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Hi David, I've been a LISCA member for a while, but last year let my membership slip because I got distracted with other things... need to renew this year. I know there is an event coming up in a couple weeks, a meetup in Bayville. Would love to meet you at some point!
Carlos

Carlos,
I'm planning on becoming a member when I move up there next year. In the meantime, my wife and I are trying to find an apartment to rent in the Huntington - Glen Cove area.

David

csimmerling

Thanks for your reply. Yes, we will want a slip. That's why we're looking now. I'm becoming resolved to be further west on the Island. Oh well. It's a first-world problem. Are you a member of LICSA?

We will be moving to Long Island later this year. The boat will follow next year. I'm looking for a recommendation for a marina on the north shore of LI for our 34' Catalina. We're in a quiet, family-owned marina now and would like to find something similar. We're looking between Northport and Port Jefferson. Thanks to all who reply.

Noah,

The boat is on the hard.

Stu,

Thanks for your reply. If I don't have to do the work, I don't want to. It also saves some bucks. I'm going to reconnect the hose (after I lube the valve), close the valve, pour some water in, and watch it for any leaking.

Noah,

I only have what the yard person said. He reported finding water around the base of the seacock. This is the one that serves as the waste line from the sink in the head as well as the source for water for the head. I do know the valve was closed.  However....

I had been boiling water to soften the heater hose to connect it to my new hot water heater. Without thinking, I poured the water down the drain of the head sink. Since the seacock was closed, it sat in that line and could have leaked out slowly and making it appear there's a leak when there actually isn't. I'm a "safe than sorry" kind of guy and would rather pull that thru-hull and reinstall it to be certain.

Noah,

Thanks for your reply. When the boat was put in the water, my boat yard inspects to make certain that none of the thru-hulls are leaking. They spotted what they thought was a slow leak. As far as I know, the thru-hulls  have never been touched since they were originally installed. After 27 years, it seems like good preventive maintenance to me.

Hello. I plan on removing, inspecting, and reinstalling my thru-hulls. Before I undertake this, I want to understand how the thru-hulls are mounted to the hull. Are they threaded in place with 3M 5200 providing an adhesive water barrier? Do they just slip through the hull and held in place by the 5200 and a flange on the opposite side? My boatyard can't get to the job for a while because they're understaffed and they have a lot of customers.  I've never done this before and I want to avoid making a costly, stoooopid mistake because of my inexperience.

My boat is a 1993 34', hull#12441293

Thanks to all who reply.

On my MKll would suspect emergency rudder cover.  Think that's what it's called, the cover/hatch for the top of the rudder post.  FWIW if you add your model, year, and hull number to your signature get more specific answers to your questions.
Jim

Jim,
You were spot on. I checked the cover for the emergency tiller and, sure enough, the underside was wet. There was also wet, sludgy material around the rudder post. Looks like I need a new gasket to solve the problem. Thanks for your help.   

On the 34, would a bad cockpit drain hose leak to there?
Those were the source when I had gotten a ton of water into my 30.

KW,
Thanks for your reply. There are no cockpit drains on my 34. She's a 1993 model. I was surprised there were no scuppers when I first inspected her.

David : My best guess is that the water is coming in from the overhead companion way track especially if the tarp is over the boom? 

A thought

Ron,
Thanks for your reply. The tarp is right on the hatch cover so I don't think that's it. Also, I saw no evidence of water staining on the inside of the companionway. I think Jim's suggestion of the emergency tiller hatch could be the culprit.

On my MKll would suspect emergency rudder cover.  Think that's what it's called, the cover/hatch for the top of the rudder post.  FWIW if you add your model, year, and hull number to your signature get more specific answers to your questions.
Jim

Jim,
Thanks for your reply. I hadn't thought of that. I will check it out when I go to the boat this weekend. There's also a hatch for a washdown hose at the transom. I'll check to see if there's any way for water to get in there.

I need help solving this mystery. My boat is a 1993 34'.I was checking on my boat while on the hard and discovered a pool of water under the engine. It wasn't there when she was pulled last fall. This water had to come from the elements. The question is, how? There's no evidence of leakage from the companionway. The hatch and companionway are covered by a tarp.

The cockpit is open to the weather. There's no dampness in the stern berth anywhere. I'm at a loss trying to understand where the water has come from.

Thoughts?

Ron,
I'll look for it.  Thanks.

Hello! New member and first time Catalina owner.
We just took possession of a 1993 C34. During the seat trial, the fuel gauge was working. Now that I own the boat, it's not. I've done some preliminary troubleshooting with these results:
- I checked the voltage with mu multimeter at the instrument and it read 12.5 volts, same as the battery meter.
- I disconnected the sender wire and used a screwdriver blade to short across the sender input post and the ground post. The needled jumped to the 1/2 position on the gauge.
- I checked the resistance of the sending wire at the instrument. It read zero ohms at all settings of my multimeter
- I checked the resistance of the sending wire at the fuel tank. It read zero ohms at all settings of my multimeter

The needle of the gauge is all the way to the left, off the scale of the gauge. When I turn the ignition key, the needle jumps a millimeter or two and goes right back to all the way to the left, off the scale of the gauge.

I want to see if the repair shop at my marina has a fuel gauge that's known to be good. If they do, I'll temporarily connect it and see if it works. If it does, then it's definitely the gauge. If it doesn't could it be the sender as well as the gauge?  I'd appreciate the thoughts of others on this problem. Thanks to all who reply.