[C320-list] Electrical issues asking for help

[tharrison at innovations-plus.com]

Like I agree - Jeff! You really got a power boat? I hate to but I must ask . Did you get a new wife?

Should we take this off line ! 

Ted 

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> On Jul 6, 2015, at 8:57 PM, Windstream <bhutt at windstream.net> wrote:
> 
> Jeff,
> A power boat? Really?
> What year/size.
> Best of luck,
> Bill Hutt
> Caribbean Soul #570
> Cleveland, Ohio
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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
>>