This is a small dumb one, but it was new to me, so probably new to someone else as well. In the Pacific Northwest, we generally have our boats in the water year round and it's rainy in the off-season.

…pulling out the medicine cabinet, hmmmmmmmmm. Take and share some pictures! Regards, Frank SILVER EAGLE, #247

Nick, Your advice is appreciated and I'll explore going that direction. Your suggestion is way better than what I thought might be necessary. I might add some JB weld around the area to seal it as wel

C400 Colleagues: My engine start battery (Group 27 AGM) is also located under the aft cabin mattress on the starboard side just aft of the aft cabin AC water pump. It works fine there – no problems. R

I have been chasing a leak that originates from the aft portion of the boat which slowly but constantly sends pungent water into the bilge. I originally thought that the PO drove screws thru the botto

I’m adding AIS to my electronics inventory and trying to decide whether to go with one VHF antenna shared with the VHF via a “no loss” splitter, or a separate antenna for the AIS mounted on the arch w

…looking forward to receiving your pictures & posts. I might be dealing with this issue soon as well! Regards, Frank, SILVER EAGLE, #247

I have a 1998 Catalina 400 Hull #118 and I'm trying to replace the fridge evaporator and compressor. The problem I'm having is I can't get the compressor copper wires or the thermostat wire to budge w

I went back and forth for years about whether I wanted to bother installing a new generator on my Catalina 400 Mark I (#53), "Priorities." There's plenty of reasons for and against having a diesel gen

So I will be installing this new rigging myself. The shrouds are all straight forward of course however the forestay needs some consideration. If you opt to have the new wire swaged at both ends then

I'm having my standing rigging replaced this season. The "to-remain-nameless" boatyard I'm at will charge me a $250 contractor fee for the rigger to enter the yard to measure the rigging. I'm obviousl

I want to replace one of the anchor rollers and am struggling to find a supplier. My primary motivation is to have a roller with a "chain groove" in it. I'm hoping this will help reduce the amount of

Hello Group. We just purchased "Jazzy", a 400-MkII, Hull number 306 a couple of months ago. We previously owned a Catalina 28MkII and loved her, but we needed more space. We were members of the 28 own

Hi Ben & Austin: If the connections are dry, it sounds like a leak in the hose. Tighten all hose clamps. If that doesn’t solve the problem, pull and replace the hose. Perhaps, the hose is ‘chafing’ on

Hi All, We have the Yanmar 4JH3E engine in our MkII, and the raw water pump is probably needing to be replaced. (Mechanic recommended it be replaced a few years back and I'm just now starting to think

Hi Bret: I’ve pulled out that foot pump in order to re-build it and re-install it. You’re correct in that it does not rid the bottom of the refrigerator of ALL of the water, but MOST of the water. I u

Here's a general question/poll: How many people actually use the refrigerator foot pump to get water out of the bottom of the fridge? The back story is that the previous owner blocked off the through

C400 MKII produced in 1999...Does anyone have info on how to pull wiring from the mast head down to the strut base? Ive heard some masts have an access port on the side to allow manipulating wiring th

The issue is ‘getting up the mast’! Frank, SILVER EAGLE, #247

Hi All, Recently my Aparent Wind Speed (AWS) and True Wind Angle (TWA)stopped working. TWA always indicates 180 degrees and AWS is always zero. Any idea what has failed? Appreciate any help! Ryck SV C