Catalina 350 International Association

Hi Paula - In my experience the range for detecting AIS from the "big ships" is 25-30nm. However, please note that with a class B system you are likely to be only seen for 7nm or so. One problem I am having with my C80 and and the NMEA0183 connection is that the heading on the plotter gets...

Yes, while sailing put the engine in reverse. This will stop the prop rotation and cause the blades to fully fold back.

I would like to connect AIS into my 350 (hull #495) and in advance of purchasing I am looking for places to make connections. When I spoke to the person who installs the electronics in the boat at manufacture he told me that there is no seatalk backbone and everything is connected through the chart ...

Ken - I have had a similar problem and found two contributing factors. First my vent line on my holding tank was blocked due to a previous overfilling episode. Second, the pathway from the head to the holding tank got constricted by a build up of calcium which is formed when urine and sea water mixe...

I have replaced my exhaust mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3YM30 - actually had a local service engineer do it for me. Total cost including labor was ~$500. It seems that the mixing elbow can cause some rpm issues and there are several online discussions about it. My max rpm dropped dramatically to about ...

Much appreciated Brett. I thought this was likely the case. Cheers Phil s/v Prairie Gold

I contacted Flexofold prop concerning a folding prop for my 350 and received the recommendation of 16x11. I am concerned this will be over propped given what I am reading on this site. I have hull # 495 with Yanmar 3YM30 and gear reduction of 1:2.62. Does anyone else have experience with this combin...