I am looking at adding a Magma BBQ grill. (e.g. the Chefs Mate grill - rectangular ). When I look at the mounting options --- I have my doubts of where to place the unit. Anyone with experience -- thi

I've been trying to figure out where to mount a Garhauer outboard engine hoist. The only place I've come up with is immediately ahead of the port stern cleat. Anyone done this and found other workable

Greetings! I have a MKII with the dark blue interior with pattern and have found that this fabric is no longer available. I have spoken with both JSI in St Pete who made my boats cushions and also Hil

Can I ask a quick favor from you? Thanks Jim

C400/445 Colleagues: The compressor on my WAECO Adler/Barbour Refrigeration System aboard SILVER EAGLE (2002 Catalina 400 Mark II) toggles on and off by itself every 5-10 seconds or so. Then, it stops

Hi, I searched threads for this but (strangely) found nothing of use... Has anyone had any experience with installing inspection/clean out ports on the two water tanks. I ask for several reasons but o

Does anyone know the dimensions of the aft propane storage locker on the Mk II? Looking to possibly change out the tank and not near my boat to get measurements. Thanks

Does anyone have any experience with epoxy filling of rotted out stanchion base screw holes on the deck (not toe rail) side of the stanchion bases? I’m not sure what exact epoxy to use and am hoping s

I’ve got rust on the metal door surround on the lower fridge door on my MK 1. I plan to remove the door and metal surround, deal with the rust (if it isn’t too bad), repaint and reinstall. Anyone else

Being brand new to our C400, we are looking for the wisdom of experience from other owners on the subject of lazarette organization. It seems that there is a ton of space in there but a bit difficult

I re did the AC side of the panel after looking at the condition of the original wire. As you can see it was burnt and undersized garbage. I upsized the wire to 8 gage and problem solved ! No more war

Well...it took me eight months but, I finally got it done. Thought I would take a few minutes to share my DIY rig update experience. This is on hull #096, a 1997 Mk I C400 with a traditional Z-spar ri

About to install my AXIOM 9+RV. The manual seems to show that it can fully control the EV200 Autopilot. Has anyone not bothered to install the P70 control head for the EV200 and control it exclusively

Hello everyone! We are the proud new owners of hull #299. She is currently in Vermont but will be moved to Georgian Bay this summer. We have enjoyed our Niagara 35 "Tamarack I" for over 20 years and r

Fellow Catalina 400 owners, I have to replace the hot water heater in Haul # 5, built in 1995. Questions: 1 – Does the current water heater come out without removing part of the cabinet? 2 – Is it eas

Hi all, I am not at the boat (also new to me) and was wondering if, in the case of, for example, an autopilot, if one has never been installed whether the factory would have installed the wiring from

Putting my beloved and highly updated boat for sale. If anyone may know someone that is looking i would appreciate it. Thank you. Steve https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2000-catalina-400-mkii-8353698/

Hi all I had to replace the rudder on my boat I need to double check that the mechanic installed the quadrant correctly the rudder sensor connection was, I thought, on the top of the quadrant but now

My boat sits quite a bit, and I notice the raw water impeller vanes tend to get a curl to them. Seems like I could reinstall it in the other direction, so the vanes fit the volute tighter. I have prob

C400/445 Colleagues: Thanks, Lance!! Please see the attached. …thoughts? Regards, Frank, #247 From: Frank Falcone Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2022 4:57 PM To: Howard Selover (howard.selover.3rd@...) <howa