[C320-list] Water heater

[jbrown5093 at yahoo.com]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Alan's method worked well. I was trying to get the air out with the cap on ant then opening it up to add fluid and it didn't work that way. The yanmar doesn't have a bleed valve but does have a tiny hole in the thermostat that might perform that function but I don't know.
Jim brown


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> On Apr 2, 2016, at 9:56 AM, JJ Morrison <sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> There is a lever valve on the top starboard side of the OEM water heater on the 320...at least there is on mine. I've never had a problem filling the water heater; I always make sure there is plenty of water in the fresh water tanks and then turn on the hot water faucet in the galley. The water heater will fill up and any air will discharge out the fawcett. Heater is full when you get a continuous stream from the fawcett. I only ever open the hot water tank valve when I drain the tank for winterization.JohnM1999#574
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>> From: artstree at aol.com
>> Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 09:39:48 -0400
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water heater
>> 
>> I just got our 320 so am still learning on the engine. The Catalina 28 has a Universal engine, which has a petcock on top of the thermostat housing to bleed air out of the system and one near the water heater. The C-28 water heater is much higher than the on the 320 so the 320 may not have one on the water heater. Check to see if you have an air relief on the engine some where.
>> 
>> I am headed to the boat next week to start to de-winterize. Four more weeks of storage for me.
>> 
>> Art Harden
>> Tortuga Catalina 320
>> 937-477-5544 (m)
>> 
>>> On Apr 1, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Allan S Field <allan.field at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Jim - This is very common.  Open the relief cap on the top of the engine,
>>> pour fluid in until you can see it, leave the cap off, and run the engine
>>> again for a few minutes.  Then replace the cap, assuming the fluid level
>>> remained constant, and run the engine again.  That should resolve the
>>> problem but if not, repeat until it does.  You just need to purge the air
>>> out of the hot water hoses.
>>> 
>>> Allan S. Field
>>> Sea Shadow - #808
>>> Columbia, MD
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Jbrown5093
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 8:04 PM
>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Water heater
>>> 
>>> Replaced water heater and now have overheating engine problem  Engine how to
>>> 190 and alarms. Infrared temp confirms 190.  Suspect an air lock but how do
>>> you get it air free?  I also didn't pay attention to how I hooked up the new
>>> hoses but can't see that there should be a directional flow through heater.
>>> It does look goof however
>>> 
>>> Jim brown
>>> Yanmar. 2004
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 31, 2016, at 7:28 PM, Charles Mueller <katchu at chartermi.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> They charged me for 117', with a little extra for the eye splice.  So 115'
>>>> is accurate.  
>>>> Chuck Mueller
>>>> Northwind #676
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Message: 7
>>>> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:06:52 -0400
>>>> From: swampcreek42 <swampcreek42 at yahoo.com>
>>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com, c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Halyard replacement
>>>> Message-ID: <3t93b1pi405nh7dsn54jdsre.1459444012093 at email.android.com>
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> The manual states 115', other cordage sites state differently, do you 
>>>> remember if this was the size?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>>>> 
>>>> -------- Original message --------
>>>> From: Charles Mueller <katchu at chartermi.net>
>>>> Date: 03/30/2016  5:55 PM  (GMT-05:00)
>>>> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>>>> Subject: [C320-list] Halyard replacement
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I replaced mine a few years ago and used Samson XLS Extra T.? It's a 
>>>> lot less expensive than the lines you mentioned, but still very low 
>>>> stretch.? As I recall, bought them through Defender.
>>>> Chuck Mueller
>>>> Northwind #676
>>>> Holland, MI
>>>> 
>>>> Message: 4
>>>> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:11:12 -0400
>>>> From: swampcreek42 <swampcreek42 at yahoo.com>
>>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com, 320 <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>>>> Subject: [C320-list] Time To Replace Halyards
>>>> Message-ID: <lg33qo7awrooen5iodd2orys.1459357872452 at email.android.com>
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>>>> It's time to replace my main and jib halyard. The main is starting to 
>>>> chafe so that's definitely getting changed. The jib halyard was 
>>>> recently replaced by the PO but is a larger diameter of 7/16s (?) and 
>>>> gets hung up when taking the sail down at the end of the season. 
>>>> Anyway, I have found a BUNCH of choices, regular Samson, New England 
>>>> V100, T900, Endura, etc. (Currently looking hard at NE V-100). I'm 
>>>> posting here for advice from anyone who has done this and what 
>>>> experience or suggestions would they have before I spend some major cash
>>> on something I might regret later.
>>>> Thanks,Bruce Hunter?Nauti Time #719?
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