That's no fun, Warren. A favorite saying I heard years ago in the R&D world is: Six months in the lab will save you a day in the library. Besides, where else...
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Warren Elliott
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Nov 1, 2008 1:17 pm
Jay-- Yes, I know. Just terrible how that library visit will provide 5.9 months of happy hours. But I'd accept that burden.! I suppose that the long route...
My shower pump makes a lot of noise and always has. Is this a characteristic of these pumps? Bill Mulvihill C 380 #331 Noah's Ark Lake Ontario ... From:...
Bill, The simple answer is yes. It seems that all Catalinas seem to have this very noisy shower sump pump. On this and a previous Cat 34 we always called the...
Enough to wake the dead - right?? You probably have the same diaphram shower drain pump I had on my C380. It sounds like a buzzsaw and wakes everyone on the...
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Warren Elliott
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Nov 3, 2008 3:24 am
Another way of saying it is that this type pump is self-priming; ie: it can operate well above the level of the water that it's pumping and needs no prime to...
I recently drilled two limber (drain) holes in the boat's forward compartment per Warren E's excellent article in the archives. For reasons known only to God...
Last year I drilled several limber holes in my 2000 C-380, so it seems like it is in the design. After starting with ¼” holes I made some larger and added...
I have owned "Bellatrix" for one year. When the weather got warm we noticed an unpleasant odor. We replaced all of the sewage hoses, removed the holding tank...
One other advantage of the diaphragm pump over a centrifugal pump is that diaphragm pumps are self priming while centrifugal pumps are not. With this...
Group, I finally got the opportunity to hoist the new 155 sail. It is a great big wonderful sail. It went on the furler just like it is supposed to. For 750,...
Hi Cole : I had a quick look at those but did not determine if they were for a tall rig or not... is yours ? Peter Berkley C380 Hull # 258 ... -- "Here's to...
Hi Craig; I assume you removed all the floor boards and looked for trapped water? Could you describe where you added the "extra" limber holes? Regards Steve...
Saturday I winterized the air conditioners for the first time in my 2006 C387. In figuring out how to do this on the forward A/C unit, I’m sure I spilled...
Steve, After removing the floor boards I looked at where the water was the deepest and dimply tried to put the limber holes there. Also I tried to think of...
It fits just right on my standard. The guy said they are all sold out ... From: Peter Berkley <peter_berkley@...> Subject: Re: [Catalina380] 155 genoa...
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Warren Elliott
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Nov 4, 2008 8:42 pm
Cole- How is the quality? Weight? Double stitching, leech and foot lines, extra support around sheet & halyard cringles, etc.? UV shield? Price does sound very...
Joe It is up. I was wondering the same thing. Dick ... From: Joe Revak To: Catalina380@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:58 AM Subject:...
Tis the season to start thinking about toasting. Here's one of my favorites. May there always be water under your boat May she always be seaworthy, ever...
I've ended the process of buying the catalina 380 i'd said before. I'm hoping to bring her home this december. Everything is perfect on her, she looks like...
Congratulations! For comfortable sailing with a 110 jib, I begin to reef the main around 18 knots apparent. But the boat will carry the full main well into...
It will depend on your point of sail and the sea state. I have a tall rig with a 135% jenny, and I don't ususally start thinking of reefing until the low 20's...
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Warren Elliott
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Nov 8, 2008 3:40 pm
Hi-- Congrats--you've acquired the best boat around! {slight prejudice!]. Per Gerry Douglas, Catalina's chief designer: 18 - 19 kts. Please let us know your...
Edu90; Firstly, congratulations on the purchase! Secondly, that's a pretty long haul from FL to Venezuela with some good stretches of open water. There is no...
Thanks for your answers people.! Yep it's a kind of long-fun sailing from there (ft lauderdale) to here (venezuela). I've been on Ft Lauderdale last week...
Best of luck, Seaweed. I have Stealing Home, hull #168, right after yours. Great boat, Westebeke with 1400 hours, no problems. Fred Ganz Stealing Home #168 ...
I've got a C-380 that I keep in Ft. Laud. and have done a bit of sailing with her. If you want to talk you can reach me at (954) 202-9918. Saludos Steve...
