[C320-list] New skipper seeks advice on battery issues

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Greetings,

I recently pulled all three deck hatches on my 2000 C-320 Hull #702. There was no resin just balsa core. I pulled out the core 2" deep and filled with thickened epoxy. Then I re-bed the hatches with Bomar hatch tape. 

Happy sailing,
Lou Hodac
BlueMoon
Hull# 702

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On Jan 12, 2013, at 3:07 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I'm sure someone else will chime in on this. As far as I know, a 2000 hull
> will have the resin reinforced areas for deck hardware. I can't tell you if
> that applies to all penetrations. Give the factory a call or e-mail Gerry
> Douglas.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Harris [mailto:dharris02 at suddenlink.net] 
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 8:23 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] New skipper seeks advice on battery issues
> 
> Thanks for the reply.  Sorry about leaving off hull number....my boat is a
> 2000 model #694.  Does anyone know which fittings have the resin backing vs.
> 
> balsa core in area of fittings on this vintage of boat?  I know it costs
> money, but in the grand scheme of things, the manufacturers could save a lot
> of grief for owners if all deck penetrations had resin, plastic, foam or
> some other permanent sealant to deal with leaks.  The boats flex and
> traditional bedding materials dry out and crack eventually.  As I said, I
> hear about wholesale rebedding, but I haven't seen it on relatively new
> boats, only where there was a known leak...at a particular stanchion, or
> hatch, or at chain plates.  I dread the day that I have to do such repairs. 
> At the same time, I am thankful for those areas where I do have the factory
> installed resin.  Meanwhile, I've got to deal with a banjo fitting leak on
> the Yanmar.
> 
> Of course, I kind of operate using the technique in Allen's post:  If it
> isn't broke, don't fix it, and on the boat, if it hasn't broken, don't use
> it.  .....especially for stanchions. I try never to pull or push on them, or
> slide them past a piling.
> 
> Dennis Harris C320 #694
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Warren Updike" <wupdike at hotmail.com>
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] New skipper seeks advice on battery issues
> 
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