Hi, since we've been on our boat over the last six weeks cruising the UK, we've noticed the steering is really stiff. Looking around some excellent articles via this and other sites and some visual in

How much (if any) does your C400 stem fitting flex?

I just installed a Blue Seas ACR (part 7610). Install went great, except for the start isolation. I thought I traced the start button wire correctly, but when the start isolation from the ACR is conne

Hello All, I am a proud new owner of a 2003 400MKII. Working to get her ready for a big splash. All of the running rigging needs replacement, and I was wondering if anybody has specific suggestions I

Greetings, Saturday was cold, windy and rainy here in Boston, which presented the perfect opportunity to replace at least one of the heads on Kairos, our new-to-us 2003 400 Mk II. The original Wilcox-

I know this topic has been covered before but wanted to update some information. Most of the hatches on Kairos were crazed when we acquired it (which was not unexpected on a 20-year-old boat). In the

Hi, has anyone found a non genuine replacement hose for P/N 034684, it's the hose from the water pump to the heat exchange. Thanks

Hi All, After our fifth year cruising Mexico, my wife and I just put our Cat 400 "Circe" away for the season. We miss her already and are available to crew SF Bay and ocean. If you would like crew, or

I've been kind of lurking on this list for a while, and I am pleased to report that we are new owners of a 2003 C400 Mk II, Hull #266. Overall in very good shape, however the projects have begun, and

Hi All, Being nearly 7 hours drive from my beloved C400 Mk II (#299) would anyone with a hull number close to mine have easy access to their boat to get me an exact measurement of the fiberglass cockp

Hi all, I'm once again asking for help with measurements that are 400kms away from my workshop. Thanks again for all the previous help. I am looking at installing a water/air heat exchanger somewhere

Hi there, we've just taken ownership of a Mark I and in we had quite the downpour last night! I thought we'd located all of the leaking points, old crazed hatches etc, but last night I heard a new kin

Hello All. Does anyone know the exact measurements from the center of the mast track to the ends of the spreaders? Guesstimating from the deck level I have the lowers around 43" and the uppers in the

Hi All, Can someone help me out with the maximum width (at the top), height and thickness of the companionway drop boards on a C400 Mk2? I only need the size of the whole opening, not each of the 3 bo

Battery & charging upgrade for Catalina 400 mkii (hull 190 – 2000 model) Background: Our C400 – Sjöjungfrun – came with a somewhat standard battery configuration which includes two 4D AGM batteries, a

We’re looking to install netting around the guard rail on our Mk I 400 this spring. Does anyone who may have already done this have a list of materials and dimensions available? We can do this when ba

Finally have gotten some real progress on our conversion: The motor has been ordered (finally): This was harder than I thought. There were two motors that we were considering: the QT20 and the QT30. T

We finally took this beast out of the box, a little overwhelming. Has anyone installed this system on a 400 MKII? I have a picture of this arch installed on a 445, but cannot find anything on a 400. R

Hello all! Sailing season is quickly approaching! I'm finally installing an electric winch on the cabintop for raising the main. I'm tired of my Milwaukee Tools M28 winch grinder biting the dust every

Jim, Looks Nice! Tom -- Tom Soko Juniper #307 Noank, CT