Hey y'all,
Good morning! We down here in Houston are miserable today, between the cold rain and loss of the World Series. I, however, am miserable because of something else. For some God-forsaken reason, Mr. Frank Butler decided that it would be a fantastic idea to design the Catalina 25 with the shore power plug in the forward anchor locker.
Problem 1: The anchor locker floods with water after any amount of rain, which places the entire electrical system at risk of being damaged or totally screwed.
Problem 2: The plug itself is a regular AC plug. It's almost like the boat's entire electrical system is connected to a super long extension cord like you'd see in your garage.
Tomorrow, I'll be bringing a gasket to install with marine caulk under the lid of the anchor locker. I'll also be stopping by Y.E.S. Electrical to get a quote about fixing the electrical issues my boat is having:
- interior lights don't work, except for one on the bulkhead
- two out of three AC plugs in the cabin work
- fore and aft nav lights stopped working two months ago, mast lights never worked
- breaker panel randomly stopped working three weeks ago
Usually, I'm the kind of sailor to fix problems himself. In this case, I have almost no experience with electrical work, and just want to get this monster taken care of. If y'all have any advice, it would be greatly appreciated!
Good morning! We down here in Houston are miserable today, between the cold rain and loss of the World Series. I, however, am miserable because of something else. For some God-forsaken reason, Mr. Frank Butler decided that it would be a fantastic idea to design the Catalina 25 with the shore power plug in the forward anchor locker.
Problem 1: The anchor locker floods with water after any amount of rain, which places the entire electrical system at risk of being damaged or totally screwed.
Problem 2: The plug itself is a regular AC plug. It's almost like the boat's entire electrical system is connected to a super long extension cord like you'd see in your garage.
Tomorrow, I'll be bringing a gasket to install with marine caulk under the lid of the anchor locker. I'll also be stopping by Y.E.S. Electrical to get a quote about fixing the electrical issues my boat is having:
- interior lights don't work, except for one on the bulkhead
- two out of three AC plugs in the cabin work
- fore and aft nav lights stopped working two months ago, mast lights never worked
- breaker panel randomly stopped working three weeks ago
Usually, I'm the kind of sailor to fix problems himself. In this case, I have almost no experience with electrical work, and just want to get this monster taken care of. If y'all have any advice, it would be greatly appreciated!
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