[C320-list] Who supplied Mast on earley model 320s

[Doug Treff]

Tony,

My 1996 (Hull 350) has Charleston Spars and it does not have an access 
panel. Hope this helps.

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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us

On 2014-07-22 22:09, amshd2 at aol.com wrote:
> Does anybody know who supplied the mast on 93-94 320s.
> 
>  I am out of town and trying to answer a question for my rigger.
> 
> I think it was Charleston Spar but could be wrong.
> 
> thanks
> Tony
> Chica Caliente
> Hull #30
> 
> 
> Who supplied Mast on early model 320s
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: clburti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: 320 <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 8:36 pm
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Protecting The Batteries when away from boat 
> at dock
> 
> 
> This would make a good Mainsheet article with a little more of a write 
> up on
> process and materials, a couple of good pics and a schematic. Please 
> send it to
> me if you will.
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> Fair Winds
> Chris Burti
> Commitment
> Catalina 320, #867
> 
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> 
> From: Warren Updike
> Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎July‎ ‎22‎, ‎2014 ‎8‎:‎21‎ ‎PM
> To: 320
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> This is good. A schematic would be better with the source and part
> nos. as well.
> This is a usable idea.
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Geiger [mailto:kendgb at aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 7:00 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Protecting The Batteries when away from boat 
> at dock
> 
> I have this project complete and working.
> 
> I sourced a solid state relay from Newark Electronic Supply, bent up a 
> strip of
> aluminium to mount the relay on as a heat sink, screwed it between the
> green and
> white terminal AC blocks allowing panel door clearance, fed the AC
> "coil" of the
> relay from the "outlets" breaker switched side and the white terminal 
> block and
> a green ground to the Alu heat sink.
> 
> The  12v switched terminals of the relay were fed from the 12V red buss 
> at the
> switch panel thru a 15A fuse block and led to the switched side of the
> refrigerator ON/OFF switch.
> 
> When leaving the boat the AC Main is ON and the "Outlets'" switch is ON 
> thus
> energizing the Relay's "coil" and closing the relay's 12V switch.  The
> refrigerator switch is OFF and the 12V main switch is ON. The 
> refrigerator is
> energized.
> 
> This way if the 110V supply is interrupted the Refrigerator will be 
> turned of
> when the relay "coil" drops out and opens this alternate 12V supply to 
> the
> Fridge.  Remember the Fridge switch is off.
> 
> 
> More details and pictures are available
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: Arthur Miller <millers1 at aol.com>; C320-List at Catalina320.com
> <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Fri, Jul 4, 2014 4:49 pm
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Protecting The Batteries when away from boat 
> at dock
> 
> 
> I can't speak to the technical aspects, but can offer some personal
> experience. On at least two occasions in the last 11 years some $&%$
> has disconnected our shore power cord and it didn't toast the batteries
> or the compressor. It may have contributed to only getting seven years
> out of the original pair, but I place the blame for that on the OEM
> charger and the lightning that blessedly took it out.
> 
> Thanks, Chris BurtiFrom: Arthur Miller
> Sent: ‎7/‎4/‎2014 4:19 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Cc: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Protecting The Batteries when away from boat
> at dock
> As I recall my AB shuts down if voltage drops below 12.1v.
> Also isn't a battery pretty much Fully discharged At approx. 11.9.
> Art.  # 680
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Jul 4, 2014, at 4:02 PM, "Jeff Hare" <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
> 
>> :)  10.4v is a dead battery.  :)  Cutout should be a volt above that 
>> at
>> least.
>> 
>> -Jeff
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Warren Updike
>> Sent: Friday, July 4, 2014 3:34 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Protecting The Batteries when away from boat 
>> at
>> dock
>> 
>> Cutting out at 10.4V isn't necessarily saving the battery especially 
>> if the
>> battery sits discharged for days. The longer a battery remains in a 
>> fully
>> discharged state the more damage is done.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: guyhenry222 at gmail.com [mailto:guyhenry222 at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 12:25 PM
>> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Protecting The Batteries when away from boat 
>> at
>> dock
>> 
>> The Adler/Barbour fridge on my 1994 automatically cuts out if the 
>> voltage
>> goes under 10.4V
>> 
>> Guy
>> MoonShadow
>> #115
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ken Geiger
>> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2014 4:55 PM
>> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] Protecting The Batteries when away from boat at 
>> dock
>> 
>> In the Flooded Battery Thread, Warren mentioned a devise to sense low
>> battery and then disconnect the load (the reefer).
>>  I quote;
>> 
>> "For those who leave refer running while away from boat, there is a 
>> device
>> that will sense State of Charge and disconnect a load (refer.) This 
>> avoids
>> running a good battery into the ground (below 11 V) should shore power 
>> be
>> lost (a sure way to shorten your battery's life.) Jeff Hare can say 
>> more
>> about this device."
>> 
>> I wonder if one could protect the batteries while leaving the reefer 
>> on when
>> 
>> at dock and away, by paralleling in a
>> 110 V relay coil with the parallel 12 V to the reefer on a set of 
>> contacts.
>> The coil would drop out and open the
>> power supply to the reefer upon AC power loss thus prevent draining 
>> the
>> battery.
>> 
>> The Reefer switch on the panel would be in the off position and the 
>> battery
>> main switch on, supplying the parallel 12 V circuit to the reefer 
>> through
>> the relay contacts.
>> 
>> Ken Geiger
>> Northern Dream, 2000 #765
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>