[C320-list] autohelm st 50 plus wind instrument

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy, thanks for the response.....I am hesitant to buy the vane not 
knowing if it works,,,,and after a lightning strike......if I cant find 
another....how much do you want for it? Thanks...Joe  ph...631 473 3140


On Wed, Nov 07, 2018 at 10:08 PM, kenneth bousum wrote:

> Joe I have one but don't know if it works.I  got struck by lighting 
> and it took out all electronics on the pod.If interested let me know 
> and we can work something out.Ken B #711
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> From: "Elizabeth Schwartz"  To: C320-List at Catalina320.com Cc: 
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 
> 5:50:25 PM Subject: [C320-list] autohelm st 50 plus wind instrument
> Ahoy all, has anybody out there upgraded, and have an st 50 plus 
> masthead transducer??  Thanks....Joe...#245 
>
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 08:56 PM, Doug Treff wrote:
>> Jeff,
>> I use much the same process. The only difference this year is that I 
>> now have a freshwater flush electric toilet. I will have to manually 
>> disconnect the toilet line under the vanity and clear it with the 
>> shop vac so that I don't draw any contamination from the toilet bowl 
>> back into my water system.  Yuck!
>> The extra complication is worth it because the admiral likes the fact 
>> that my head no longer stinks from the raw water flush.
>> -- 
>> Doug Treff doug at treff.us
>> On Mon, Oct 29, 2018, at 2:44 PM, Jeff Hare wrote:
>>> Hi, I used to use compressed air and you had to pay much more 
>>> attention to the sequence.  Much easier I think to use a shop vac. 
>>>  I use a small Stainless Steel shop vac with the smaller diameter 
>>> hose because it's easier to move around and seal around the pex. 
>>>  Note that I just use my hand and a wash cloth/small towel instead 
>>> of trying to get vacuum seal.  Doesn't need to be a good seal at all 
>>> when you're sucking the water out of the lines!  Doesn't take all 
>>> that much suction to do the job so don't bother trying to make it 
>>> anything special.
>>> My current process is this:
>>> - drain both water tanks and use the shop vac to drain/dry the 
>>> remaining water and leave the caps *off*.  - remove the drawers 
>>> below the galley sink - remove the 5 screws holding that drawer 
>>> frame in and remove/set aside the drawer frame - turn on the hot 
>>> water in the galley sink and open the hot water heater drain with 
>>> the shop vac hose over it.  When water stops draining out freely, 
>>> LEAVE the valve open and go on to the next step. - unscrew the 
>>> fitting on the water heater to the line that enters the water tank 
>>> about mid-level below the overflow valve.  This has a brass check 
>>> valve in-line and is KEY to draining the water tank properly! - with 
>>> the above line off put your shop vac over that water heater fitting. 
>>>  You'll get about 4-5 gallons of water out now and really quickly. 
>>> When no more water is coming out, and you've run about 60 seconds or 
>>> so longer, the water heater is now empty. - The next step is to 
>>> simply drain the pex lines.  I like to continue working under the 
>>> sink since I'm set up there already. - if your water pump has a 
>>> filter/screen assembly, open that up also make sure both tank valves 
>>> are in the open position in case they're located there.  I also 
>>> unhook the outlet line from the water pump. - open the galley sink 
>>> valves (or put the faucet in warm position if it's a single handle) 
>>> - Open the stern shower hot  and cold valves and unscrew the shower 
>>> wand (don't lose the rubber washer).  - Open the Head faucet valves 
>>> and just unscrew the stream/sprayer head. - Under the sink 
>>> disconnect the most convenient hot and cold pex lines (one of each) 
>>> and put the shop vac hose over them one at a time until no more 
>>> water is coming out.
>>> Then reassemble everything.  This year I was done with this part in 
>>> 40 min.  The next part took another 20 min or so, but all in all, 
>>> the whole thing was about an hour and a couple beers.
>>> Don't forget the SHOWER/FRIDGE drain lines, drying out the muffler 
>>> or the Bilge Pump lines.
>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Remove the shower sump's water pump's intake filter and use shop vac 
>>> to suck out the water from the shower sump and fridge drain.  You'll 
>>> need to flip the "Y" valve when you go from the shower sump to the 
>>> fridge drain.
>>> Next, you have 2 Sump Pump lines to deal with.  The electric bilge 
>>> pump and the manual bilge pump.  The shop vac works for those also. 
>>> I typically put the shop vac hose over the side into the bilge pump 
>>> thru- hull opening on the starboard stern quarter.
>>> If your aqua-lift muffler has a working drain valve, open that up 
>>> and put the shop vac hose over that and see how dry you can get the 
>>> muffler.  (Which reminds me, when you're running winterizing 
>>> antifreeze through the raw water system, run the engine for 10 or 15 
>>> seconds after all the water stops coming out of the exhaust to blow 
>>> as much out of the lines as possible.)
>>> That was a bit rambling and sounds like a lot of work, but it's the 
>>> process I use and our water system stays clean enough to drink from 
>>> if needed with no smell.  If you reconnect everything tight, you can 
>>> just fill the water system in the spring and you're good to go.
>>> You could put "T" fittings with terminators in the places you 
>>> separated PEX fittings and just be able to open valves instead to do 
>>> the whole job.  I just haven't.  That would probably save me 15 - 20 
>>> min per year and make the process feel easier.
>>> Good luck! -Jeff Hare
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: C320-list  On Behalf Of 
>>> islgirl3 at aol.com Sent: Monday, October 29, 2018 1:50 PM To: 
>>> c320-list at catalina320.com Subject: [C320-list] Fresh Water System 
>>> Winterizie
>>> Can anyone explain the procedure for using compressed air to blow 
>>> out fresh water system? Including water heater? Thank You, Rich 
>>> Nuzzolo#897
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