[C320-list] Electrical issues asking for help

[JeffWillis111 at aol.com]

hey Dan,
 
I just sold hull 174 with a Perkins.   I loved that boat....too  slow for 
my wife so we bought a Mainship Pilot.   I am  not much  of an electrician 
but I did find the main dc ground located on aft portion of  engine needed 
cleaning and tightening.  I redid the connectors on the  cables/wires, cleaned 
the engine block, and the back of screw that secures  cables to block.  I 
also found several wires inside the harness to be in  very poor shape - some 
corroded thru, some looked melted... I just cut out the  bad sections and 
spliced back together.  be very careful with your  connectors and crimps and 
shrink wrap.  use quality parts.
 
 
I really had great success with TADiesels in Va for parts.  Great  service, 
very knowledgeable too.
 
 Good luck with your boat, you should love it.  It is great  boat.
 
Jeff 
 
 
In a message dated 7/6/2015 8:09:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dmcnamara3 at woh.rr.com writes:

I am a  new owner of a 1994 Catalina 320 #64.  It has a Perkins 29 HP   
diesel. One of the issues I am having is with the charging system.  I am  not 
getting any charge voltage.  I pulled the alternator off and had it  checked. 
 It was pronounced dead.  I purchased a new one and  installed it.  I am 
still not getting any charge from it (according to  the red light on and the 
volt meter at the helm).  I have checked the big  fuse on the back side of 
the engine it is good. The other issue I am having (  and I do believe it may 
be related) is the #1 battery position on the battery  switch appears to be 
bad.  Does anyone know what the part number is for  the "Guest" battery 
switch is? I could not find a number on mine.
Lastly, I  did have have the starter solenoid stick on me and I had to tap 
it to start  the engine.  Is there a prefered source for Perkins parts in 
the US?is  replacing the starter and solenoid as a unit the prefered method? 
or can I  just replace the solenoid?
This boat has been sitting on the hard for the  last 5 years so I imagine 
some of the issues  I am having are related to  this.
Any assistance would be greatly  appreciated
thanks
Dan