It was not possible to take advantage of the outhaul with the sail becoming a bit older, it was a missing feature. So after a bit of fighting with the boom, I was able to tear it down and see how it looked. One of the challenge was to remove the end caps, I guess they haven't been removed for...
Our Catalina 36 galley faucet started to leak few months ago and get the pressure pump to start few times a night. After some research on my usual source information concerning our vessel, I found a comment including the exact specs of the parts I need to order. https://www.catalina36.org/comment/52526#comment-52526 Hot cartridge part number: 45-883 Cold cartridge part number: 45-882  After a quick search for...
Since the day 1 we own Hotel Catalina, our Catalina 36, I have been looking to monitor the engine and get the analog data from our Universal M25XPB broadcasted on the NMEA2000 network. Last may I finally decided to order an EMU-01 and the NGT-1 mandatory to the setup of the device. Now why I decided on the EMU-01 versus the...
On the way back from Catalina, it's time to clean the boat after 4 days to the island. I check the bilge and realize a bit of water is there, pull up the switch to run the pump and nothing happen!     Corroded wires, after some troubleshooting and wiring the pump to by pass the switch, I was sure the issue...
My NMEA 2000 network is still pretty small, but I think it's the good time to start to document it. Right now we have: Airmar DST800: through hull depth, speed and water temperature information Airmar P79: in-hull depth information B&G Zeus 2: MFD at the navigation table KBOX: wifi gateway and more Maretron TLM 100: monitoring main water tank consumption ...