Could anyone help me identify this hose. Do I need a specific replacement or is there a generic type I can use? Thanks in advance for any help. Roy
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Roy
S/V Godspeed
Port of New Bedford
Catalina 36 MKI
1983 ~ Hull #62
Standard Rig, Fin Keel
Could anyone help me identify this hose. Do I need a specific replacement or is there a generic type I can use? Thanks in advance for any help. Roy
Roy
S/V Godspeed
Port of New Bedford
Catalina 36 MKI
1983 ~ Hull #62
Standard Rig, Fin Keel
I don't believe that is an original hose configuration so generic heater hose should be ok.
Gate valves are are generally not used on boats. You might look at it and replace with ball valve if used for critical systems.
Les
Les & Trish Troyer
Mahalo
Everett, WA
1983 C-36 Hull #0094
C-36 MK 1 Technical Editor.
Commodore
Thanks for the info.
Roy
S/V Godspeed
Port of New Bedford
Catalina 36 MKI
1983 ~ Hull #62
Standard Rig, Fin Keel
Roy,
You might want to consider taking out all of the "extra" hose and gate valve setup at the rear of your engine. Even though your boat, and most other MkI's, came from the factory that way, it is not needed. I was told the original purpose was to provide a bypass of the water heater (not the kind of bypass of the water heater you would use for winterizing). I know of many owners (including me) who took out all of the "extra" stuff, and the engine works just fine (maybe even better?). I took mine out after talking with both Universal Motors (Hansen Marine in MA) and the factory. If you look at other boats (both Catalina and others), the loop for the water heater is plumbed between the thermostat housing and coolant circulating pump. My owner's manual did not show those extra hoses and gate valve. Just a thought.
Tom Sokoloski
C36/375IA Past Commodore
Noank, CT
[quote=TomSoko]
You might want to consider taking out all of the "extra" hose and gate valve setup. Your boat, and most other MkI's, came from the factory that way. .[/quote]
Agreed. See prior discussions on this:
www.catalina36.org/forum/technical-discussion/reason-heat-exchange-bypass-valve
www.catalina36.org/forum/technical-discussion/cooling-system-bypass-header
Since you are replacing hoses anyway, you might as well get rid of this extra stuff that doesn't seem to do anything and just makes access in that are all the more difficult. When we removed ours I discovered the gate valves were frozen anyway...
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 both. Sounds like a plan. I just need to get something done in the next few days. Ready or not it hits the water in about a week.
Roy
S/V Godspeed
Port of New Bedford
Catalina 36 MKI
1983 ~ Hull #62
Standard Rig, Fin Keel
Roy,
I don't know why the M25 Owner's manual is not on the website, but here is a screen shot of how I plumbed the water heater after taking out all the extra hoses and fittings. Hope this helps.
Tom Sokoloski
C36/375IA Past Commodore
Noank, CT
Thank you very much. That will be a huge help!
Roy
S/V Godspeed
Port of New Bedford
Catalina 36 MKI
1983 ~ Hull #62
Standard Rig, Fin Keel
The way Catalina did the hoses for the heater on our boat is shown in the second picture here:
http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4518.msg26462.html#msg26462
Stu Jackson, C34IA Secretary, C34 #224, 1986, SR/FK, M25 engine, Rocna 10 (22#)