[C320-list] Shake-down cruise

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy......I adjusted belt beginning of the season......have had this 
issue all summer. I'm thinking its a weak electrical ground 
somewhere.....Joe....#245


On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 09:27 PM, jim brown wrote:

> Alternator/water pump, fresh water pump belt tension loose??
>
> Jim Brown
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>  From: Elizabeth Schwartz To: C320-List at Catalina320.com Sent: Tuesday, 
> September 30, 2014 8:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shake-down cruise
>
> Ahoy....Do you still have a slow response to rpm indication when 
> starting?  I have had the same, and no indication of battery charge 
> until I advance the throttle, than both indicators become 
> normal......Joe
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 05:24 PM, Kenny Geist wrote:
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>> Thanks, that is exactly what it needed.  I was afraid to pull hard 
>> but
>> everything is working now.
>>
>> Kenny Geist
>> Kennyge at Prodigy.net
>>
>> 619-895-3406
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Millers
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 11:29 AM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shake-down cruise
>>
>> On my windlass breaker:  push in firmly for power.  I need to pull 
>> the
>> breaker firmly out to shut off. Art. #680
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Sep 9, 2014, at 11:23 AM, "Kenny Geist"  wrote:
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>>>
>>> We just got back from a 9 day shakedown cruise to Block Island via 
>>> Port Jefferson, Duck Island Roads, Watch Hill and Clinton Harbor on
>> Windrifter.
>>> It was amazing!  She handled great and our 27hp Westerbeke did not 
>>> miss a beat.
>>>
>>> A few little things popped up with which I need some advice.
>>>
>>> 1st,  On the first morning when I went to pick up the anchor using 
>>> the windlass, I pushed the 80 amp what appears to be a circuit 
>>> breaker and the light went on and the windlass worked effortlessly 
>>> but when I went to turn it off, I pushed the button and nothing 
>>> happened and the light and windlass are still connected and the 
>>> light will not go off.  I pulled a wire on the back of the breaker 
>>> to get the light to turn off.  Bad breaker? Where would I get one?
>>>
>>> 2nd, When I start the engine, it takes a few minutes for the 
>>> tachometer to read and I am not sure if I am getting proper readings 
>>> once
>> it does read.
>>> Where is the sender?  Where would I get a replacement and is in and 
>>> easy fix?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Kenny Geist
>>> Kennyge at Prodigy.net
>>>
>>> 1996 C-320 Windrifter
>>> Out of Bayside, Queens, NY
>>>
>>> 619-895-3406
>>>
>>>
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