[C320-list] Help with what you can please

[Allan S. Field]

Paul - I have a scanned owner's manual that I will send separately (can't do
attachments on the list-serve).  When Linda and I bought our C320, we were
looking at a Hunter.  A friend told us we'd be happy with a Hunter for about
2 years but a Catalina for the rest of our lives!  That was 8 years ago and
he was not wrong.

The water tank drains from forward to aft.  You need to find the valves.  On
our 2002 vintage, they are under the aft bunk, port side.  But some folks
moved them to under the galley sink for easier access.  But if you install a
tank monitoring system (see article on Association website), you never need
to mess with the valves again.

The fridge on our boat drains to the thru hull under the head sink.  There
is a pump with a Y-valve that gets switched from shower sump to fridge sump.
There should be a switch in the head that activates the pump.  But some of
the older C320's, I believe, drained to the bilge.

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - C320
Columbia, MD

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Subject: [C320-list] Help with what you can please

I am a new owner of a Catalina 320 1995 Hull #286.I am starting to love the
boat having been a Hunter owner BUT a couple problems I need help with
please

1. The cabin lights I need to fix.Can anyone tell me who the original OOEM
supplier was for a 1995 or what I can replace the present lights with that
will fit the recessed apertures?

2. Can someone explain the  2 water tank thing. Where are the valves for
each? How do I operate them and when?

3. Any tips on rebedding will be highly appreciated.

4. I need someone to explain how the fridge drains and what I need to do for
that.

Anything that anyone wants to contribute (not money,just advice) would be a
godsend.I have a previous owner who was remiss on any maintenance and I am
trying to bring her back to life.
I am a former Hunter owner and find that the 320 is actually an awesome
boat!!

Thanks