[C320-list] gear box

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy......I've got a Westerbeke on #245 with only 600 hrs on it..... 
what make n model is your tranny? How many hours? Mine is fine......Good 
luck....Joe 
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Bronwen Young wrote:

> How many of you have had to replace your gear box due to failure (or 
> imminent failure)?  FanaSea is 1995 Hull #198.  We are thinking of 
> either refurbishing the existing Perkins engine or replacing the 
> engine altogether. In either case the gear box will be new too.  Our 
> mechanic told us that the gear box Catalina installed in this vintage 
> of boat has often failed prematurely.   Has anyone had experience with 
> this?
>
> Bronwen and Eric