Replacing the panel has been on the "nice to do" project list since I got the boat. We have laser cutters, 3d printers and other machines at work and I've been thinking about laser cutting a new panel out of acrylic complete with the C&C logo and maybe the boat name. That yellow 27 looks nice, good to see another A4 panel.
Anyway, if I get around to it and if it works out well I can probably get more panels cut for fellow listers for the cost of materials and shipping. Bonus is that if this works you guys can send me cad or illustrator files of your own custom panels. My fuel gauge stopped working at the end of the season so I have to start digging to figure that out. If I need a new gauge I might just "while I'm in there" raise the priority level of this project. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Peter Fell <prf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Check this panel out (not mine): > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/82061742@N06/ > > I'm not sure if that is starboard, or some other plastic material. I plan > to replace the original C&C panel on mine in a similar style. Except mine > will have a smaller 2-1/8" tach and I plan to relocate the couple inline > fuses buried behind the panel with panel mount (waterproof type) fuses. > Seems somewhat silly to have 5 and 10 amp fuses buried in behind the panel. > > Frankly I'd keep that panel protected from the weather as much as > possible. My panel has a buzzer and idiot light to warn of low oil > pressure / high termperature / low raw-water cooling flow. If possible, > pick gauges with ranges so that 'normal' operating range has all the > needles pointing in approximately the same orientation. For example, that > C&C 27 in the link has an Atomic 4, so the readings shown there are all in > the range of normal operating parameters. So a quick glance should be all > that is needed to make sure all is well. The alarms are a nice safety (wish > I had had them when my FW cooling heat exchanger failed!). > > Those are Faria 'Euro White' gauges in the link (except for the tach). My > panel has the 'Euro Black' and a couple of the old Teleflex gauges original > to the boat .. I've got new Faria's to replace the Teleflex (I'll probably > do a new oil pressure sending unit whether or not the existing works with > the new gauges) and I've got a VDO tach on order that almost matches (again > mine is an Atomic 4 so I can't use a Faria tach since all they make in the > 4000 rpm range are diesel tachs). > > *From:* Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 22, 2014 2:41 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Engine Gauges -- Are the marine onessomewhat > universal? > > Rick, > > It's a big panel and although I could always remove this one and glass > over the hole, there's really no place to put a panel that big were it > won't interfere with sheet bags, lockers or the aesthetics of the aft > cabin. > > If possible, I was thinking of just making a custom block of a few gauges, > an ignition switch, a glow plug button and a starter button. > > I figure the only gauges I really need are fuel, temp and tach. > > Could even put the ignition, glow plug and starter inside the locker where > I have the pull-stop. > > Could be so much more elegant looking. Especially with ivory or white > dials on the gauges. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > ------------------------------- > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > NCC-1701-B > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > www.StarshipSailing.com > ------------------------------- > 914.332.4400 | Office > 914.332.1671 | Fax > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ------------------------------- > Sent via iPhone 5 > > On Feb 22, 2014, at 5:00 PM, "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > The Universal Admiral panel on my 38 is set into a rectangular hole in > the bulkhead and held in place with 8 screws. Can't you just move the > existing panel to a new location and glass in the old opening? > > > > Failing that, a Universal Admiral Panel is around $250 - I thought about > upgrading my instruments when I installed the new bobtail engine in 2010, > until I found out I already had the upgrade instrument panel. Can't you > just buy a new panel intended for use with your engine, install it, and > fill in the old holes (assuming there are individual holes for the > instruments, key switch, and assorted pushbuttons)? > > > > Rick Brass > > > > *From:* CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > *On Behalf Of *Edd Schillay > *Sent:* Saturday, February 22, 2014 4:08 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Engine Gauges -- Are the marine ones somewhat > universal? > > > > I would like to use the existing senders (I work hard to remain lazy). > > > > So how would I test the resistance? Unhook the wires and check the ohms > with my multimeter? Or can I test with them connected? > > > > All the best, > > > > Edd > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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