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Catalina 34

General Activities => Main Message Board => Topic started by: Jim on August 17, 2003, 03:38:42 AM

Title: Bulkhead heat
Post by: Jim on August 17, 2003, 03:38:42 AM
Just did seatrial on 1991 Catalina 34. Engine ran cool 160, but after motoring for around 6 hours the bulkhead in the head next to the engine seamed rather hot. Is this normal in these boats.
thanks
Jim at pdgnjcg@yahoo.com
Title: Bulkhead heat
Post by: Ted Pounds on August 17, 2003, 05:17:03 AM
Jim,
The engine does throw off some heat.  If the water jacket is 160 it will tend to heat the surroundings to 160.  After a few hours motoring you can feel the heat in the head and the aft cabin.  
Ted
Title: Bulkhead heat
Post by: Mike and Theresa Vaccaro on August 17, 2003, 05:35:32 AM
Jim,

Can actually use this to your advantage--the bulkhead adjacent to the engine in the head makes a great wet locker due the the cant in the top section.  Simple hooks affixed to the bulkhead allow wet stuff to hang down over the floor pan.  If there's any engine heat, it accellerates the drying.  

The top hatch in the head does a good job of dissapating heat.

Cheers,

Mike Vaccaro
"Spirit" '88 Hull 563
Title: Bulkhead heat
Post by: Jim on August 17, 2003, 05:59:09 AM
Wow, thanks for the absolutely supersonic replys.
I'm buying this boat, just checking out a few things
Jim
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