[C320-list] Fuses on Mk2?

[Pat Moriarty]

You can always find automotive fuses all over the world and switches 
are not that hard to find even if it is not the exact same one but 
circuit breakers are a lot harder to find replacements for and they 
have to be an exact fit in my boat. If that breaker company changes 
design or goes out of business you will need to make a complete new 
panel. So maybe Catalina is just a little ahead of the curve or know 
something that we do not know yet about the stability of the breaker company.

Pat #130

At 06:55 AM 10/17/2008, you wrote:
>CRA,
>Switches are very inexpensive and given the volume driven by the 
>automotive market the fuses will be eventually free by comparison to 
>the breakers.
>Bruce
>Somerset 671 SoCal
>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: <crashley at gte.net>
>
>Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:50:02
>To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuses on Mk2?
>
>
>Bruce,
>
>It looks like there are switches in addition to the fuses. It's had to
>believe that a switch + fuse combo is really much less costly than a single
>circuit breaker. Maybe they got a good deal on switches?
>
>CRA
>Rosebud #882
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <bruceheyman at cox.net>
>To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:14 AM
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuses on Mk2?
>
>
> > We use the circuit breakers as switches allowing us to easily control what
> > is running and draining the batteries.
> > Bruce
> > Somerset 671 SoCal
> > ------Original Message------
> > From: crashley at gte.net
> > Sender: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > ReplyTo: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Sent: Oct 14, 2008 06:34
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuses on Mk2?
> >
> > Dave,
> >
> > Maybe the fuses are an option? If not I'm sure it's a cost cutting measure
> > since marine circuit breakers are not exactly cheap. Except for the
> > corrosion issue that you point out, I've never tripped a breaker anyway so
> > having spare fuses on board wouldn't be the end of the world I suppose.
> > But
> > I'm sure the cruising folks wouldn't like it.
> >
> > CRA
> > Rosebud #882
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Anderer" <danderer at udel.edu>
> > To: <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:18 AM
> > Subject: [C320-list] Fuses on Mk2?
> >
> >
> >> Spent yesterday at the Annapolis show.  As with the last few years,
> >> walked
> >> away with the opinion that no boat better meets our current needs than
> >> our
> >> 320.
> >>
> >> Noticed that all the 12v breakers on the Mk2 have been replaced with
> >> automotive-style fuses?!?  What's up with that?  More spares to carry
> >> on-board and, more potential points of corrosion.
> >>
> >> A couple pictures from the cell phone at
> >> http://gallery.me.com/danderer#100097
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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