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#1
Main Message Board / Re: Replacing HX End Caps
March 18, 2024, 01:54:55 PM
Thank you all. Hmm I did wonder whether overtightening could do that. Could really do with a list of torque settings for all engine parts.
#2
Main Message Board / Replacing HX End Caps
March 17, 2024, 03:18:02 AM
I'm refitting the HX this week and wondering if I should use anything to help seat the new rubber washers on the HX end caps. Do they need any kind of sealing/gasket compound, or do they seal up OK just by themselves?
#3
Main Message Board / Re: Lithium Install on a MkII
February 27, 2024, 07:48:05 AM
Hi Alex,

I've looked at the Multiplus, it's a very large bit of kit and my worry is the cable length required to run to somewhere it can fit nicely.

The insurance aspect is definitely troubling me. I've been looking for a qualified electrician to do the job for me.

Having read MaineSail's article and a ton of other stuff, I'm starting to think that this isn't a viable project. There are just so many ways to fry the hugely expensive components.

#4
Main Message Board / Re: Lithium Install on a MkII
February 26, 2024, 07:14:29 PM
Thank you Stu. I was thinking about the chart table locker and wondering about the cable run. It sounds like the Mk II is very different from the Mk I.

I've read that article and, frankly, I think it's safer (for me) to find an electrical engineer to do the installation.

Before that I just wanted to try to work out where everything could go.

#5
QuoteWow this sounds like an amazing adventure!  You must have been planning and preparing this for a long time.  Will you be documenting the trip via a youtube channel?  I definitely would follow along, and no doubt many others too


The original plan, about 2 years ago, was to sail across, but we canned that idea after doing some offshore sailing. The latest plan is pretty new but we're retiring and its time get on with it.

I don't think the world needs another sailing Vlog!
#6
Main Message Board / Lithium Install on a MkII
February 25, 2024, 03:47:08 PM
Has anyone here done a lithium installation on a Mk II?

I'd like to do a complete Victron set up with 2 x 200ah batteries, smart BMS, Phoenix 12/2000 inverter and a smart charger, but I'm struggling to think of spaces for fitting all the different components. The batteries wouldn't be a problem, but the inverter is a big beast.
#7
Shipping from UK to Caribbean this November and then cruise the islands for a few years. 😄
#8
Main Message Board / Snappy New Message Board
February 08, 2024, 11:40:55 AM

Love the new look well done. But the Catalina logo picture is a mess. If a mod wants to contact me, I'd be happy to do a better one.
#9
Main Message Board / Re: Reassembly of Cooling System
February 02, 2024, 01:16:27 AM
Hi Ron,

Thanks for the tip about pipe dope. What was what was concerning me, was how to get a leak-proof fit with the bronze elbows pointing in the right direction.
#10
Main Message Board / Re: Reassembly of Cooling System
February 01, 2024, 09:55:19 AM

Thank you all.
#11
Main Message Board / Reassembly of Cooling System
February 01, 2024, 05:30:14 AM
Hi all,

I'm about to start reassembling my cooling system with a new pump and new hoses. I have a couple of questions.

When screwing in the old hose elbow joints to the new pump I plan to use just PTFE tape. Should I also use a thread lock solution?

When attaching new hoses is it best to grease the nipples with silicone or vaseline or some such, or should I just push them on dry?

Many thanks
#12
Yes, this happens on my MkII. No wires exit at deck level, only at the base of the compression post.

The mounting point at the foot of the post has a small channel to take cables from the mast. This isn't deep enough to take the very chunky plug on the Raymarine radar, so I opted for the wi fi connection between that and my Axiom mounted at the helm. This works perfectly OK.

If wi fi can handle complex video data from a radar unit, then it should't have the slightest difficulty with a bit of wind data. Tac Tik built a whole business on wi fi transmitted data.



#13
Thank you. That's good to know. It'll certainly add a major cost to the conversion to lithium.
#14

It's because I read somewhere that you need an alternator with an external regulator for a lithium setup. So, I was going to ask the OP what he did about this aspect of the install.
#15
Hi Seniorquill, I know this is an old thread but a quick question. Did you replace your alternator for an externally regulated one as part of this install?