Catalina 350 International Association

Just one correction, different from what I drew, power to the oil pressure switch comes from the "I" on the ignition switch not from the Exc on the alternator. That power from the ignition also energizes the alternator (exc) and provides power to the buzzer for the low oil pressure. If you...

Hi All, Has the oil pressure switch been checked? Turning the key over activates the preheat solenoid and provide power directly to the fuel pump for engine start. That will give enough pressure in the fuel lines to start the engine and keep it going for a few seconds. Once the key is released and y...

Good Afternoon Everyone! June 10th is our submission deadline for the Fall Mainsheet magazine 2022. We are in need of an article. If you have a project that you are proud of, share it with all our Catalina 350 owners through out the world! I work very closely with you on getting the article in top s...

Hi Brad, I was able to run conductors from solar panels mounted on my dodger through the deck just above the galley on the starboard side. I was able to gain access to the head space from a panel that is used to access my deck winch. That allowed me to work tease the conductors down and into the sta...

Hello Fellow C350 enthusiasts, I/we are in need again of technical articles for the Mainsheet magazine, that we all love, for our up coming Winter addition. If you finished a project recently, doesn't have to be complicated, but something you were proud of! Fellow C350 owners would love to read abou...

Hi Jim, You are 100% correct. Second plug is Air Cond. only and is the outermost plug. I have the same. If you haven't laid eyes on them yet, the main breakers for the plugs are conveniently located in the port side lazarette just under the hatch (standards dictate that they have to be w/in 10' of t...

Hi All, The distance between antenna is suggested to be greater than 3 ft because both VHF and AIS share very similar frequencies, 156 & 162 Mghz, respectively. Less than three feet is the magic distance to set up destructive waves between the two frequencies. If you antenna are closer than that...

Hi Bart, Are the glow plugs really on? Don't run it long like that they will burn out (expensive replacement). You can verify if they are on with a volt meter positive on the tip of the glow plug, ground from a clean metal part on the engine block. If they are indeed on then. Given that the key swit...

Hi Bill, I have had it fully apart when I replaced my pedestal a few years ago (see Mainsheet Fall 2018). Here is the picture that had taken of the assembly. Yes the head has to come off, my guess is that they used some sort of sealing adhesive (don't think it was 5200, as it did finally come apart)...

Morning Bill, I've chased a few coolant issues over the years with my C350. Must say your manifold in the coolant cap area looks heavily corroded and replacement may be in order. You can get it from Westerbeke (looks like part # is 201026, https://www.westerbeke.com/Product/MANIFOLD/201026). But bef...

Hello All & Teri, I had to access the wiring above the cabin headliner to replace the motorized winch switches some time ago. There is an area just above the galley drawers that is ideal to get conductors aft from above deck. In my C350 they had an access port cut in, I have seen others where th...

Good morning Ken, I am of the school, "simple things first". Before going too far, are you really reading 13+ volts at the batteries when the engine is running (and no other charging source connected, solar, shore power etc)? A charging source is "working" when it is generating 0...

Hello All, Hope the sailing season is progressing on uneventfully, but if not please keep those ideas alive for future Mainsheet articles. I wanted to thank everyone who submitted great ideas for the upcoming Winter deadline. We are all set for this version, but I'll reach out again as the next dead...

Good morning Bob, Love those gremlins!! Couple of questions for you, when you refer to the shore house circuit breaker are you referring to the main breaker in the lazaratte, and the GFCI is this located on the marina pedestal or one of the GFCI on board? You also mentioned you tried both the AC (ai...

Hello Fellow C350 enthusiasts, I/we are in need of technical articles for the Mainsheet magazine, that we all love, for our up coming Winter addition. If you finished a project recently, doesn't have to be complicated, but something you were proud of! Fellow C350 owners would love to read about it. ...

Good morning Mike, Check with the locals down at the marina, they'll give you the best guidance on what works. I have had both on my hull, hard paint when I was in Connecticut river which was fresh/brackish/salt. Hard worked real well there because it lasted a long time and nothing really grew becau...

Morning Robert, Two possible sources for your problem, either power to or ground from your panel. Easy things first. On the power side of equation, there is a breaker on the panel, small button on front of console, just double check that it hasn't tripped. It provides over-current protection/ power ...

Hello Richard, Leigh Weiss mentioned this in 2014 but the rotary switch on the back could help the problem. See the picture. I had had the same issue sometime ago and had contacted the manufacture/catalina(?) who suggested simply rotating the switch back and forth which helps clean up the surfaces i...

Hey Jim,

Here are a couple of composite pics of where the GoPower controller got mounted and where I installed the components behind the fixed panel above the distribution panel.

Take care,
Scott

Hi All, If of value, I went with a GoPower solar kit (300W panel total) to a 30 amp surface mounted controller installed in the fixed mounted panel above the DC distribution panel. I have the +/- leads from the three solar panels running to a pair of bus bars behind the fixed mounted panel, which in...