[C320-list] Growing icebox...

[bruceheyman at cox.net]

Kirk,
It is not a going problem...it is a growing problem...

sorry could not resist.  Have wanted to say it for days and thought for sure Orlando would pick up on it but alas no...
Bruce
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Kirk McCullough" <kirk.mccullough at telus.net>

Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:10:36 
To:<C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Growing icebox...


The fridge on Hull 124 has never grown. Different materials used in the more 
elderly boats maybe?

Kirk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bruceheyman at cox.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Growing icebox...


> Monte,
> We have the same problem (hull #671).  You are probably right that the 
> insulation must be compacting which is causing the insides to bow out. 
> Seems like that would also be reducing the efficiency of the insulation. 
> I wonder if there is a way to inject more foam into the cavities?
> Bruce
> Somerset 671 SoCal
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Monte B." <mjbc60 at sbcglobal.net>
>
> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:01:15
> To:<C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Growing icebox...
>
>
> On another note. Just curious if I am the only guy out there with a 
> growing
> icebox. Over the years the fridge in my boat, # 620 has widened so much 
> that
> I have had to lengthen the fingers on the food racks twice or the racks
> would literally fall to the bottom of the icebox. Evidently the insulating
> foam around the box is compacting and since there is no access to any of 
> the
> surround, I haven' come up with a better solution. Am I alone out there?
> Anybody.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of John Frost
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 1:32 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>
> Remember these screws will be loaded in shear (parallel to the wall), not
> tension (pulling out of the wall). Screws are very strong in shear. Might 
> be
> good to get the tip into the second board a bit to help if you are 
> worried.
>
> John Frost
> 2007 C320 MKII, Hull # 1118
> Lake Guntesville, AL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jon Vez
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 8:34 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>
> Exactly right Bob--They are quite heavy and screws quite tiny but it 
> sounds
> like I'll be able to make it work...
>
> 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 Robert
> Seastream
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 9:29 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Installing Barometer/clock...
>
> Heavy, eh?  Sounds like the brass set my Dad had from Chelsea.  The
> supplied itty bitty screws don't look like they're up to the job, but
> they held his fast for 24 years.
>
> Bob Seastream
> Intuition # 906
>
> On Mar 15, 2008, at 9:10 AM, Jon Vez wrote:
>
>> 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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