It's mostly about getting first-hand information on this particular model boat they are all little bit different although the drill is usually the same!
If I had a friend, I would have done that too ;-)Have a friend who owned a Catalina 350, he aligned shaft as close as possible to rudder and had someone push on the rudder in a lateral direction. There was enough "give" in the rudder bearings to allow the shaft to clear. Worth a try.
Oh I did buy it! sink or swim pun intended lolNot trying to convince you to buy the boat, just offering comments ..
That seems like a no brainer idea. I am sure the electrical connections can be resolved so that you have both a "float" run switch and a manual override.bilge pumps with integral float switches?
Congratulations!I took possession of the boat today it's going on for 10:00 p.m. and I'm settling in for the night I'm amazed just about everything on the boat works the only thing I haven't checked yet is the plumbing water system and pressure light steaming light running lights spreader lights everything works!
The build pump is acting like normal, it's not flooding. I really believe there was View attachment 197083was a huge amount of standing rainwater from being stored on land for almost a year maybe longer. View attachment 197082