[C320-list] Aqua lift mufffer

[David Nolte]

Hi Warren,

I’m not sure if this email will go through to the group, all my attempted postings have for some reason been rejected and come back to me this past year. So I have copied your personal email address.

I have had the Vetus for probably 7 - 8 years at this point and it works fine. Granted, with my kids teenagers now my usage of the boat has plummeted the past three years. We may have only put 30 hours total on the engine the past three years, after averaging about 50 a year prior to that.

Hope that helps,

David Nolte



> On Aug 18, 2015, at 10:00 AM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Re: stock muffler to replace custom Catalina unit.
> Dave Nolte on hull #4, Annapolis, (if he still has that boat,) replaced his
> with a Vetus unit. He sent me a picture I'll share (send off-list request.)
> Dave, if you are still lurking on the list can you bring us up to date on
> your muffler replacement?
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R.G. Miller [mailto:ronaldgmiller at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 3:05 PM
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Aqua lift mufffer
> 
> I spent most of last summer fixing mine. The seam where the base and the box
> are joined is probably starting to rot out. I tried fixing where the leak
> showed and then it came out in a different spot. I would look closely for
> any signs of rot, grind them out and give the seam a good coating of mat and
> epoxy. Make sure you get the curves done well. I have the perkins engine and
> haven't found a stock muffler that will just fit in without some
> modifications so I'm hoping this fix will last for awhile.
> 
>> From: greg.flanagan at shaw.ca
>> Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 09:37:15 -0600
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] Aqua lift mufffer
>> 
>> My muffler is leaking at the base when the engine is running (not a great
> amount). The engine is a Yanmar 3YM30.
>> Has anyone experience in fixing this? Should it just be replaced? Who
> supplies one?
>> Catalina Direct does not seem to have the right model for this engine
> configuration.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Greg 
>> Hoop Dancer # 1086
>> Sidney, BC
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