[C320-list] Fridge compressor replacement

[Bruce Heyman]

I stopped by the boat this morning and now see why our unit does not have any corrosion.   At some point Catalina must have changed the design as my propane tank lazarette is one solid unit with no seams.
Bruce

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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Heyman
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 2:46 PM
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Thanks Dave!  
Something to add to the "list of things" to check when I get back to the boat.
Bruce

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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Dave Hupe
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 2:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fridge compressor replacement

Graeme-
The propane locker does not have the same "gullies" around it that the normal lockers do to get rid of water.  Take a good look at the seal on the propane locker as I just mentioned.  I opened up my rear port locker lid during a rain and looked up at the underside of the propane area.  It was dripping badly onto my fridge compressor unit.
Dave Hupe
1994 C320 (#32)

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  On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 5:34 PM, Graeme Clark<cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:   Troy
I’ve emailed some photos 

I bought the boat five years ago. The compressor was in a bad state then! The mounts were corroded and it was sliding about on the shelf! I threw some resin and glass mat at it as a stop gap, not expecting it to last the season - amazingly it has soldiered on!

Although there are gullies to take away water that runs off the locker lids, I think they can be overwhelmed in really bad weather (or overventhusiastic pressure washing) and allow a fair bit of moisture into them. Plus some owners store salty kit in that locker (fenders, lines etc) all of which add to the salt laced damp atmosphere!

Fortunately (or possibly not!) it rarely gets that hot here in the UK, so the fridge copes ok without needing the locker lid open.  

I am however thinking of removing my blower (which I replaced only four years ago and has failed again) with some sort of extraction to remove the warm air from the condenser 

Graeme



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> On 12 Jul 2020, at 22:19, Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> No help here on install but if you wouldn’t mind getting a picture of 
> the corrosion I'd like to know what to look for.  Our AB cold machine 
> is getting long in the tooth too.
> 
> Hopefully someone will chime in with alternate locations.  I know a 
> lot of folks like that location where yours is because you can open 
> the aft locker to let some heat escape theoretically making it more 
> efficient...I haven't seen the white paper that proves this :)...  but 
> it sure seems logical to me.
> 
> 
> Troy Dunn
> Hull #514