[C320-list] Electrical issues asking for help

[Windstream]

Jeff,
A power boat? Really?
What year/size.
Best of luck,
Bill Hutt
Caribbean Soul #570
Cleveland, Ohio

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> On Jul 6, 2015, at 8:23 PM, JeffWillis111 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> 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
>