[C320-list] access panes

[Warren Updike]

Yes, Jim, that is how I accessed the vent on our 1994 #62.  It was a bitch
to remove.  I had to pull the AC wires out of the box and remove all trim &
etc. around the top of the cabinet to get it out.  Even then it was a
struggle.  I had to make a tool to grab the fwd edge of the panel to pull it
out enough to get my hand on it.  The panel fits very tightly in the space.
It went back in more easily.

I found that the deck fitting for the tank pump-out was also in the way.  As
I was replacing all the tank hoses I removed the deck fitting and the hose.
This gave me clear access to the vent thru-hull.  I found it easiest to push
the pump-out hose up through the deck, cut it off, and pull it back.  Ditto
in reverse: push the new hose up through the deck, attach to the deck
fitting, then apply bedding compound to the fitting before pushing back to
the deck and screwing down.

Warren & Pattie Updike
1994 C320 #62 "Warr De Mar"

-----Original Message-----
From: jim brown [mailto:jbrown5093 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 1:38 PM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] access panes

Haven't gotten around to replacing the head vent thru hull fitting yet but
I've read most of the posts on how get at the fitting. In our boat the vent
appears to be about 5 inches aft of the head's forward wall and not
reachable through the hanging locker (as was mentioned in one post). There
appears to be an access panel behind shelf above the cabinet (the panel with
the ac plug in it). Does removing this panel allow access to the vent? If it
does there may not be a need to remove the cabinet. It also looks like you
might be able to get at a stanchion base by removing it.


Jim Brown