One last thought on greasing your auto prop with a grease fitting under water.Autoprop recomends removing both grease plugs on the prop one on the cap and...
Bill, I did the rebuild job myself last spring. It wasn't difficult and only took a few hours. AB Marine sold me a complete rebuild kit including the bearings,...
The plexiglass sliding hatch on "Bellatrix" C380 #43 has become crazzed and warped. I purchased a new hatch from Catalina. The new hatch is fiberglass and...
Skip, Sorry I have no idea how to help. But, tell Robin she really keeps those floors looking well polished. They are really nice hardwood floors. See you on...
I have done something similar. I replaced the sea hood for a boat that had the new arched hatch. The sea hood supplied by Catalina was not arched and ...
Skip-- Looks like you've got a bit of a job here, as per Tom's comments & your photos. Maybe it's time to think about going back to the basic design, which...
Bill-- As Jim + mentioned, suggest you try briefly sailing in neutral, to see which way Autoprop turns shaft. If in reverse [as seems to be normal for that...
Hi Gang- Per Warren Pandy, Discovery channel has a segment tonight on their "How it's made" series; this shot in the Fl. factory [apparently features the 445] ...
Unfortunately, it not on regular Discovery Channel. It's on the Science Channel, which is a Discovery sub-network. In the Houston area, that's not part of...
I found the program at 8:00 pm CDT and it was on the Science Channel as we are on Comcast. Looking forward to seeing it. Be it brief. Info doesn't reference...
Dave: I've just been doing some work on TV cables and here's what I've found. On our 380, #322, the two cables go into a splitter that is behind the control...
Warren mentioned some time ago that someone has made some additions to the Aft Stateroom ceiling cover that covers the cables, quadrant and Edson wiring. I...
Bill--Since our earlier discussion on this, not sure if I told you that we developed a small leak that also threatens our mattress. In our case, I found that...
Has anyone replaced the standard Jabsco Model 29090 manual head with the Jabsco electric head 37010? Any tips or tricks would be helpful. Also any comments...
Switching over is a easy swap of the bowl it self. Even running the wire wasnt to bad. The tough part was working under the sink, I put the switch on the side...
Recently had to remove two seacocks and was pretty worried about tacking the job. Two of the seacocks in the starboard vanity were removed for rebeding. I...
Warren, OK on the cockpit drain. My boat does not have a cockpit drain but I am sure I have another leak somewhere. I am thinking that to find it after the...
Bill and Warren, I had the same problem of water coming down the "headboard of the aft cabin berth" and then to the mattress. In my case the primary culprit...
Hi, I want to put a swivel between the anchor and the anchor chain. The really good swivels are stainless steel, but my anchor chain is galvanised. Would there...
I did a Mainsheet article on this a couple years back, which is on the Tech CD. I used the household sized Jabsco Quiet Flush Freshwater Model 37045-1092. If...
Skip You may be able to raise the sea hood. I recently had to replace the plywood slats embedded in the sea hood because they had rotted out. I used ...
Doug, You might want to consider the Raritan Sea Era head. It was recommended to me by Gerry Douglas over the Jabsco head, and is standard equipment on new...
Just purchased hull 156 c380 and would like to have a cupboard door in the Galley. Middle door missing for Micro wave. Would you have the middle door you don't...
Hi Rick-- We removed our middle door several years ago because microwave we added was too deep to allow door to close. But we prefer it that way anyway. Sounds...
The roller furler on our 387 is getting very stiff. The manual instructs one to wash out the bearing with water but there does not appear to be anyway to get...
Trevor-- You're right on...keep trying. The bottom "core" of the drum is open--or partly open, at least in my older 380's furler. Newer furlers like yours...
Trevor, Besides flushing it with lots of clean water (and often), spray all the moving parts with Sail Kote or silicon spray. While you are at it spray all ...
