[C320-list] Once Every 12 Years

[William Ott]

I completely agree.  Unless your experiencing issues save yourself some money.  Keep your maint schedule for filters & fluids and you should be good to go.

Mike Ott
'Amanda Lu'
#508

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On Apr 20, 2013, at 10:14 PM, JJ Morrison <sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Unless the engine is acting up I would not touch the internal workings!! I have 1000hrs on my 1999 and it hasn't been opened and works perfect.
> cheers
> JohnM
> 1999#574
> 
> 
>> Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 02:10:37 +0000
>> From: swampcreek42 at yahoo.com
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Once Every 12 Years
>> 
>> 297 hours...Bruce.
>> 
>> John Zienda <jzienda at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Bruce,
>>> 
>>> How many hours do you have on your engine?
>>> 
>>> John Zienda
>>> #691
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad 
>>> 
>>> On Apr 20, 2013, at 11:56 AM, "Bruce Heyman" <bruceheyman at cox.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> After 12 years I figure it was time to do more involved maintenance on our
>>>> Yanmar 3GM30CF (adjust vales, rebuild injectors, replace hoses.). More on
>>>> that later but I wanted to warn everyone.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I'm replacing all of the hoses and when I went to remove the raw water
>>>> intake hose from the through hull seacock to the strainer if found three
>>>> clamps that had totally failed two of them were only still there because
>>>> they were stuck to the hose. The third one was almost all the way rusted
>>>> through and was easy to twist off. Seems to me there should have been four
>>>> as the strainer only had one on both intake and outflow.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I was able to pick up the broken pieces with a magnet. I assume that means
>>>> it was a very low grade stainless steel and that is why these original
>>>> clamps failed sometime before their 12th year of service.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Bruce Heyman
>>>> 
>>>> <mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net> bruceheyman at cox.net
>>>> 
>>>> (949) 289-8400
>>>> 
>>>> Somerset #671 Dana Point, CA
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