Last September, I stopped by a very well-known rigging outfit in Annapolis (which shall remain nameless). I told the guy what my boat was and he was very familiar with the C400, and had done several

C400 rigging The standing rigging on my MK1 #130 was replaced with the mast up. My MK1 has a keel stepped mast. We sent an individual up the mast and one wire was replaced at a time. As a

Fortunately my mast is already down. A requirement of storing a boat in a cat5 boatyard such as Hinckley in Stuart. The rigging on a 400 is easily replaced, one wire at a time. When all four

I’m curious if replacing the standing rigging requires removing the mast or if it is done with the mast up, one piece at a time. I’ve not had to replace rigging on other boats I‘ve owned, but my

I work for Mack Sails and Rigging and more than happy to get you some pricing. I try to work with fellow owners and offer a better price than going directly thru the loft. Let me know you can reach me

I replaced the standing rigging on two boats. A H37 C and on my C400. Seaco South of Florida did both. On the H37C they did the original rigging and just sent it to me and I replaced it wire by wire.

Kim, Call Mack Sails they do full service rigging as well. Get Outlook for Android From: C400@Catalina400-445.groups.io <C400@Catalina400-445.groups.io> on behalf of orion320@...

I just had my standing rigging replaced this spring in Corpus Christi, TX. Expect to spend around $4,000 if you use your existing turnbuckles. I waited too long to replace mine (17 years) but there

So I'm replacing the standing rigging this year. 13 years on Lake Ontario and 7 years in Florida/Bahamas and the wire is showing rust bleeding through from the inner strands. I guess 20 years is a

Good news, I have the real answer. Called Catalina's technical line, and got put through straight away to Gerry Douglas. So, the C400's fin keel front to rear length matches the stub length exactly.

Not when its on the hard.

Thanks Christian, It shouldn't be bilge water, if there is a leak on that path it would surely be going the other way, ocean to bilge, since it's below the waterline.

This echos my experience and my C400 is also from 1997. Good advice. Fritz Feiten 206-914-6899 fritz.feiten@...

Not sure anyone answered your initial question... But no, the Catalina-400 has a naked (un-encapsulated) keel. It is cast lead probably with some sort of barrier coat or thin faring coat on it. My

The saga continues, haven't got the survey yet, still negotiating. I do have some better info though. My broker was there for the survey, but he has not seen the survey. The other potential buyer

This is how I did mine. If you click “newer” you will see the controller for both the wind generator and solar panel: https://www.sailblogs.com/member/cygnusonthegreatlakes/254623 Gary

Here are a couple of pictures of my arch set up

I also have arches with 4 x 130-watt solar panels. Looks just like Kim’s. Probably same company…but I don’t know who did it as it was that way when I bought it. Very happy with it and the

Fritz, I agree with your admiral about the importance of good aesthetics for your solar panels. It was certainly a large consideration for me when designing our arch. I have a picture of the setup on

Alan, Thanks for the note. Do you have any photos of your solar set up, or of the boat from a distance (e.g. the entire boat) with the solar panels? My wife has expressed some concern about how the