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#31
Ron,

I'm pretty sure he means exhaust riser.  Some people get the terminology wrong, because Yanmars have elbows, not Universals.
#32
Main Message Board / Re: Sail attachment
December 07, 2023, 07:20:54 PM
Most mainsails are attached to the mast with sail slugs and to the boom with the bolt rope.  Some boom connections have used slugs, too, but not OEM.
#33
Quote from: crieders on December 06, 2023, 02:13:17 PM
what is the distance between the battery bank the engine. I want to install 1AWG wiring on pos and neg side, given the age of the wiring. Thanks very much

Cliff,

Distance for what?  The ROUTING of the wire(s) is a critical part of the distance, since measuring voltage drop is based on the actual length of the wire, not a straight line dimension.  Also, just where you leave the battery box and where you plan to connect at the engine end is important.  That routing is impacted also on whether you intend to go UNDER the engine to get there (which I did when I rerouted my positive from the AO and supplemental negative).

Making the wire that big needs to be determined on the load.  Absent an inverter, #1AWG is not necessary on a C34.  With a reasonably sized inverter (1500W) it would be inadequate.  Something is not in balance here.
#34
Main Message Board / Re: air intake silencer
December 02, 2023, 06:23:28 PM
Quote from: KWKloeber on December 01, 2023, 08:19:54 AM


In essence you don't need the "horn" -  put a foam silencer wrap on it that fits the ID OD of your VW filter and you're good to go.  If you cant find one its easy to make it.  I believe that Ron or someone had described how somewhere on the forum.

The horn/snout disappeared somewhere in 1986.  The earlier '86 boats with M25 engines had the horns, mine didn't. 

But there are OLD style vs. NEW style round "filters" 'cuz when I went into my Universal dealer that's how he had his parts book marked up.  :D  Old style was circular but with the guts like in the last photo in the post above.  New style has the bigger metal guts that go all the way to the edge of the holder with the perforated enclosure, then foam around that.

This has the model #  of the foam filter replacement:
Engine Air Filter Replacement Sponge  http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,7370.msg50214.html#msg50214

Ron's solution was to buy the foam, trim to size and stitch the ends together.
#35
Main Message Board / Re: WK pointing ability
November 29, 2023, 10:44:42 AM
Quote from: justinsteele on November 26, 2023, 06:13:58 AM

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I just have a wife and 2 young children to keep happy and want to do more short term cruising.

Justin,

Given everything that has been discussed since your original post, I went back and re-read the entire thread.

If this quote of yours is all you have to deal with, then, quite frankly, I think you wouldn't notice any difference.  Why?  Because you would not be racing against anyone, nor would you be doing comparisons of any kind with your Catalina 25.   :D

If there's something more I'm missing, please advise.  But it just seems to me that from everything I've learned after a mere 25 years of owning my C34 and reading everything written about them since 1987, I doubt you'd be "disappointed" in the performance.  Why?

Lots of them sail in skinny water (i.e., Florida) and race there.  A number of years ago we helped a new local fleet assemble there and they raced as well as cruised together.

Knowledgeable PHRF ratings have been developed for them.

Of course wing keels don't point as high as fin keels.  This is true for all sisterships of any builder.  Whether this is a "deal breaker" for you is a choice only you can make.

Your boat, your choice.   :D

#36
Main Message Board / Re: WK pointing ability
November 27, 2023, 06:55:53 PM
Quote from: scgunner on November 27, 2023, 03:47:33 PM
Stu,

I would imagine a tall rig would be a real handful in the Bay.

Kevin,

Surprisingly not so much.  I spoke with the skipper about a year after he first arrived.  He said that once he decided to join the the fun of racing, he did his homework with the other racing skippers and found a good local sail loft who understood our boats; we had so many of them the sail maker was well acquainted with Catalina 34s.  Because the C34 sailing instructions were clear on the limits of sails that could be used (Dacron, no plastics, etc.), he was able to fine tune the design of the sails for having them cut correctly to avoid bagging and all the usual go-fact techniques then available and other details necessary for The Bay.  We're talking about "hi-tech" 2000-2005 time frame.  He did quite well once he got his new suit.  IIRC, the handicaps as noted above didn't much come into play for his successful campaigns.
#37
Main Message Board / Re: air intake silencer
November 27, 2023, 03:00:33 PM
Quote from: KWKloeber on November 27, 2023, 12:46:54 PM
@Stu,
Except that on his xp? he is not using those coffee can or KN assemblies, so those alternate methods (though not impossible) are a tad more persnickety to install

However, the "B" manifolds DO have the knockout for it.


Kren,

He's got hull #371, a 1986 boat (like mine) which means he's most likely got an M25.  He also said "Universal 25 engine."  So I don't know where either XP or B comes into any of this.

What would be "persnickety to install?"

Just trying to understand.
#38
Main Message Board / Re: WK pointing ability
November 27, 2023, 12:28:02 PM
In San Francisco, before I left in 2016 and before Covid screwed everything up, we had a very, very healthy racing group.  Indeed, it had so many participants that we split it up into racing and cruising divisions.  I was in the cruising group but before they got split for one or two years I did pretty well when the entire fleet raced against one another.  We raced one design during the summers and in PHRF during the winter but had enough boats for our own starts during the winters, too.

One year a new fellow with wing keel and a tall rig appeared having moved in from out of state.  It took him a couple of years to "learn The Bay," but once he did, he did quite well.

Over the many years the fleet developed an excellent handicap set.  Eventually all the racing group ended up with (max. allowed) 130 jibs and folding props, which made everything for them quite even.

NCPHRF Base Rating : 147
Adjustments for equipment variations:
Item Adjustment (sec/mile)
Tall Rig -9
Furling or non-furling Jib with the tack 8" or more above deck +9
In-the-mast or in-the-boom main sail furling +6
Wing Keel +6
Fixed 2 blade propeller +3
Fixed 3 blade propeller +6
Small Jib (110% or less or with a luff of 38' or less) +6

#39
Main Message Board / Re: air intake silencer
November 27, 2023, 12:11:33 PM
There is absolutely no need or reason to drill any hole in the manifold.

From the 101 Topics:

Breather Hose 101 (w/ K&N Filter Pictures from Rick Allen)

http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,8875.msg63915.html#msg63915

and Noah's:  http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,8858.msg64297.html#msg64297

and Kloeber's PDF and wiki link:  https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,8136.0.html
#40
Quote from: melp64 on November 26, 2023, 09:02:18 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>
I could buy a induction stove top for 148.00 and and airfryer/oven for 189.00. I have always planned on installing solar panels and a inverter, my question is how many battery's will this take to run this.

The answer to that question is how many cups of coffee do you "need" :D in any given day?  Seriously, the size of the electrical storage capacity will have to exceed your energy budget for any given period.  If you buy a separate inverter (as compared to a combined I/C) you will have to remember to shut the charger off when using the inverter or get a special switch.

Quote from: scgunner on November 27, 2023, 06:22:06 AM
Dan,

Like you I'm still using my original CNG stove, it's safe and reliable and puts zero load on your batteries. When something works don't fix it.

One of the reasons we keep asking folks to add where they are from to their signatures is that answers are sometimes location-specific.

I have CNG, too.  When I was in San Francisco it was easy for me to get CNG at a next door to me marina.  Then before I left in 2016 it got pricier because they started re-certifying the canisters.  When I arrived here in BC, none was or is available.

I recently learned that some is in the Seattle Area.

AFAIK, it is increasingly hard to find CNG in the USA but not totally impossible...yet.

In 2016 we bought a butane single burner camp stove, for $24USD.  I'm still using it on top of our pristine CNG stove, disconnected the hose from the remaining, still full canister in the aft cabin.
#41
Quote from: dfloeter on November 25, 2023, 07:11:33 AM
Shoot, I should have read all of that 101 topic before I launched into the hose replacement.   The last post from Jim Lucas was spot on and might have saved me some time.

Dietrich, thanks for your honesty.  :D   Yours is an example of the old proverb of leading a horse to water...to which we've appended: but ya can't make 'em read it.  :D:D:D
#42
Quote from: Ron Hill on November 19, 2023, 02:30:26 PM
Guys : Just be aware that when you do the scab-on to make an elliptical rudder in a MK i that I did - you will have a slightly heavier rudder.  Catalina compensated for that in the MK II by having a larger wheel!!

A thought

Maybe, maybe not about the larger wheel, because the Mark II cockpits are wider.

I sailed on Dave Davis' #707 after he put on the elliptical rudder, with his old "tiny" wheel, and it was just fine.  Point is the E rudder is much better balanced, which was most of the whole idea anyway.
#43
Main Message Board / Re: Companionway hood
November 19, 2023, 08:52:28 AM
Jim's idea would be a definite first step.

Here's some "how its built" info:

Sliding Hatch Teak Removal 101  https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,7191.0.html
#44
You can't remove the galley sole.  The Critical Upgrades provides a link to how I did my hose replacement on my Mark I and there has been discussion by others with Mark IIs on this work.

Hot water heater hose replacement UNDER THE GALLEY SOLE

http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,3769.0.html
#45
Welcome, Raymond.

System integration between nav instruments and autopilots is a fascinating subject.   It breaks down simply:  Yes or No.

The Yes camp says it's great for using routes.

The No camp suggests that most autopilots require a confirmation before a new course is actually implemented so it's not a step-saving device anyway.

I don't think integration is worthwhile or makes sense to me.  I have an ST3000 belt drive wheel pilot and a handheld Garmin GPSMap 76Cx.  Having them separate helps me keep my head outside the boat where it belongs.  Changing AP course is not hard, a button push away.  I placed my AP control head midway so I can easily reach it from either behind or in front of the wheel.  I spend all my time in front of the wheel except for docking.  I believe one shouldn't "be a slave behind the wheel."  There's a few Single Handing 101 threads in the 101 Topics you might enjoy reading.  I sail singlehanded by choice and with my son we sailed from San Francisco to British Columbia in 2016 with this gear and borrow large scale charts and cruising guides to harbors.  I had one skipper who provided us with waypoints in his route feature for going up a river on a cruise back in San Francisco.  He had literally a hundred of them in maybe 10 nm!  I used four! :D

Congratulations on your new boat.  Please familiarize yourself with the Critical Upgrades topic, too.