[C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...

[crashley at gte.net]

Funny you should say that. After I replaced my 4Ds with AGMs (slightly 
heavier) and added a group 27 starting battery (all on the starboard side), 
the port list was significantly reduced.

CRA
Rosebud #882

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Vez" <jonvez at comcast.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...


> Shocking!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
> Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 1:26 PM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>
> Didn't you know, there's a port list on the 320's...put em on the 
> starboard
> side to compensate...
> ----------------------------------
> Regards,
> OD
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Quentin Murphy" [qmurphy at sympatico.ca]
> Sent: 03/15/2008 09:17 AM
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>
> I have the Chelsea "Shipstrike" model Clock and Barometer on the mahogany
> stand on my desk at home.  If I installed them on the boat I would have to
> relocate both 4D batteries to the port side.
>
> Quentin Murphy
> Celtic Knot #667
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Jon Vez
> Sent: March 15, 2008 9:11 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>
>
> Thanks for all of the suggestions--I had considered the backing plate
> method, but it sounds like the correct length of screws will work--I have
> the Chelsea models and they are a bit heavy but it sounds like they will 
> be
> fine with the small diameter screws I will need to use...Thanks again for
> all of the suggestions!
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Vez
> Solstice #582
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Monte B.
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 12:11 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>
> The screws that come with the Weems & Plath set are about 1/4 inch long. 
> The
> bulkhead between the forward birth and the salon is two sheets of wood 
> with
> an air space in between. All you need is a pilot hole for each screw in 
> the
> appropriate locations. Take a piece of rigging tape and wrap it around 
> your
> drill bit for about 1/8 inch of depth and drill very slowly. A hand drill 
> or
> palm drill works fine. Drill to the tape mark on the bit and you have all
> the whole you need for a self-threading screw in wood. Start with a small
> bit. Hard to make the whole smaller if you start too big.
>
> Monte
> Laima # 620
>
> -----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: Friday, March 14, 2008 8:36 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>
> QM,
>
> I used short screws to mount my Weems and Plath instruments to the aft 
> side
> of the teak veneered wall between the salon and the fwd berth. I don't 
> know
> how long they were but they didn't come thru. They were quite short,
> probably 3/8". I can measure them if you want.
>
> CRA
> Rosebud #882
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Quentin Murphy" <qmurphy at sympatico.ca>
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 3:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>
>
>> Since not all of us have a calliper and I also received the same gift a
>> few
>> months ago, can you give us the screw length if you can still remember?
>>
>> Quentin Murphy
>> Celtic Knot #667
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Jane & Ken
>> Sent: March 14, 2008 5:31 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>>
>>
>> Use a caliper to determine the thickness of the bulkhead and if necessary
>> cut the screws to the correct length--that is what I did and the finished
>> product looks great. No holes show.
>>  OBUOY #219
>>
>> Jon Vez <jonvez at comcast.net> wrote:
>>  All,
>>
>>
>>
>> I received a barometer/clock set as a gift and I was looking for any
>> advice
>> on installation-my real question is how did others install on the 
>> bulkhead
>> without exposing the screws right through to the other side?? Any help
>> would
>> be appreciated!
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Jon Vez
>>
>> Solstice #582
>>
>>
>
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