[C320-list] Who supplied Mast on earley model 320s
Allan S Field
allan.field at verizon.net
Thu Jul 24 08:17:45 PDT 2014
Warren - My situation with my Ericson was somewhat unique. The mast was unstepped and when stepped again, a wire got caught under the mast. The rigger gave me a choice - unstep the mast again and rewire the pinched wire or do an access port that would allow him to repair the wire without unstepping the mast again plus permit access for any future needs, of which there were none. I OK'd the access port. - Allan
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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Warren Updike
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:05 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Who supplied Mast on earley model 320s
What was then Charleston Spar, is now, I believe, Sparcraft-us.com, owned by Sparcraft of France. Also, owner of Facnor. Sparcraft-US took a rather hard hit with the recession that started in 2008. Forced to cut staff and do multiple jobs. Hope things are better for them now.
As for the access plate, I'm not sure what good it would do. Yes, you may be able to access the mast connections; but, what then. When we last dropped the mast, we saw there is a pipe projecting up from the deck plate. All wires went through this pipe into the bilge. This pipe allows water inside the mast to be diverted to the drain in the deck plate and out onto the cabin deck. However, the pipe entrance was so heavily sealed with silicone I doubt I could have opened it just through an access plate in the base of the mast. Perhaps Catalina has done this differently with newer models.
Can anyone comment on the usefulness of such an access plate in the mast?
Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
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From: amshd2 at aol.com [mailto:amshd2 at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:18 PM
To: amshd2 at aol.com; C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Who supplied Mast on earley model 320s
Forgot to ask if anyone with a early model 320 ever had a inspection / access panel cut into to the base of their mast to aces wiring ect.. I noticed that some late models came with one.
Thanks Again Tony
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From: amshd2 <amshd2 at aol.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 11:09 pm
Subject: Who supplied Mast on earley model 320s
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
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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.
Fair Winds
Chris Burti
Commitment
Catalina 320, #867
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
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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
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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
>
>
>
>
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