>> antenna cable and you're free to go.
>>
>> The process is reversed to put the mast back up.  It usually doesn't take
>> much more than a half hour to unstep or step the mast.
>>
>> It'll give you an opportunity to carefully inspect all the fittings, wax
>> the
>> mast, clean and test all the lighting fixtures, install spreader flag
>> halyards,  etc..
>>
>> With the mast off the boat, you can use a engine jump-start pack or spare
>> 12v battery to test the lighting circuits.
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Chris Block
>> ..._/)...._/}...
>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 7:14 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] NavPod Instrument Housing
>>
>> along similar lines, how does one add a wind intrument (or replace an
>> existing one) without unstepping the mast?
>>
>> Chris
>> Amore #139
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Matt Curtis" <mcurtis_6775 at yahoo.com>
>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:56 PM
>> Subject: [C320-list] NavPod Instrument Housing
>>
>>
>>> Does anyone know if the NavPod instrument housing that came with my 1998
>>> C320 (with ST50 instruments) will fit ST60+ instruments?  It is the 
>>> three
>>> instrument housing that I assume was pretty standard (most pictures I've
>>> seen have a similar setup).  I am planning on adding wind and a tridata
>>> to
>>
>>> replace th speed & depth that are there now alongside the autopilot
>>> controller.
>>>
>>>  Thanks,
>>>
>>>  -Matt Curtis
>>>  Tortuga (#541)
>>>
>>>
>>> Matthew Curtis
>>> mcurtis_6775 at yahoo.com
>>>
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