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 > Secret Plans > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo > Albumhttp://www.cncphotoalbum.comcnc-l...@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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