[C320-list] 12 volt receptacle on steering pedistal

[Chris Burti]

Mine has one there. I always assumed it was OEM, though with a mental
question because it is wired to a fuse and not a breaker.

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Barbara Uhlman <uhlman at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Probably after market or the PO had the foresight to request that it be installed.  ;-)  Our C-28 had one in the area you are talking about.
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> Barb
> Whisper, #1158
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> --- On Thu, 8/26/10, wflowe3 at aim.com <wflowe3 at aim.com> wrote:
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>> From: wflowe3 at aim.com <wflowe3 at aim.com>
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] 12 volt receptacle on steering pedistal
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 1:30 PM
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>>  I'm only two boats away (1156) and I have one on the port
>> side just forward of the electrical panel. It is activated
>> by the circuit breaker labeled "accessory". This may have
>> been added after market.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Barbara Uhlman <uhlman at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Wed, Aug 25, 2010 7:31 am
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] 12 volt receptacle on steering
>> pedistal
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>> Thanks so much.  We don't have a single 12 volt
>> receptacle on our boat,and we've
>> been talking about putting one in.
>> Barb
>> Whisper, #1158
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>> --- On Wed, 8/25/10, Jon Vez <jonvez at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
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>> > From: Jon Vez <jonvez at comcast.net>
>> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] 12 volt receptacle on
>> steering pedistal
>> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> > Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 7:19 AM
>> > I've done this for my GPS....very
>> > easy to do. I simply drilled a hole in the
>> > side. It doesn't matter which side, but Starboard is
>> > preferable only because
>> > it is close to the starter--which is where I tapped
>> off the
>> > power. Simply
>> > ground to any convenient instrument in the panel for
>> > negative (you will see
>> > the ground wires throughout). There is plenty of room
>> > inside...The only
>> > suggestion I would make is to look for a 'waterproof
>> type
>> > receptacle. The
>> > first one I used was a standard cigarette receptacle,
>> but
>> > it quickly
>> > corroded. I ended up finding the kind they use for
>> trolling
>> > motors and it
>> > has been fine for the past 7 seasons....hope this
>> > helps....
>> >
>> > 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 Brad Kuether
>> > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:12 AM
>> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> > Subject: [C320-list] 12 volt receptacle on steering
>> > pedistal
>> >
>> > Hey everyone,
>> >
>> > Has anyone added a 12 volt receptacle on their later
>> model
>> > 320 to the
>> > steering pedestal?  I am tired or losing my GPS
>> after
>> > being out all day with
>> > just batteries.  I didn't necessarily want to
>> crack
>> > open the instrument case
>> > to get to it either.
>> >
>> > If anyone has added a receptacle or has tapped the 12
>> volt
>> > inside, I would
>> > love to get any "watchouts", for example:
>> >
>> >   a.. Hard / Easy to take it apart and
>> access it?
>> >   b.. Better to tap the 12 inside the
>> panel or run new
>> > back to the panel?
>> >   c.. Which side did you mount the
>> receptacle?
>> >   d.. How much room is inside?
>> >   e.. Anything else I need to know?
>> > Thanks in advance, appreciate any / all comments.....
>> >
>> > -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
>> > "Independence"
>> > 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
>> > Middle River, MD
>> >
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