[C320-list] Winterization

Wed Oct 16 02:49:20 PDT 2019

Excellent- thank you!Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tue, Oct 15, 2019 7:59 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winterization

Bill-

There is a great set of checklists in an excel file located on the
association website here:

https://c320.org/filemgmt/viewcat.php?cid=16

There is also a fantastic write up by Karl Mielenhausen on winterizing the
C320 here:

https://c320.org/article.php/mainsheet2007Q3

Like Doug I keep an updated version of that checklist on my PC, each year I
print a new paper copy and start checking things off as I winterize, etc.
I don't stop checking boxes and making notes until the boat is in the water
and first shake down sail is behind me.  Then I transfer any info or
updates to the PC, make notes in my maintenance log, throw out the paper
copy...and repeat.    Do NOT remove the compass per the checklist, scratch
that off the list, this is not necessary in Baltimore IMHO.  Also, you do
not need to remove the batteries from your boat,  if you ensure the
batteries are fully charged and then completely disconnected at the battery
terminals they should be fine (assumes the batteries are actually in decent
health)

If you need a confidence boost on basic stuff (like oil change, fuel
filters, etc.) subscribe to spelunkerd
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4P0OCJw8_xaatVRjLpa4Hg>'s videos on
Diesel Engine Maintenance  https://youtu.be/qF7yw6szLp0   I think his
stuff is pretty well put together and easy to understand.  If you are
already a diesel engine mechanic skip this step.

Good luck, congrats on the new to you boat.  We are in HdG.  We will
probably head for Worton Creek or Rock Hall this weekend if the wind
cooperates.  If your boat is still in the water and you hear us on the
VHF, give us a shout!

Troy Dunn
S/V Wonky Dog
Hull #514

On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 3:12 PM Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com>
wrote:

> Nothing came through. Remember that the list does not support attachments.
>
> On 10/15/2019 3:00 PM, Doug Treff wrote:
> > Bill,
> >
> > Here's the list I use for my boat, and I'm also local to Baltimore. Glad
> to answer any questions you may have.
> >
> > I modify the list annually and this was the one from last year.
> >
> > --
> > Doug Treff
> > doug at treff.us
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019, at 6:36 AM, wdoc1 at aol.com wrote:
> >> Hello-
> >> I am a new owner as of Oct 2018, enjoying the wealth of information
> >> flow! Does anyone have a step-by-step list of instructions/supplies for
> >> winterization?
> >>
> >> Thank you,Bill McConnellDiversion, 2000, #714
> >> Baltimore MD
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com>
> >> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> >> Sent: Mon, Oct 14, 2019 11:07 pm
> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] WARNING - My boat almost sunk!!
> >>
> >> I'm not sure what you mean by "totally isolated," but I'm pretty sure
> >> there is a hose on my 1999 boat #653. I can't imagine how the drain in
> >> the anchor locker would connect to the thruhull just above the water
> >> line without one. I've always thought this was a serious safety design
> >> flaw because the hose is difficult to access and inspect, and there is
> >> no seacock that can be closed. Harry's experience indicates that my fear
> >> is justified. I'll be very interested if anyone has thoughts on how to
> >> remedy this.
> >>
> >> Scott Thompson
> >>
> >>
> >> On 10/14/2019 9:00 PM, sail-ability at sympatico.ca wrote:
> >>> Design must have changed after that. My boat has a totally isolated
> chain locker with drain on the bottom starboard just above the water line.
> There is no hose. Water could get into the locker if something was forcing
> the bow down.
> >>> Good luck.
> >>> JohnM
> >>> 1999#574
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>>> On Oct 14, 2019, at 8:52 PM, jackbrennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyone know how to access this hose?
> >>>>
> >>>> Jack Brennan
> >>>> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
> >>>> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> >>>>
> >>>>    On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 8:41 PM, Louis Spitz<aronella at gmail.com>
> wrote:  Wow, Harry, that totally sucks!! A hell of a way to learn such
> flaws. Hope everything works out for the best.
> >>>> Lou
> >>>> #195
> >>>> Merry Chase
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Oct 14, 2019, at 8:23 PM, Harry Juris <harry at citron-too.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Polar Star is a 1998 C320, hull number 541 which I have owned since
> the late
> >>>>> spring of 2014. She is kept on a mooring at the Nyack Boat Club in
> the
> >>>>> Hudson River just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Last Saturday
> morning,
> >>>>> 10/12/19, I received a phone call from one of my fellow club members
> saying
> >>>>> that Polar Star was way down by the bow and they were on their way
> to  bring
> >>>>> it to one of our docks. I got to the club about 45 minutes later
> just as
> >>>>> they were securing her at the dock (having barged her in with one of
> our
> >>>>> work boats) She was indeed down by the bow with the water about
> halfway to
> >>>>> the deck. Going aboard I found that the water in the main cabin was
> halfway
> >>>>> up the back rests of the settees.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We have several high capacity pumps at the club and immediately
> started to
> >>>>> pump her out. It took a number of hours to get the water below the
> cabin
> >>>>> sole so we could start investigating what happened. After
> eliminating all
> >>>>> other possibilities, we went to the V-berth and removed the paneling
> to get
> >>>>> access to the anchor locker.  We found that the drain hose had
> split. The
> >>>>> thru hull drain on the starboard side is just above the boot stripe
> and as
> >>>>> the boat bobbed on a windy night, water started to back flow into
> the hose
> >>>>> and then start accumulating in the bow at a rate greater than the
> limber
> >>>>> holes could transfer it aft. This of course lowered the bow which
> >>>>> accelerated the water intrusion.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I will follow up later with a description and some pictures of the
> damage
> >>>>> which appears to be extensive. The only good news so far is that
> because she
> >>>>> was so far down by the bow, a preliminary inspection appears to show
> no
> >>>>> water intrusion in the engine. It does appear that water did get in
> the
> >>>>> transmission and I have already taken steps to try to protect that.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It is a royal pain to get at access to that hose but I strongly
> advise
> >>>>> anyone with an older boat to periodically inspect it. I am
> considering
> >>>>> installing inspection access and possibly plugging that overboard
> discharge
> >>>>> and running the drain further aft.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Harry
> >>>>>
> >> --
> >> Scott Thompson
> >> Surprise, #653
> >>
> >>
>
> --
> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, #653
>
>