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#1
Main Message Board / Rebedding outboard genoa track
February 01, 2024, 09:47:52 AM
Has anyone rebedded the outboard genoa track on a Mkii?  Words of advice? This looks to be a challenging project as that track on the port side runs from inside the locker, through the head and behind the electrical panel as well.

I had water coming out from under the Corian counter above the toilet paper door after sailing last week.  I've pulled the mirror cabinet off and it does look like the a number of the nuts behind the hull liner flange have leaked.  I assume those bolts go up through the genoa track.

Looking up at the nuts, it looks like they are pushed tight against the hull liner flange, so I couldn't get a socket on them. I could maybe get a pair of vice gripes on them and back the bolts out from the top.

The track sits on top of a hump that runs all along the gunnel. Does anyone know what is inside that hump? Is it a wood block? Hollow? Filled with epoxy?

Thanks
Rob
#2
Main Message Board / Re: Hump hose installation on MK2
October 30, 2023, 02:36:51 AM
Thanks for the write up! Something I'll be looking at doing soon, so the part numbers are a big help.

Rob
#3
Andy, my oil level came up to the middle of the "282", so maybe slightly more than 1/2 inch from the bottom of the dipstick. The serial numbers seem to be the low/full range, so I'm a little on the low side of middle. It's about time for the fall season maintenance, so it will get changed here soon.

Rob.
#4
Hi Andy,
As a follow on, my dipstick is also 17.5" long and the number on the dipstick matches what you have. 16282-36411. I looked in my owners manual and the oil capacity is listed as 5.5 quarts, so a bit less than you have if you added 6.5 quarts. Still, better than 4 quarts.  I looked through my logs and I didn't write down how much oil I put in.  I do remember last time needing to get another quart to add but it could be that I expected 4 and needed 5. I'll have to pay attention next time I change it.

Rob.
#5
Andy,
   My boat is 1390, so 4 boats before yours. I have the same setup as you. My oil dipstick is on the top and I have to slightly pull back the hot water hose to get to it. I've never paid attention to the bottom of the tube, but I'm sure it's the same as yours down the port side of the engine.  I also do not have a door along the starboard side aft cabin for engine access like I've seen on other Mkiis. If I'm understanding this thread correctly, that's where the later MKiis have to check the oil. I have to go under the stairs.

I'm hoping to get down to the boat this weekend, I can measure the dipstick if so.

Rob. 
#6
I replaced that propeller shaft hose last year. On the mkii at least, the prop shaft tube fiberglassed into the hull appears to be only fiberglass, albeit pretty strong fiberglass. Mine sticks out from the hull maybe 3 inches, enough to get 2 normal hose clamps on and not much more.

I agree with Alex in comparing your two pictures, it looks like the hose has moved forward a bit. I'd take both the hose clamps off on the hull side and see if I couldn't push the whole thing aft.

And I can not say what the fiberous goop is. It almost looks like seaweed, but my guess is that if that's the original hose from 1986, with all the motion of the engine and prop shaft, it's probably due to be replaced and you're seeing some of the hose internals mixed with water.  But that's a guess.

Unfortunately that hose is not easy to replace. When is your next haul out?
#7
Main Message Board / Re: Dock rash, Paint or gelcoat
August 07, 2023, 07:46:27 AM
We did some small dings using the matching gelcoat that Catalina Direct sells. It's pretty expensive for what you get, but the match was great. With a little buffing you can't tell where we did.   If you're looking at having the whole boat painted, it might be worth spending the $50 first and seeing what you can do with that little bit they sell.
#8
Main Message Board / Re: Routing Cables in Cabin Roof
August 07, 2023, 03:34:41 AM
In my investigation on a similar project, it appears that Catalina glues the headliner to the deck with something like thickened epoxy and the wires were just laid in the glue at construction time. Makes for a stiff deck but impossible to cleanly replace the wires.

I think the best suggestion was to run the wires down a support arm to the cockpit coaming. That would bring the wires in aft of the head in the port locker or behind the diesel tank.
#9
At least on my 1998 model, I don't think the blower would help much with a propane leak. Both the intake and exhaust for the blower are up around the propeller shaft. There's a lot of volume in the bilge below that.

I do think running it helps with the smell of a diesel engine running right there, though the hoses could probably be better located to help with that. My intake and exhaust for the blower are straight across from each other. I think putting exhaust hose higher in the engine compartment might help

Rob.
#10
Main Message Board / Re: chainplate source?
July 13, 2023, 02:29:47 AM
Thanks for the feedback guys. I talked to Garhauer and ordered the set through them. They were slightly cheaper than Catalina Direct.

Rob.
#11
Main Message Board / chainplate source?
July 10, 2023, 08:13:47 AM
Anyone bought Chainplates from Catalina Direct lately?  Are they fairly decent quality?  I notice on the Catalina Yacht site they state they only have parts for current production models, not sure if that is a new policy?

Anywhere else that might sell these chainplates?

I pulled one of my chainplates to seal a leak I was having and noticed a little crevice corrosion at the top of where the old sealant was. It doesn't look horrible, but enough to grab your fingernail if you scrape across it. So I figure it's probably worth replacing.

Thanks
Rob.
#12
Main Message Board / Re: Shower won't drain
June 15, 2023, 04:16:40 AM
On the Mkii at least, Catalina fiber-glassed tubes to the underside of the floorboard and ran the fresh water hoses inside those tubes. When I cut an access hole to get to the shower drain pipe I nicked one of those fresh water lines and had water shooting at me. I about had a heart attack until I heard the fresh water pump start running and I realized what I'd done. Hitting water when you're cutting the floor of your boat is a bit concerning.
#13
Main Message Board / Re: Dinghy Warranty
May 19, 2023, 02:30:44 AM
Ron, yes 4 stroke 6hp mercury, bought it new last year.

pby, again, your scenario matches mine exactly. Same weight on the dingy. It powers up nicely to about 80% and then it just can't get over the bow wave.

Let me know if you get a different prop. I'd be curious if that makes a difference.

Rob
#14
Main Message Board / Re: Dinghy Warranty
May 18, 2023, 09:17:14 AM
I have that same setup, the UL260 with the Mercury 6hp and yeah with just my wife and I it wants to plane but it just can't quite get there.  I bought the 6hp for the weight carrying it around, my prior setup had a 9.9hp 2 stroke and it was heavy. The 6hp was still a little awkward to get off the dingy in the water so I also added a lift, though I went with the forespar nova lift. It makes lifting the outboard so easy I now wish I had gone with the 9hp motor.  C'est la vie.

Rob
#15
Main Message Board / Re: Tethered to the ground
May 13, 2023, 05:46:47 AM
Ron,
   Did you have the bottom checked out afterward? The rudder and prop seem fine, I suspect it was something around the wing, can't imagine there was much damage that could be done to the keel.

Rob.