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I installed a new water heater on Saturday. After looking at the write-up from Stu and the state of his hoses I decided to go with wire re-enforced as he did. I was not sure of the condition of mine or whether they were original. I tied the new to the old and did the push- pull. Having arms with a 37" sleeve made this an easy task.

My hoses were in much better shape then Stu's, but still worth the change out since these are never visible.

On a side note, with the water heater out this was a great time to try and make my fresh water galley pump less loud when running. Even with the rubber bushings / feet I thought there was too much vibration. I unscrewed the pump and screwed down a piece of water pipe on each side to the wooded base. I then screwed down the water pump on top of these pieces of pipe.

The sound level has been reduced by half, but still enough noise to alert use if there is a problem.

Steve

Pierre,

As they say, a picture is worth a whole lot of words. sorry for the additional posts.
My 20 year old traveler.

Steve

Sorry the hull number is really 588!

Steve

Pierre,

Just three weeks ago I ordered then installed the traveler upgrade kit from catalinadirect.com.
The replacement was a perfect fit and much better then the 20 year old original. I felt it was a
good deal at $275.00 (US). As you can see my hull number is 288.

Steve

Horsemel,

Welcome aboard..............

I have hull number 588, I have the original Lewmar Aluminum frame ports, there are six.
I believe you probable have the same but need to check. This link goes to catalinadirect.com.com,
they have the large gaskets and they list the size.

http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&Page_ID=21

Check the measurements of yours. Additionally you can do a search for the "O Rings" on this site. Search on "Lewmar "O rings" there should be a great many hits to look over.

Steve

A little more confusion to the myth and my understanding.

In 1986 Catalina offered the standard draft at 5'7", and a shoal draft of 4'8" (not wing)
In 1987 (not sure what model year) they offered the standard draft at 5'7" and a shoal (wing) and 4'3"

Remember, whatever you have the bottom is your enemy!

Enjoy.

Steve

I had to remove the HX bracket from the engine (2 bolts) this allowed the entire HX unit
to drop down and  provide clearance  to the lower bolt .

I was able to put the socket on the lower nut with just hand pressure.
Below is picture of my flange and the lower nut prio to removal, sounds like I may have much
more clearance then yourself.

Steve

Stu,

I completed my riser replacement from CY this past winter.

For all 3 nuts I used a 5/8" socket. On the bottom nut I used a 5-6" extension on a 3/8" socket wrench. This allowed me just enough clearance with the diameter of the extension and the socket wrench to clear the first upward joint on the riser. I was able to use this method for both the removal of the old and the install of the new riser.

Additionally I used BP on 3 separate occasions 3-5 days apart.

Good luck,

Steve

Terry,

The FW Pump is a maintenance item that I have found when it's ready, its goes.
The part can be purchased for about $245-275 at www.marinedieseldirect.com or at marinepartssource.com. I am sure there are other places.

A year ago mine seized up entirely, I required a tow to the nearest marina. I had one shipped to me, it took me about 3 hours to remove old and replace. This included the gasket, nipple, painting the new pump and adding antifreeze and checking for any leaks.

Also check out your raw water pump, may only need a new gasket

Best of luck,

Steve

Kelley,

I had a new riser built by Catalina this winter. They used a wire mesh on mine (like Ron's) followed by the header wrap, then with the aluminum foil type tape. They completed the wrap with stainless wire. In order for me to properly clear the heat exchanger I compressed the mesh then re-applied my wrap and tape. I completed with stainless wire-ties. Some of this may be over kill since my my previous riser only had the header wrap secured with stainless wires.

Steve

Kelley,

I used both an exhaust header wrap much like what is available from these folks on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Super-V-1500-Exhaust-Header-Wrap_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742Q2em153Q2el1262QQcategoryZ107068QQihZ006QQitemZ160209246223

and an aluminized silver, self adhesive tape from summitracing.com.

I am sure there are many others, but this may give you a few ideas of where to start.

Good Luck,

Steve

Terry,

One additional thought, if you are going to replace the sink look at the condition of your hot water heater. If it is ending its usefull life soon it may be easier to replace it through the sink opening instead of through the normal access door under the sink.

Steve

Terry,

Try catalinadirect.com, below is the link to the sink.
At this price maybe it should be gold.


http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?currentpage=2&fuseaction=category.display&category_id=68&sort=name


Steve

Ron,

Thanks for your suggestions and updates. My assumption is that I need to order the "A" kit since I have
pre 88 panel. I NEED the voltmeter.

Again I assume that it is a simple replacement.

Your suggestion for cutting one set of wires at a time, then tinning and connecting to the new term strip
insures that all wiring stays correct. Great suggestion.

Steve

Folks

In another unrelated recent post of mine with pictures Ron and Stu both commented that it appeared that I still had the old engine wiring harness on my new to me 88 that I purchased last April. In the back of my mind I knew that I needed to replace this with the recommended upgrade, finally figured that all the other upgrades could wait and this is now #1.

I was at the boat today and began to investigate, I have what I believe is the original trailer harness at both the engine and cockpit panel. The eight wires at the cockpit are connected directly from the harness to the gauges, there are no rubber plugs. Additionally I do not have a panel housing for the gauges as you can see from the pictures.

Since I have the Ammeter which needs to be changed out to a voltmeter I need to order the "A" KIT from Seaward. Additional I am going to order the 16 foot extension harness.

I assume I also should also order the PANEL HOUSING (A9020) from Catalina

Again, my thanks to Ron and Stu and all of the previous posts and projects on this subject.

Thanks,

Steve