At the top of my engine I have a toggle switch. Can anyone tell me what it does?
Also, on the bottom of the engine bay, towards the front on the port side (near the rubbish bin) there's a tap. It is in the engine bay and is usually hidden by the cover. See photo. Mine is almost corroded shut -or open! What does it do?
Many thanks in advance.
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Robert and Louise
Breezly
Catalina 36 MkII
2000 Hull number 1864
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Sorry, but I'm unable to post more than one photo! Something else to learn. :p
Here's the photo of the toggle switch at the top of the engine.
Robert and Louise
Breezly
Catalina 36 MkII
2000 Hull number 1864
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/breezly/
Are you the original owner of the boat? I've never seen such a toggle switch installed by the factory, it may have been installed by a PO?
The tap is the drain for the waterlift muffler. You can drain the muffler when winterizing. I personally skip that step as I've already filled the muffler with antifreeze poured into the intake filter and run through the cooling water pump and heat exchanger.
Gary and Cathy Price
1997 C36 Mk II Tall Rig/Wing Keel Imagine...
Hull # 1617
Worton Creek, Md.
Northern Chesapeake Bay
The tap is also to drain the waterlift muffler if you end up cranking the engine excessively, resulting in the muffler filling with water. Without the engine starting and continually running, the water can not be expelled through the exhaust. If the muffler fills, the water can backflow into the engine, causing all types of problems.
As for the switch, what is it connected to? That should tell you it's function. It is not original from Catalina.
David S. Power
Two If By Sea #1687
Burnt Store Marina
Punta Gorda, FL
It looks like a PO addition and I suspect it may be an ignition bypass for the fuel pump. If you throw the switch, listen to the fuel pump. If it turns on (clicking sound), it is a bypass switch which is useful for purging fuel lines. I have one installed on Hilbre.
Hope this helps.
Hilbre
John Meyer
Hilbre
C36 MKll, Hull 2135
Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro, CA
What this toggle switch could be is the switch to turn on and off the 12V oil pump out motor. The PO of my boat installed a 12V motor to extract the oil form the oil pan. Just a guess.....
Glenn Druhot
Carpe Diem
New Bern, NC
35* 6' 10" N / 77* 2' 30" W
2001 C36, Hull #1965
Std Rig; Wing Keel; M35B