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Engine / Re: Fuel Sender and gage
« Last post by broadreach123 on 19 August, 2022, 03:17:23 pm »Thank you!
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Heads and Water / Replacing the toilet
« Last post by dwellers320 on 12 August, 2022, 10:40:42 am »Just went to replace the Jabsco and learned that you MUST use the compact one, not the regular size. It does not have enough clearance in the back.
Also, hose removal is a ****.
Also, hose removal is a ****.
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Engine / Re: Fuel Sender and gage
« Last post by dwellers320 on 11 August, 2022, 10:36:09 am »I also have found my fuel gauge inaccurate. It does seem to work but not accurately. It recently read 3/4s full but when I filled it at the fuel dock, it took about 10 gallons or half a tank. I think the best approach is to log hours of engine time. My tank should give me 40 hours (1/2 gallon per hour) so I will fill up after about 30 hours.
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General Discussion / MOVED: Fuel Sender and gage
« Last post by Catalina on 11 August, 2022, 06:47:12 am »5
Steering / Autopilot blocks instruments
« Last post by Catalina on 11 August, 2022, 06:43:22 am »(ADMIN NOTE- this demonstrates how topics from old forum can be imported)
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Hello Skippers,
This is my first request here. I own hull #17. I have a wheel mounted autopilot ring that makes seeing the instruments nearly impossible, especially the tach and temp. Has anyone found a way to overcome this? I am thinking of mounting the instruments elsewhere.
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Jeff Hecht
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Jeff
It’s not difficult to lower the instrument pod a little. It just bolts to the pedestal and the tube that carries the wiring can be shortened. But probably no more than an inch or two
I’ve always found it a bit of a struggle to see them though!
Having done away with a wheel pilot though in favour of a below deck pilot that helped a lot
Hope that helps!
Graeme
#366, 1996
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When I had to lower, about 1 inch, my lower instrument pod because of interference with a new wheel pilot I found that I did not need to shorten the wire pipe as it just slid further into the pod as the pod came down.
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Yikes. I've never seen this done on any 320. You might consider
replacing your autopilot with a below decks model, as many of us have
done. That's not a cheap fix, but it might be cheaper than
re-engineering the control panel. And you would end up with a much
better autopilot too.
Scott
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Jack Brennan
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I agree with Graeme. I shifted mine down an inch or so without much problem when I installed my wheel pilot.
Relocating instruments, on the other hand, is a large job. How large depends on where you move them to. There are many wires and cables involved.
Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] autopilot blocks instruments
Jeff
It’s not difficult to lower the instrument pod a little. It just bolts to the pedestal and the tube that carries the wiring can be shortened. But probably no more than an inch or two
I’ve always found it a bit of a struggle to see them though!
Having done away with a wheel pilot though in favour of a below deck pilot that helped a lot
Hope that helps!
Graeme
#366, 1996
Sent from my phone. Excuse typos!
> On 22 May 2022, at 13:53, jeffa...@me.com wrote:
>
> Hello Skippers,
> This is my first request here. I own hull #17. I have a wheel mounted autopilot ring that makes seeing the instruments nearly impossible, especially the tach and temp. Has anyone found a way to overcome this? I am thinking of mounting the instruments elsewhere.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff Hecht
> 973-563-5260
>
jeffa...@me.com
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Hello Skippers,
This is my first request here. I own hull #17. I have a wheel mounted autopilot ring that makes seeing the instruments nearly impossible, especially the tach and temp. Has anyone found a way to overcome this? I am thinking of mounting the instruments elsewhere.
Regards,
Jeff Hecht
973-563-5260
Graeme Clark's profile photo
Graeme Clark
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May 22, 2022, 2:36:58 PM
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Jeff
It’s not difficult to lower the instrument pod a little. It just bolts to the pedestal and the tube that carries the wiring can be shortened. But probably no more than an inch or two
I’ve always found it a bit of a struggle to see them though!
Having done away with a wheel pilot though in favour of a below deck pilot that helped a lot
Hope that helps!
Graeme
#366, 1996
Sent from my phone. Excuse typos!
> On 22 May 2022, at 13:53, jeffa...@me.com wrote:
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> Hello Skippers,
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KEN GEIGER
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May 22, 2022, 4:06:47 PM
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When I had to lower, about 1 inch, my lower instrument pod because of interference with a new wheel pilot I found that I did not need to shorten the wire pipe as it just slid further into the pod as the pod came down.
Ken GeigerNorthern Dream #765 2000
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On Sun., 22 May 2022 at 9:36, Graeme Clark<c...@skyflyer.co.uk> wrote: Jeff
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Scott Thompson
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May 22, 2022, 5:57:12 PM
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Yikes. I've never seen this done on any 320. You might consider
replacing your autopilot with a below decks model, as many of us have
done. That's not a cheap fix, but it might be cheaper than
re-engineering the control panel. And you would end up with a much
better autopilot too.
Scott
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Jack Brennan
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Jun 15, 2022, 3:21:17 AM
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I agree with Graeme. I shifted mine down an inch or so without much problem when I installed my wheel pilot.
Relocating instruments, on the other hand, is a large job. How large depends on where you move them to. There are many wires and cables involved.
Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.
Sent from Mail for Windows
From: Graeme Clark
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2022 9:36 AM
To: C320...@catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] autopilot blocks instruments
Jeff
It’s not difficult to lower the instrument pod a little. It just bolts to the pedestal and the tube that carries the wiring can be shortened. But probably no more than an inch or two
I’ve always found it a bit of a struggle to see them though!
Having done away with a wheel pilot though in favour of a below deck pilot that helped a lot
Hope that helps!
Graeme
#366, 1996
Sent from my phone. Excuse typos!
> On 22 May 2022, at 13:53, jeffa...@me.com wrote:
>
> Hello Skippers,
> This is my first request here. I own hull #17. I have a wheel mounted autopilot ring that makes seeing the instruments nearly impossible, especially the tach and temp. Has anyone found a way to overcome this? I am thinking of mounting the instruments elsewhere.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff Hecht
> 973-563-5260
>
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Engine / Fuel Sender and gage
« Last post by Pat Tormey on 11 August, 2022, 06:10:12 am »There is a great article on Catalina Direct
https://www.catalinadirect.com/images/features/Engine%20Instrument%20technical%20information%20small.pdf?CFID=11371816&CFTOKEN=c62de31af7567fe8-7D6CD8B9-93E2-5F5A-0C33CC2D2A9D8F81
Essentially, the gage is a voltmeter, and the sending unit is a rheostat. As the arm swing the resistance runs between 35 ohms when full and 240 ohms empty. You can read that with a multimeter from the pink wire on the gage to ground.
If always 'full' it means the sender in likely shorted to ground. Make sure the connector on either end are not touching anything but their respective terminals.
Mine was shorted and always ready "Full". I replaced it with Seachioce Fuel Sender model 15461
Good luck
Pat Tormey
Catalina 320 #1037
Blue Skies s/v
Newport, RI USA
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Subject: [C320-list] Fuel sender puzzler...
The fuel tank on my C320 is not quite a cube but instead much deeper along the forward section than aft. The fuel level sender is positioned in the deeper part of the tank forward. I have just returned from a ~14 hour motor and filled up just before leaving. The gauge still reads full after returning and I ran pretty hard (3000 rpm) so I assume consumption was at least 1/2 gal per hour or more.
The sender was just replaced 2 years ago. Any ideas on how to calibrate this? Do I need to replace sender? How do I compensate for a trapazoid shaped tank? Anyone with experience on this?? I appreciate all thoughts.
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Engine / Re: fuel sender is sending funny information
« Last post by Catalina on 10 August, 2022, 04:31:24 pm »The fuel tank on my C320 is not quite a cube but instead much deeper along the forward section than aft. The fuel level sender is positioned in the deeper part of the tank forward. I have just returned from a ~14 hour motor and filled up just before leaving. The gauge still reads full after returning and I ran pretty hard (3000 rpm) so I assume consumption was at least 1/2 gal per hour or more.
The sender was just replaced 2 years ago. Any ideas on how to calibrate this? Do I need to replace sender? How do I compensate for a trapazoid shaped tank? Anyone with experience on this?? I appreciate all thoughts.
Dave
Dave, this forum is just in trial mode so you are unlikely to get a proper reply, if that was what you were after? Best stick to the email discussion list for the time being.
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Engine / fuel sender is sending funny information
« Last post by broadreach123 on 10 August, 2022, 04:13:10 pm »The fuel tank on my C320 is not quite a cube but instead much deeper along the forward section than aft. The fuel level sender is positioned in the deeper part of the tank forward. I have just returned from a ~14 hour motor and filled up just before leaving. The gauge still reads full after returning and I ran pretty hard (3000 rpm) so I assume consumption was at least 1/2 gal per hour or more.
The sender was just replaced 2 years ago. Any ideas on how to calibrate this? Do I need to replace sender? How do I compensate for a trapazoid shaped tank? Anyone with experience on this?? I appreciate all thoughts.
Dave
The sender was just replaced 2 years ago. Any ideas on how to calibrate this? Do I need to replace sender? How do I compensate for a trapazoid shaped tank? Anyone with experience on this?? I appreciate all thoughts.
Dave
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How to use features / Get notifications when there is a reply to a specific topic
« Last post by Catalina on 10 August, 2022, 11:23:06 am »When replying to a message there is a box to check below the area in which you are typing, named "notify me of Replies" [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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How to use features / Getautomatic notifications for all posts in any 'board'
« Last post by Catalina on 10 August, 2022, 11:21:33 am »a 'board' is one of the subforms, like this one (called How to use this forum board"). At the bottom right you will see a button named "notify" Click on that and every time a new post is put on the board you will get a notification by email