I have the owner manuals provided here, but do not see any reference to water supply for AC and fridge.
Both are water cooled correct?
Please point me in the right direction.
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Chris
S/V Isabel Alden
Mobjack Bay Va.
1995 C36 MKII #1443
Std. Rig, Wing Keel, M35
May the Four Winds blow you safely Home.
You should find the ice box drain is connected to the galley sink drain/thru hull seacock. Several owners have placed a shut off valve in the ice box drain hose to prevent sea water inflow when on a heel.
The AC was likely installed by a previous owner, so the seacock could be located anywhere. On our boat, it is near the galley sink seacock.
Paul & Wendy Keyser
"First Light"
Rye NH
2005 C36 MKII #2257
Wing, M35B
The stock refrigerator is NOT water cooled (although as First Light reports, it does have a drain). On our C36Mk1, a prior owner had plumbed it to a footpump that ejected the water into the galley sink. And as to the AC -- also not stock -- a prior owner had plumbed the intake to a seacock under the bottom drawer under the forward berth (we later redirected it to one of the seacocks in the head).
Matthew Chachère
s/v ¡Que Chévere!
(Formerly 1985 C36 MKI #466 tall rig fin keel M25)
2006 Catalina Morgan 440 #30.
Homeported in eastern Long Island, NY
Thank you Paul. I found the fridge drain from the owners manual but I mistakenly (and a little embarrassingly) thought is was water cooled so was looking for the supply.
Chris
S/V Isabel Alden
Mobjack Bay Va.
1995 C36 MKII #1443
Std. Rig, Wing Keel, M35
May the Four Winds blow you safely Home.
Thanks Matthew. I'll be out there tomorrow servicing winches and see if I can trace it to the source.
Chris
S/V Isabel Alden
Mobjack Bay Va.
1995 C36 MKII #1443
Std. Rig, Wing Keel, M35
May the Four Winds blow you safely Home.
Thanks for the advice on the shut off valve at the ice box drain. I'll keep that in mind if I find it becomes a problem.
Chris
S/V Isabel Alden
Mobjack Bay Va.
1995 C36 MKII #1443
Std. Rig, Wing Keel, M35
May the Four Winds blow you safely Home.
The AC inlet should be near the AC unit itself. Our unit is under the settee in front of the valley sink and the inlet and the pump is just under the valley sink.
David S. Power
Two If By Sea #1687
Burnt Store Marina
Punta Gorda, FL
My C36 1994 has its A/C intake and pump in the same place as Capt. Powel. Only one warning: I learned right after i purchase the boat that if I didn't shut the intake when sailing that the intake line would usually get airlocked and not run not pump water to the A/C.
If its air locked my unit gives me an error code that I now recognize. then open a quick turn valve at the pump and let a quick squirt of water into bildge and A/C then runs fine.
Capt. Sam Murphy
1994 Catalina 36, Hull 1327
Shoal draft, two cabin model.
Panama City, Florida
Thanks for the airlock advice. Now I know. : )
Chris
S/V Isabel Alden
Mobjack Bay Va.
1995 C36 MKII #1443
Std. Rig, Wing Keel, M35
May the Four Winds blow you safely Home.
What is the update on the boat? https://batonrougefenceinstallationcompany.com/chain-link/
I think that they might found what they were looking for. If any of you have any problems regarding the AC units then be sure to contact the best AC Repair Serice in Gainesville, Florida. they have done nothing but wonders to my AC unit every time it fails!
IMHO servicing winches are probably a feel good exercise for most sailors. I have owned sailboats since 1982 and never felt I needed to do this. Why? Winches were assembled by professionals and honestly get such little use. But if this trips your trigger, go ahead. Get it off your to do list and get the feel good reward of feeling of accomplishment.
peter g
2000 C36, MK2, Hull. #1897
wonderful, wonderful, wonderful ! ! !. 5 th Catalina
I agree with you Peter; If you don't use your winches, they probably don't need to be serviced.
But then again, if you don't use your winches, you probably don't need a sailboat.
Buy a trawler. ; )
Chris
S/V Isabel Alden
Mobjack Bay Va.
1995 C36 MKII #1443
Std. Rig, Wing Keel, M35
May the Four Winds blow you safely Home.
In the 45 years we've owned a sailboat, we always serviced the winches. When we raced other boat yearly. With this boat , at least every other year. Today, I finished servicing my winches. I had one broken pawl spring. If the other pawl spring or just a worn out pawl failed someone could be hurt. While winches are well made, time takes it toll. When we bought our current boat and disassembled the winches the grease was so thick, the pawls movements were slow, dangerously so.
To me, servicing winches is a safety issue.
Lou Bruska
Sojourn
1985 C-36 Mk-I TR #495
Eldean Shipyard
Lake Macatawa (Holland, MI) Lake Michigan
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