Hi Ken,
Yes, 0.7 amps....
Derek
On Saturday, October 12, 2013 4:43:59 AM, Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com>
wrote:
If Derek's "saucer heater" is one of these it probably does draw only 0.7 watts
at 120 v. (90 watts).
http://www.caframo.com/marine/marine_products_moldandmildewsolutions_stordry9406.php
If it is a more conventional electric heater it probably draws 10 x that.
Ken H.
On 12 October 2013 08:36, Graham Collins <cnclistforw...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hello Derek
>Based on the year I'm assuming your boat is a 35-iii, if that is
not correct this info is invalid. The 35-3 has a cavity just
inside the forward wall of the bilge, and water can indeed get in
there and fester. It is about 2", full width, and all the way up
from the bottom. So a pretty big void. There are a couple of
options for dealing with it if it is causing you problems:
> - fill it with something like fiberglass resin or epoxy - has to
be dry, so unlikely you can do it with the boat in the water.
> - drill a 3/8" hole into the forward wall of the bilge, a few
inches from the top (which will allow you to confirm that you have
a big void). Get a hand pump with a thin hose, feed the hose
through the hole and use that to pump water out of the bilge.
>
>Re your electrical issue, what is a saucer heater? If it is a
heater for warming the interior of the boat you might want to
check the power rating again, I doubt .7 amps. Do you have a
multimeter and know how to use it?
>
>
>Graham Collins
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C&C 35-III #11
>On 2013-10-12 1:36 AM, Derek Stanger wrote:
>
>Hello to all. My first post.
>>
>>I'm the new owner of a previously well loved C&C 33 mkii 1985. I'm going
>>through I think the normal new boat challenges/headaches/expenses...but in
>>particular a couple that I'd like some advice on:
>>
>>1. Upon cleaning a really smelly,slimy bilge today (salt water, Vancouver
>>BC) I noticed water spraying into the bilge from an old screw hole (low in
>>the bilge, on forward side, used for holding bilge line). It stopped
>>spraying/dribbling after approx. 10 min (and a bit of a panic). I'm assuming
>>the "putty" fill (as shown in the owners manual) forward of the bilge wall
>>might have voids that fill with the raising water in the bilge? When the
>>bilge is emptied the water forward has some head to it and comes back into
>>the bilge. Does this all make sense? Should I be concerned? What can I do?
>>
>>2. With winter arriving, I've been trying to plug into shore power.
>>Unfortunately our service is only 15 Amps. All I have running is a smart
>>charger (drawing 5 amps at 120V) and a saucer heater drawing 0.7 amps. The
>>breaker on the shore panel keeps tripping. I checked the charger by plugging
>>it in direct...and all fine. I bought a new cable with a more positive
>>connection to the pigtail. To no avail. So, I think I have a problem on the
>>boat. Any suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks. Any thoughts appreciated.
>>
>>Derek Stanger
>>
>>
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