[C320-list] Overheating alarm Yanmar 3ym30-2006-Hull #1089
Irving Grunes
igrunes at gmail.com
Fri Oct 3 18:39:48 PDT 2008
You might have a bad thermostat not opening all the way
Irv Grunes #851
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 6:11 PM, David Marecek
<David.Marecek at ca.fujitsu.com>wrote:
> Susan
>
> I have a 2004 C320 with the 3YM30. I have been having over heating
> issues this year where anything above 2400 RPM drives temperature above
> 180. I understand 180 is the std operating temp. I sail in cool
> northern BC waters, so I get a very standard intake temp for cooling
>
> I have had mechanics go through entire cooling system and no issues
> were found. Only other symptom seems to be limited water coming through
> the exhaust system. The exhaust system was also checked with no visible
> issues.
>
> I have done some searches on the topic in the forum and there are a
> couple of threads re this topic that seem to have some suggestions
> based on various symptoms that you may recognize. I found a couple that
> I will use to check things out
>
> Try Searching on at http://groups.google.com/group/c320-list
>
> Overheating
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Kurt
> Budelmann
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 8:56 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Overheating alarm Yanmar 3ym30-2006-Hull #1089
>
> Susan,
>
> I have a Yanmar 3YM-30, year 2005. The first year all was fine. The
> second
> year the engine overheated running at wide open throttle after 15
> minutes.
> It usually runs a temp of 180 degrees, but overheats when it hits 220
> degrees. I was told I did not have to change antifreeze every year
> initially, but Yanmar told me I have to change it yearly even if it is
> Dexcool. Since I have changed the antifreeze it does not overheat as
> easily.
>
>
> __
> Kurt R. Budelmann, M.D.
> Laurens County Medical Associates, P.A.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Rasco" <Moondancer5 at comcast.net>
> To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 11:10 AM
> Subject: [C320-list] Overheating alarm Yanmar 3ym30-2006-Hull #1089
>
>
> > Apologies in advance for the lengthy question!
> >
> > Wondering if anyone has had a similar problem: I have no previous
> > experience with diesel engines, (the 320 arrived at the dealer in May
> > 2006) and had not tended to use the engine for more than docking and
> > getting in & out of the creek to the Bay. The overheating alarm went
> off
> > once or twice on very hot days last year, and, thinking of it like a
> car
> > engine, I figured it was weather-related and shutting down the engine
>
> > made it go away. This season, using the boat more and traveling on
> some
> > windless days, I discovered that running the engine at 3000 rpms,
> after
> > 20 minutes the gauge showed about 220 degrees, and the alarm would go
>
> > off. (There were no clogs or problems with the cooling that we could
> > find.)
> >
> > Our marina called the Yanmar local technician who found that the
> engine
> > temperature was running about 40 degrees lower than the pedestal
> gauge
> > showed, and the tach fluctuated when running the blower switch; and
> he
> > replaced the sender switch. He tested it at the dock for half an
> hour: no
> > alarm. I took the boat out some days later and the alarm went off
> after
> > 20-30 minutes at 2500 rpms, gauge again at 220-230 degrees. An
> > electrician from Yanmar came and found a "problem at helm where
> Catalina
> > splices harness for their dash panel, 2 ground wires were screwed
> onto
> > bus bar & screw was 90% on wire insulation... " which he cut back and
>
> > reconnected.
> >
> > I took the boat out and ran it at 3000 again, and after 20 minutes the
>
> > gauge went up to 220 and the alarm went off again. Dropping down to
> 2500
> > the gauge stayed up, dropping down to 2000 the alarm finally stopped
> and
> > the gauge shows 180. And now, the autopilot seems to engage when the
> > 'auto' button is pressed, but if I select any of the degree buttons
> to
> > adjust course, the autopilot flashes "drive stopped" and does not
> adjust
> > course.
> >
> > I'm told the boat is out of warranty at this point and, apart from the
>
> > $500 spent on the 50 hour Yanmar warranty service, I am so far in $800
>
> > for the electrial work, which seems to be faulty installation during
> the
> > boat's construction. What I'd like to know is--what is the normal
> > operating temperature for this engine at these speeds? At what
> > temperature / operating rpms would one normally expect the engine to
> > overheat and the alarm to go off? And has anyone with a 320 built in
> the
> > past 3 years had similar problems with the electrical installation at
> the
> > helm? Our engine has around 100 hours on it, we only had it in the
> water
> > for 3 months in 06, and last year, due to an incident with a
> powerboat
> > wake, we also only had it in the water for 3 months of use. This has
> been
> > our first 'full season' of sailing.
> >
> > Thanks much,
> >
> > Susan Rasco
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jun 25, 2008, at 4:05 PM, c320-list-request at lists.catalina320.com
> > wrote:
> >
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> >>
> >> 1. Re: Reversing can be easier (Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com)
> >> 2. Re: Need Inflatable ( Rick Evans )
> >> 3. Re: Reversing can be easier (Chris Burti)
> >> 4. Re: Reversing can be easier (catalina at thehares.com)
> >> 5. Re: Reversing can be easier (Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com)
> >> 6. Re: engine overheating (catalina at thehares.com)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:44:23 -0700
> >> From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >> Message-ID:
> >> <OFF124831D.72336360-ON88257473.0061727D at averydennison.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
> >>
> >> It's not that simple and I know that most people on this list like
> to
> >> write in and get an absolute to their question...
> >>
> >> The true advantage of a folding/feathering prop is in lighter winds:
> in
> >> lower than say, 10kn, with a 3blade, you would go 3-4kn, with a
> folder,
> >> You could do 5-6kn....in higher winds it narrows but only slightly
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------
> >> Regards,
> >> OD
> >>
> >> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Len [aqua5len at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: 06/25/2008 10:36 AM
> >> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>
> >> Exactly how much increase (over 3-blade fixed) in "speed under sail"
> do
> >> you
> >> get with folding/feathering prop in, say, 10 to 12 knot wind on 60
> >> degree
> >> reach or beam reach?
> >>
> >> Len
> >> AQUA5 #1070
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 7:44 AM, <Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I never had any issues with the 3-bladed prop relative to
> performance
> >>> or
> >>> 'prop-walk'--it always worked extremely well.
> >>>
> >>> I just hated the fact that I had to give up 1kn+ under sail to get
> that
> >>> performance...it is a sailboat after all...
> >>>
> >>> Admittedly, in So Cal we never have to worry about currents, cross-
> >>> winds in
> >>> the marina (all slips are oriented upwind and downwind),
> winterizing
> >>> :), etc
> >>>
> >>> I just didn't see the benefit of the prop vs losing speed under
> sail.
> >>>
> >>> On my 440 I installed a 3-bladed Flex-o-Fold prop and love
> >>> it...although
> >>> not self-pitching in reverse, it works great and of course, under
> sail,
> >>> no
> >>> performance problems
> >>> ----------------------------------
> >>> Regards,
> >>> OD
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: [crashley at gte.net]
> >>> Sent: 06/25/2008 07:36 AM
> >>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>
> >>> Orlando,
> >>>
> >>> That's odd. I found that stopping (and reversing) was a chore with
> the
> >>> factory 3 blade fixed prop and was much better with the Autostream
> >>> feathering prop I installed a couple years ago. It has independently
> >>> adjustable fwd and rev pitch, although I've never had to change the
> >>> settings
> >>> that it came with.
> >>>
> >>> CRA
> >>> Rosebud #882
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com>
> >>> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:44 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Of course you knew I had to chime in on this... :)
> >>>
> >>> When I bought cl 3 #112 it came with the 3-bladed prop--lots of
> prop
> >>> walk--ALL props, no matter what, have prop walk, fluid dynamics and
> >>> all--
> >>> but I learned that that's not bad thing at all, I used it lots of
> times
> >>> to
> >>> get out of slips without a lot of room, etc. Once you understand
> the
> >>> amount
> >>> of 'walk' your prop has, you learn to use it and not complain
> about. In
> >>> reverse, when going forward, it was like having power brakes, it
> would
> >>> stop
> >>> the boat RIGHT NOW...
> >>>
> >>> 3 years later, I purchased (from this list by the way) a Martec 2-
> blade
> >>> folding prop, less prop walk--again not always a good thing--and it
> >>> took a
> >>> bit of getting used to not having as much stopping power in reverse.
> >>>
> >>> My point in this is that you simply need to get used to your
> particular
> >>> prop and take advantage of it's advantages and disadvantages...
> >>>
> >>> Oh yeah, dumping that 3-bladed prop was the best thing ever for
> boat
> >>> speed
> >>> under sail, getting rid of that 3-bladed anchor..er, prop, made
> that
> >>> boat
> >>> competitive....
> >>> ----------------------------------
> >>> Regards,
> >>> OD
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Chris Burti" [clburti at gmail.com]
> >>> Sent: 06/18/2008 08:12 PM
> >>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>
> >>> I respectfully disagree that 320's exhibit significant prop walk
> with a
> >>> factory prop. I attribute most of the backing problems that I've
> >>> observed
> >>> to
> >>> poor technique. I've been backing our 320 into slips everywhere we
> go
> >>> in
> >>> all
> >>> wind conditions for five years with little or no problems. We have a
> >>> factory
> >>> three bladed prop that works fine as long as I don't let the
> barnacles
> >>> get
> >>> growing on it. Our approach fairway is less than 60' wide and that
> is
> >>> adequate to get control in reverse. the only time I see any
> evidence of
> >>> significant swinging of the stern from the prop is if the water is
> thin
> >>> the
> >>> keel is dragging and I 'm fighting a cross wind.
> >>>
> >>> Seriously, if you want to experience prop walk at its worst, get
> out on
> >>> a
> >>> full keel sailboat with the prop in the rudder aperture or try
> backing
> >>> a
> >>> single screw inboard ski boat. After that experience I suspect that
> >>> you'll
> >>> never complain bout a fin keel boat again.
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Bruce Stanley
> <brucestanley36 at gmail.com
> >>> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Robert Seastream writes about poor Reversing.
> >>>> My circumstances mean that I must reverse into a tight marine pen
> >>>> (slip).
> >>>> The Kiwi Feathering Prop really does deliver positive and immediate
> >>>> thrust,
> >>>> with little or no Prop walk.
> >>>> I am sure there are other props that do this too, but not a
> factory
> >>>> fitted
> >>>> fixed 3 blader.
> >>>> Cheers
> >>>> Bruce Stanley
> >>>> Sydney
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Robert Seastream <
> >>>> robert.seastream at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Backing at all (let alone straight) is something I simply can't
> get
> >>>>> my
> >>>> boat
> >>>>> to do, so I don't rely on it as part of the docking process.
> >>>>> I've told my wife that when docking, if we miss we'll simply
> circle
> >>>>> and
> >>>> try
> >>>>> again, since we have little/no effective reverse/braking power.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bob
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Chris Burti
> >>> Farmville, NC
> >>>
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> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:47:28 +0000
> >> From: " Rick Evans " <ericstillwellevans at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Need Inflatable
> >> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> >> Message-ID:
> >>
> <701882073-1214416155-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-173506721
> 8- at bxe172.bisx.prod.on.blackberry
> >> >
> >>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain
> >>
> >> Hey Joe,
> >>
> >> I don't know that company but I purchased an
> affordableinflatbles.com.
> >> I've had mine for 2 yrs now and it was affordable and the quality is
>
> >> equal to if not better than mercury/ west marine etc.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Rick
> >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: "Joe Abbagnaro" <jabbagna at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:57:23
> >> To:C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.org>
> >> Subject: [C320-list] Need Inflatable
> >>
> >>
> >> Looking for an inflatable want to get an Air Floor
> >> Anyone see or hear of these ???
> >>
> >>
> http://aquamaxdirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=36&produ
> cts_id=239<http://aquamaxdirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=36&products_id=239>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 3
> >> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:57:56 -0400
> >> From: "Chris Burti" <clburti at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >> Message-ID:
> >> <79721a9c0806251057n6c97fbaci7fcaa2079f1bac0c at mail.gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >>
> >> Trick question?
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 1:39 PM, <Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> A lot...
> >>> ----------------------------------
> >>> Regards,
> >>> OD
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: Len [aqua5len at gmail.com]
> >>> Sent: 06/25/2008 10:36 AM
> >>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>
> >>> Exactly how much increase (over 3-blade fixed) in "speed under
> sail" do
> >>> you
> >>> get with folding/feathering prop in, say, 10 to 12 knot wind on 60
> >>> degree
> >>> reach or beam reach?
> >>>
> >>> Len
> >>> AQUA5 #1070
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 7:44 AM, <Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I never had any issues with the 3-bladed prop relative to
> performance
> >>>> or
> >>>> 'prop-walk'--it always worked extremely well.
> >>>>
> >>>> I just hated the fact that I had to give up 1kn+ under sail to get
> >>>> that
> >>>> performance...it is a sailboat after all...
> >>>>
> >>>> Admittedly, in So Cal we never have to worry about currents, cross-
>
> >>>> winds
> >>> in
> >>>> the marina (all slips are oriented upwind and downwind),
> winterizing
> >>>> :),
> >>> etc
> >>>>
> >>>> I just didn't see the benefit of the prop vs losing speed under
> sail.
> >>>>
> >>>> On my 440 I installed a 3-bladed Flex-o-Fold prop and love
> >>>> it...although
> >>>> not self-pitching in reverse, it works great and of course, under
> >>>> sail,
> >>> no
> >>>> performance problems
> >>>> ----------------------------------
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> OD
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: [crashley at gte.net]
> >>>> Sent: 06/25/2008 07:36 AM
> >>>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>>
> >>>> Orlando,
> >>>>
> >>>> That's odd. I found that stopping (and reversing) was a chore with
> the
> >>>> factory 3 blade fixed prop and was much better with the Autostream
> >>>> feathering prop I installed a couple years ago. It has
> independently
> >>>> adjustable fwd and rev pitch, although I've never had to change the
> >>> settings
> >>>> that it came with.
> >>>>
> >>>> CRA
> >>>> Rosebud #882
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From:
> <Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com>
> >>>> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:44 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Of course you knew I had to chime in on this... :)
> >>>>
> >>>> When I bought cl 3 #112 it came with the 3-bladed prop--lots of
> prop
> >>>> walk--ALL props, no matter what, have prop walk, fluid dynamics
> and
> >>>> all--
> >>>> but I learned that that's not bad thing at all, I used it lots of
> >>>> times
> >>> to
> >>>> get out of slips without a lot of room, etc. Once you understand
> the
> >>> amount
> >>>> of 'walk' your prop has, you learn to use it and not complain
> about.
> >>>> In
> >>>> reverse, when going forward, it was like having power brakes, it
> would
> >>> stop
> >>>> the boat RIGHT NOW...
> >>>>
> >>>> 3 years later, I purchased (from this list by the way) a Martec 2-
> >>>> blade
> >>>> folding prop, less prop walk--again not always a good thing--and
> it
> >>>> took
> >>> a
> >>>> bit of getting used to not having as much stopping power in
> reverse.
> >>>>
> >>>> My point in this is that you simply need to get used to your
> >>>> particular
> >>>> prop and take advantage of it's advantages and disadvantages...
> >>>>
> >>>> Oh yeah, dumping that 3-bladed prop was the best thing ever for
> boat
> >>> speed
> >>>> under sail, getting rid of that 3-bladed anchor..er, prop, made
> that
> >>>> boat
> >>>> competitive....
> >>>> ----------------------------------
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> OD
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Chris Burti" [clburti at gmail.com]
> >>>> Sent: 06/18/2008 08:12 PM
> >>>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>>
> >>>> I respectfully disagree that 320's exhibit significant prop walk
> with
> >>>> a
> >>>> factory prop. I attribute most of the backing problems that I've
> >>>> observed
> >>>> to
> >>>> poor technique. I've been backing our 320 into slips everywhere we
> go
> >>>> in
> >>>> all
> >>>> wind conditions for five years with little or no problems. We have
> a
> >>>> factory
> >>>> three bladed prop that works fine as long as I don't let the
> barnacles
> >>> get
> >>>> growing on it. Our approach fairway is less than 60' wide and that
> is
> >>>> adequate to get control in reverse. the only time I see any
> evidence
> >>>> of
> >>>> significant swinging of the stern from the prop is if the water is
> >>>> thin
> >>> the
> >>>> keel is dragging and I 'm fighting a cross wind.
> >>>>
> >>>> Seriously, if you want to experience prop walk at its worst, get
> out
> >>>> on a
> >>>> full keel sailboat with the prop in the rudder aperture or try
> backing
> >>>> a
> >>>> single screw inboard ski boat. After that experience I suspect that
> >>> you'll
> >>>> never complain bout a fin keel boat again.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Bruce Stanley
> >>>> <brucestanley36 at gmail.com
> >>>>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Robert Seastream writes about poor Reversing.
> >>>>> My circumstances mean that I must reverse into a tight marine pen
> >>> (slip).
> >>>>> The Kiwi Feathering Prop really does deliver positive and
> immediate
> >>>>> thrust,
> >>>>> with little or no Prop walk.
> >>>>> I am sure there are other props that do this too, but not a
> factory
> >>> fitted
> >>>>> fixed 3 blader.
> >>>>> Cheers
> >>>>> Bruce Stanley
> >>>>> Sydney
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Robert Seastream <
> >>>>> robert.seastream at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Backing at all (let alone straight) is something I simply can't
> get
> >>>>>> my
> >>>>> boat
> >>>>>> to do, so I don't rely on it as part of the docking process.
> >>>>>> I've told my wife that when docking, if we miss we'll simply
> circle
> >>> and
> >>>>> try
> >>>>>> again, since we have little/no effective reverse/braking power.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Bob
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Chris Burti
> >>>> Farmville, NC
> >>>>
> >>>> - -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>> The information transmitted is intended only for the person or
> entity
> >>>> to
> >>>> which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or
> privileged
> >>>> material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use
> of,
> >>>> or
> >>>> taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons
> or
> >>>> entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you
> >>>> received
> >>>> this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material
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> >>>> this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material
> from
> >>>> any
> >>>> computer.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> - -----------------------------------------------------------------
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> entity
> >>> to
> >>> which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged
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> >>
> >> --
> >> Chris Burti
> >> Farmville, NC
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 4
> >> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:04:11 -0500 (CDT)
> >> From: catalina at thehares.com
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> >> Message-ID: <17299.74.0.214.5.1214417051.squirrel at www.thehares.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
> >>
> >> Not to get into folding/feathering vs fixed prop debate, but here's
> what
> >> we noticed. Wing keel/135 genoa/full main/gori-3 blade folding.
> >>
> >> With winds above 10 kts, we mostly notice a change in the boat's
> >> acceleration. Our rig isn't very well tuned to heavy air at the
> moment.
> >>
> >> Below 10kts, the difference can be pretty dramatic. This past
> weekend,
> >> we
> >> easily sailed between ~4.5-5kts in 8-10kts of wind on a close reach
> with
> >> less than 1 foot seas. Frequently our headway speed was at around
> half
> >> the TRUE wind speed.
> >>
> >> I define "easily" by running up the laundry and only having to mess
> with
> >> it every 10 minutes or so.
> >>
> >> With our 3 blade fixed, we would be lucky to reach 4kts in any those
> >> wind
> >> conditions and only if we kept on top of the sail trim.
> >>
> >> If there were big swells or bumpy conditions, we'd never bother to
> sail
> >> in
> >> winds below 8kts because we'd only make a couple knots headway and
> the
> >> sails would bang around.
> >>
> >> Another interesting side effect is that the helm feels lighter
> (wonder
> >> if
> >> it's the turbulence around the rudder that the fixed prop created?)
> >>
> >> -Jeff
> >>
> >>> Exactly how much increase (over 3-blade fixed) in "speed under
> sail" do
> >>> you
> >>> get with folding/feathering prop in, say, 10 to 12 knot wind on 60
> >>> degree
> >>> reach or beam reach?
> >>>
> >>> Len
> >>> AQUA5 #1070
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 7:44 AM, <Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I never had any issues with the 3-bladed prop relative to
> performance
> >>>> or
> >>>> 'prop-walk'--it always worked extremely well.
> >>>>
> >>>> I just hated the fact that I had to give up 1kn+ under sail to get
> >>>> that
> >>>> performance...it is a sailboat after all...
> >>>>
> >>>> Admittedly, in So Cal we never have to worry about currents, cross-
>
> >>>> winds
> >>>> in
> >>>> the marina (all slips are oriented upwind and downwind),
> winterizing
> >>>> :),
> >>>> etc
> >>>>
> >>>> I just didn't see the benefit of the prop vs losing speed under
> sail.
> >>>>
> >>>> On my 440 I installed a 3-bladed Flex-o-Fold prop and love
> >>>> it...although
> >>>> not self-pitching in reverse, it works great and of course, under
> >>>> sail,
> >>>> no
> >>>> performance problems
> >>>> ----------------------------------
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> OD
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: [crashley at gte.net]
> >>>> Sent: 06/25/2008 07:36 AM
> >>>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>>
> >>>> Orlando,
> >>>>
> >>>> That's odd. I found that stopping (and reversing) was a chore with
> the
> >>>> factory 3 blade fixed prop and was much better with the Autostream
> >>>> feathering prop I installed a couple years ago. It has
> independently
> >>>> adjustable fwd and rev pitch, although I've never had to change the
> >>>> settings
> >>>> that it came with.
> >>>>
> >>>> CRA
> >>>> Rosebud #882
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From:
> <Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com>
> >>>> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:44 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Of course you knew I had to chime in on this... :)
> >>>>
> >>>> When I bought cl 3 #112 it came with the 3-bladed prop--lots of
> prop
> >>>> walk--ALL props, no matter what, have prop walk, fluid dynamics and
> >>>> all--
> >>>> but I learned that that's not bad thing at all, I used it lots of
> >>>> times
> >>>> to
> >>>> get out of slips without a lot of room, etc. Once you understand
> the
> >>>> amount
> >>>> of 'walk' your prop has, you learn to use it and not complain
> about.
> >>>> In
> >>>> reverse, when going forward, it was like having power brakes, it
> would
> >>>> stop
> >>>> the boat RIGHT NOW...
> >>>>
> >>>> 3 years later, I purchased (from this list by the way) a Martec 2-
> >>>> blade
> >>>> folding prop, less prop walk--again not always a good thing--and
> it
> >>>> took
> >>>> a
> >>>> bit of getting used to not having as much stopping power in
> reverse.
> >>>>
> >>>> My point in this is that you simply need to get used to your
> >>>> particular
> >>>> prop and take advantage of it's advantages and disadvantages...
> >>>>
> >>>> Oh yeah, dumping that 3-bladed prop was the best thing ever for
> boat
> >>>> speed
> >>>> under sail, getting rid of that 3-bladed anchor..er, prop, made
> that
> >>>> boat
> >>>> competitive....
> >>>> ----------------------------------
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> OD
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Chris Burti" [clburti at gmail.com]
> >>>> Sent: 06/18/2008 08:12 PM
> >>>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>>
> >>>> I respectfully disagree that 320's exhibit significant prop walk
> with
> >>>> a
> >>>> factory prop. I attribute most of the backing problems that I've
> >>>> observed
> >>>> to
> >>>> poor technique. I've been backing our 320 into slips everywhere we
> go
> >>>> in
> >>>> all
> >>>> wind conditions for five years with little or no problems. We have
> a
> >>>> factory
> >>>> three bladed prop that works fine as long as I don't let the
> barnacles
> >>>> get
> >>>> growing on it. Our approach fairway is less than 60' wide and that
> is
> >>>> adequate to get control in reverse. the only time I see any
> evidence
> >>>> of
> >>>> significant swinging of the stern from the prop is if the water is
> >>>> thin
> >>>> the
> >>>> keel is dragging and I 'm fighting a cross wind.
> >>>>
> >>>> Seriously, if you want to experience prop walk at its worst, get
> out
> >>>> on
> >>>> a
> >>>> full keel sailboat with the prop in the rudder aperture or try
> backing
> >>>> a
> >>>> single screw inboard ski boat. After that experience I suspect that
> >>>> you'll
> >>>> never complain bout a fin keel boat again.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Bruce Stanley
> >>>> <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Robert Seastream writes about poor Reversing.
> >>>>> My circumstances mean that I must reverse into a tight marine pen
> >>>>> (slip).
> >>>>> The Kiwi Feathering Prop really does deliver positive and
> immediate
> >>>>> thrust,
> >>>>> with little or no Prop walk.
> >>>>> I am sure there are other props that do this too, but not a
> factory
> >>>>> fitted
> >>>>> fixed 3 blader.
> >>>>> Cheers
> >>>>> Bruce Stanley
> >>>>> Sydney
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Robert Seastream <
> >>>>> robert.seastream at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Backing at all (let alone straight) is something I simply can't
> get
> >>>>> my
> >>>>> boat
> >>>>>> to do, so I don't rely on it as part of the docking process.
> >>>>>> I've told my wife that when docking, if we miss we'll simply
> circle
> >>>>> and
> >>>>> try
> >>>>>> again, since we have little/no effective reverse/braking power.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Bob
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Chris Burti
> >>>> Farmville, NC
> >>>>
> >>>> - -----------------------------------------------------------------
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> entity
> >>>> to
> >>>> which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or
> privileged
> >>>> material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use
> of,
> >>>> or
> >>>> taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons
> or
> >>>> entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you
> >>>> received
> >>>> this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material
> from
> >>>> any
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> >>>>
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> >>>>
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> >>>> to
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 5
> >> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:08:13 -0700
> >> From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >> Message-ID:
> >> <OF51BC461A.AD23E60E-ON88257473.0063A132 at averydennison.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >>
> >> For some of the lazy folks who don't like to sail unless they go
> over
> >> 5kn, a folder is perfect because it allows you to keep speed at
> lower
> >> wind speeds
> >> ----------------------------------
> >> Regards,
> >> OD
> >>
> >> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: catalina
> >> Sent: 06/25/2008 11:04 AM
> >> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>
> >> Not to get into folding/feathering vs fixed prop debate, but here's
> what
> >> we noticed. Wing keel/135 genoa/full main/gori-3 blade folding.
> >>
> >> With winds above 10 kts, we mostly notice a change in the boat's
> >> acceleration. Our rig isn't very well tuned to heavy air at the
> moment.
> >>
> >> Below 10kts, the difference can be pretty dramatic. This past
> weekend,
> >> we
> >> easily sailed between ~4.5-5kts in 8-10kts of wind on a close reach
> with
> >> less than 1 foot seas. Frequently our headway speed was at around
> half
> >> the TRUE wind speed.
> >>
> >> I define "easily" by running up the laundry and only having to mess
> with
> >> it every 10 minutes or so.
> >>
> >> With our 3 blade fixed, we would be lucky to reach 4kts in any those
> >> wind
> >> conditions and only if we kept on top of the sail trim.
> >>
> >> If there were big swells or bumpy conditions, we'd never bother to
> sail
> >> in
> >> winds below 8kts because we'd only make a couple knots headway and
> the
> >> sails would bang around.
> >>
> >> Another interesting side effect is that the helm feels lighter
> (wonder
> >> if
> >> it's the turbulence around the rudder that the fixed prop created?)
> >>
> >> -Jeff
> >>
> >>> Exactly how much increase (over 3-blade fixed) in "speed under
> sail" do
> >>> you
> >>> get with folding/feathering prop in, say, 10 to 12 knot wind on 60
> >>> degree
> >>> reach or beam reach?
> >>>
> >>> Len
> >>> AQUA5 #1070
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 7:44 AM, <Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I never had any issues with the 3-bladed prop relative to
> performance
> >>>> or
> >>>> 'prop-walk'--it always worked extremely well.
> >>>>
> >>>> I just hated the fact that I had to give up 1kn+ under sail to get
> >>>> that
> >>>> performance...it is a sailboat after all...
> >>>>
> >>>> Admittedly, in So Cal we never have to worry about currents, cross-
>
> >>>> winds
> >>>> in
> >>>> the marina (all slips are oriented upwind and downwind),
> winterizing
> >>>> :),
> >>>> etc
> >>>>
> >>>> I just didn't see the benefit of the prop vs losing speed under
> sail.
> >>>>
> >>>> On my 440 I installed a 3-bladed Flex-o-Fold prop and love
> >>>> it...although
> >>>> not self-pitching in reverse, it works great and of course, under
> >>>> sail,
> >>>> no
> >>>> performance problems
> >>>> ----------------------------------
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> OD
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: [crashley at gte.net]
> >>>> Sent: 06/25/2008 07:36 AM
> >>>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>>
> >>>> Orlando,
> >>>>
> >>>> That's odd. I found that stopping (and reversing) was a chore with
> the
> >>>> factory 3 blade fixed prop and was much better with the Autostream
> >>>> feathering prop I installed a couple years ago. It has
> independently
> >>>> adjustable fwd and rev pitch, although I've never had to change the
> >>>> settings
> >>>> that it came with.
> >>>>
> >>>> CRA
> >>>> Rosebud #882
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From:
> <Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com>
> >>>> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:44 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Of course you knew I had to chime in on this... :)
> >>>>
> >>>> When I bought cl 3 #112 it came with the 3-bladed prop--lots of
> prop
> >>>> walk--ALL props, no matter what, have prop walk, fluid dynamics and
> >>>> all--
> >>>> but I learned that that's not bad thing at all, I used it lots of
> >>>> times
> >>>> to
> >>>> get out of slips without a lot of room, etc. Once you understand
> the
> >>>> amount
> >>>> of 'walk' your prop has, you learn to use it and not complain
> about.
> >>>> In
> >>>> reverse, when going forward, it was like having power brakes, it
> would
> >>>> stop
> >>>> the boat RIGHT NOW...
> >>>>
> >>>> 3 years later, I purchased (from this list by the way) a Martec 2-
> >>>> blade
> >>>> folding prop, less prop walk--again not always a good thing--and
> it
> >>>> took
> >>>> a
> >>>> bit of getting used to not having as much stopping power in
> reverse.
> >>>>
> >>>> My point in this is that you simply need to get used to your
> >>>> particular
> >>>> prop and take advantage of it's advantages and disadvantages...
> >>>>
> >>>> Oh yeah, dumping that 3-bladed prop was the best thing ever for
> boat
> >>>> speed
> >>>> under sail, getting rid of that 3-bladed anchor..er, prop, made
> that
> >>>> boat
> >>>> competitive....
> >>>> ----------------------------------
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> OD
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Chris Burti" [clburti at gmail.com]
> >>>> Sent: 06/18/2008 08:12 PM
> >>>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Reversing can be easier
> >>>>
> >>>> I respectfully disagree that 320's exhibit significant prop walk
> with
> >>>> a
> >>>> factory prop. I attribute most of the backing problems that I've
> >>>> observed
> >>>> to
> >>>> poor technique. I've been backing our 320 into slips everywhere we
> go
> >>>> in
> >>>> all
> >>>> wind conditions for five years with little or no problems. We have
> a
> >>>> factory
> >>>> three bladed prop that works fine as long as I don't let the
> barnacles
> >>>> get
> >>>> growing on it. Our approach fairway is less than 60' wide and that
> is
> >>>> adequate to get control in reverse. the only time I see any
> evidence
> >>>> of
> >>>> significant swinging of the stern from the prop is if the water is
> >>>> thin
> >>>> the
> >>>> keel is dragging and I 'm fighting a cross wind.
> >>>>
> >>>> Seriously, if you want to experience prop walk at its worst, get
> out
> >>>> on
> >>>> a
> >>>> full keel sailboat with the prop in the rudder aperture or try
> backing
> >>>> a
> >>>> single screw inboard ski boat. After that experience I suspect that
> >>>> you'll
> >>>> never complain bout a fin keel boat again.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Bruce Stanley
> >>>> <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Robert Seastream writes about poor Reversing.
> >>>>> My circumstances mean that I must reverse into a tight marine pen
> >>>>> (slip).
> >>>>> The Kiwi Feathering Prop really does deliver positive and
> immediate
> >>>>> thrust,
> >>>>> with little or no Prop walk.
> >>>>> I am sure there are other props that do this too, but not a
> factory
> >>>>> fitted
> >>>>> fixed 3 blader.
> >>>>> Cheers
> >>>>> Bruce Stanley
> >>>>> Sydney
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Robert Seastream <
> >>>>> robert.seastream at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Backing at all (let alone straight) is something I simply can't
> get
> >>>>> my
> >>>>> boat
> >>>>>> to do, so I don't rely on it as part of the docking process.
> >>>>>> I've told my wife that when docking, if we miss we'll simply
> circle
> >>>>> and
> >>>>> try
> >>>>>> again, since we have little/no effective reverse/braking power.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Bob
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Chris Burti
> >>>> Farmville, NC
> >>>>
> >>>> - -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>> The information transmitted is intended only for the person or
> entity
> >>>> to
> >>>> which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or
> privileged
> >>>> material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use
> of,
> >>>> or
> >>>> taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons
> or
> >>>> entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you
> >>>> received
> >>>> this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material
> from
> >>>> any
> >>>> computer.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> entity
> >>>> to
> >>>> which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or
> privileged
> >>>> material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use
> of,
> >>>> or
> >>>> taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons
> or
> >>>> entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you
> >>>> received
> >>>> this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material
> from
> >>>> any
> >>>> computer.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> - -----------------------------------------------------------------
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> entity to
> >> which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged
>
> >> material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of,
> or
> >> taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons
> or
> >> entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you
> >> received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the
> >> material from any computer.
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 6
> >> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:29:02 -0500 (CDT)
> >> From: catalina at thehares.com
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] engine overheating
> >> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> >> Message-ID: <18460.74.0.214.5.1214418542.squirrel at www.thehares.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Matt,
> >>
> >> All the responses so far are good info.
> >>
> >> Our raw water pump developed a leak where the pulley shaft enters the
> >> impeller area. We have the Johnson pump, and it has a little $2
> rubber
> >> bushing that forms this seal that could be pulled out with needle
> nose
> >> pliers and replaced to stop the leak. Your hull has a slightly
> >> different
> >> pump, but you may still have a similar rubber seal that can be
> replaced.
> >>
> >> The raw water heat exchanger is a topic that hasn't been discussed
> much
> >> here. This year, I removed the 4 nuts holding that cover in place
> and
> >> took a look to see what condition the exchanger was in. To my
> surprise,
> >> I
> >> saw a portion of a leaf laying across a few of the tube intakes. If
> you
> >> had any blades of an impeller break off, they'd be in there too as
> the
> >> cooling tubes are too small for much debris to go through.
> >>
> >> Something I didn't fully understand was that there is a rubber
> gasket on
> >> the cover that divides the tubes into 2 sections at rougly 60/40
> with
> >> the
> >> raw water entering the smaller section. Since the outlet is at the
> >> back,
> >> it seems that 60% of the tubes don't get water flowing through them
> for
> >> cooling?
> >>
> >> Perhaps, this is a way to allow the engine to be used in different
> >> applications with different temperatures of cooling water available
> >> simply
> >> by supplying a different front inlet cap?
> >>
> >> Anyway, this makes it seem like any debris in the smaller chamber
> could
> >> have a serious effect on the heat exchanger's ability to do its job.
> If
> >> you haven't removed this cover before, it's simple. No springs or
> ball
> >> bearings are poised to shower your cabin and the amount of water in
> >> there is very small. Also, this doesn't open up into the antifreeze
> >> loop, just the raw water loop, so it's a simple procedure.
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >> -Jeff
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi, This past Sunday, the engine was running hot and eventually
> the
> >>> temp
> >>> alarm atarted sounding. I shut her down and waited to open the
> engine
> >>> hatch.
> >>
> >>> I noticed a little bit of water seeping out from under the forward
> >>> engine compartment hatch, and when I looked, I could not identify
> where
> >>> it came from.
> >>>
> >>> I troubleshooted from the raw water inlet to the water pump - all
> is
> >>> fine. Should my next step be to look at the mixing elbow? I've
> read
> >>> that deposits can build up, leading to less flow and ultimatley
> >>> overheating.
> >>>
> >>> I'm worried because thw elbow is covered in heavy duty Al foil,
> >>> presumably because the previous owner found or assumed a leak...I'm
> >>> scared as to what I might find!
> >>>
> >>> Any thoughts/tips/ideas?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Matt Curtis
> >>> Tortuga, #541
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> End of C320-list Digest, Vol 136, Issue 2
> >> *****************************************
> >
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