[C320-list] More questions...... Rudder and electric

[Irving Grunes]

Brad,
That snubber is your protection against oversteering in reverse.
If you have more than enough control in forward, then Its there for rudder
protection and I wouldn't remove it.
Catalina didn't put it there for no reason..
We have it on 2001 #851
Irv Grunes

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com>wrote:

> You might call Catalina to see what they suggest regarding the steering.
> There was a thread a while back on this list about how the newer boats had
> less steering range than the older ones, and that this was how they were
> coming from the factory.  Alternatively, check with the local dealer.  In
> Annapolis that's Sail Annapolis.  I don't know if there is another dealer on
> the upper Chesapeake.
>
> Brad Kuether wrote:
>
>> Hello again everyone and thanks for all the responses.
>>
>> I still think something is awry, 40 degrees (80 total) just doesn't seem
>> right.  Its better without the snubber.
>>
>> I took another look today, and the cable looks to be BRAND NEW, it may be
>> possible the PO had to replace it and made it too small?  Or maybe the
>> brokerage house did that.
>>
>> Who has got a later model 320 (2003, 04, 05) in the greater Baltimore
>> area?  I would like to take a look at someone elses setup to be sure I am
>> not losing my mind.
>>
>>
>> Regarding the electrical system, I actually plugged in for the first time.
>>  I got the fridge going and had my first "cold from my own fridge" beverage.
>>
>> I think, I leave it plugged in, battery switch to both, and the
>> refridgerator switch "on".  It doesn't "seem" I need to have the battery
>> charger switch flipped.  The batteries looked like they were charging just
>> with the boat plugged in.  Does this seem right?
>>
>> Thanks again and sorry for all the questions.  I don't have the luxury of
>> "fiddling around" as I have a younger family.
>>
>> -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
>> "Independence"
>> 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
>> Middle River, MD
>>
>
> --
> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, #653
>