Friends could you help me, I am 200 miles away from my boat and need to know the exact measure for the overall width of the swim ladder as well as the distance...
Gilles The width of my swim ladder from outside to outside is 25 1/2". Between steps is 9 1/2". From top step to swim platform is 15". I hope this helps. Dick...
David Great idea to use a squeezable bottle to fill batteries. Thanks I check the batteries about every four months and usually put a gallon into my 4Ds. I...
If you don't want to disconnect the stay and pull the clevis pin out, you could wrap the pin on each side of the stem fitting with stainless steel seizing...
I was thinking along those lines, but first lap or so of SS wire may get caught between center of washer[s] & pin, if washers are not a very good fit. ?? ...
I was thinking there would not be any washers, just use seizing wire to bulk-up the space between the stem fitting and the sides of the clevis jaw. This would...
A very simple solution is to put a piece of teak inside the toggle on either side of the tang, and then wrap the toggle with chafe tape to hold the teak in...
Another filling bottle is a battery cell water bottle. I build tanks and equipment for East Penn Mfg. (Deka Battery) in Lyons, PA. They sell a filling...
You can always attach the jib and spinnaker halyards up forward, tighten them enough to take the load off the forestay and then replace the pin. I would mark...
Warren, You could drop a slotted stainless washer on the headed side of the pin. With a bit of rigging tape it would stay in place. Another, maybe better...
They also sell a (2) piece bulb and nozzle. I have found that a dollar store poly turkey baster works well and it's very inexpensive. Best regards, Bill...
Gang- Thanks for the suggestions: Jim--no washers, of course! Was really thinking of any adjacent "hole", meaning the stem fitting as well as toggle itself....
Tim-- Appreciate your wise advice, especially applicable to "seriously questionable" configurations. Mine only needs a bit of TLC for now., so I don't see any...
Does anybody have any recommendations about purchasing a power washer to use for washing the deck? I have always been concerned that the pressure could...
What is the typical amount of mast rake for a 387? I know that there is a fair amount of personal preference involved and differences due to sail size, cut,...
Jeff, Are you getting the weather helm if you lower the traveler and sheet in to depower the main? Try that if you haven't already and see what happens. When...
From: Phillip Klein Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 5:58 PM To: Catalina380@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Catalina380] Power Washers Naturally. It's impossible to get...
Phil We have one of the HD power washers and they are great for carefully cleaning the deck--had no issues damaging the gelcoat. But---be really careful on...
Tim, Yes, I do all the sail trim tweaks and still have a bit too much helm at 15 apparent. At 20 the rudder starts to cavitate and the boat will almost broach....
Rather than jib and spinn halyards, I slacked off only the backstays and pulled the drum down with a line threaded thru the drum holes and looped under the...
Tim, I too have mast inversion on my 04' 387. I have a Charleston Spar from Sparcraft. I was able to down load from their web site a complete handbook on my...
10% to 15% of max tensile strength of the SS wire. Mine are nearer the low end of that range. Warren warrenell@... To: Catalina380@yahoogroups.com From:...
Jeff+ From some discussions w/Catalina and a mast mfr, talk is more in terms of "prebend", rather than rake...but maybe this ends up the same, depending on...
Sorry to be a late responder to this thread. I too have a Schaffer furler with the long toggle link on my head stay. I recently had a local rigger help me...
Warren. I do have a bit of prebend, no more than one mast depth. I remember reading somewhere, maybe the manual, that the 320 had a spec of one degree for mast...
Bob-- Thanks for pix. Your washer[s] do the job. Interesting that early C380s and your "sistership" [maybe "auntship"?] came with the double tang setup,...
I've never seen any rake spec for any of our boats. Best bet is spar mfr...check with them [Selden?]. Warren warrenell@... To: Catalina380@yahoogroups.com ...
