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  • Tally Ho
    Tally Ho replied to the thread Lithium Batteries.
    I got out to check the batteries today, and I captured the charger info as well…and I feel better today seeing the battery voltages and...
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  • Alan Gomes
    Alan Gomes replied to the thread Shimming rudder shaft.
    I think the Catalina repair is nuts. On my Ericson 26-2, the rudder post/rudder tube is just as it is on my earlier Catalina 30-MK II...
  • Jim Legere
    Jim Legere replied to the thread Lithium Batteries.
    Agreed. But the OP is contemplating a new LiFePo4 installation. Indeed, most of the posters in this thread are discussing current or...
  • Stu Jackson
    Stu Jackson replied to the thread Autopilot for O'Day 39.
    I'm sure you've read the website: CPT Autopilot Inc.
  • capta
    capta replied to the thread Isotherm Icebox Cooling Kit.
    You might want to find the leak. Refrigerant does not get used up or break down. If and when you do open the system, add a sight glass...
  • G
    Yes, the position of the shift lever on a KM2P is critical. I had created my own problem of the transmission not going into forward...
  • Tally Ho
    Tally Ho reacted to dlochner's post in the thread Autopilot for O'Day 39 with Like Like.
    Thanks Greg. The last wheel pilot I owned was pretty dumb. It had a small computer and used a flux gate compass, that was it. A vast...
  • Tally Ho
    Tally Ho reacted to Taylor1618's post in the thread Autopilot for O'Day 39 with Like Like.
    The more I read about the CPT the more I think that may be the best option for us.
  • G
    I had a similar oil leak from the Kanzaki KM2P. The oil seal just inside the shift lever was leaking. While I had removed the shift...
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  • C
    Calif. Ted replied to the thread Apparent Wind Indicator.
    When I got my 2002 C320 it had a Davis Windex mounted to the aft masthead and the VHF Ant. had been bent in a dogleg to accommodate the...
  • Jim Legere
    Jim Legere replied to the thread Lithium Batteries.
    Most of us have an agreed value marine insurance policy that is based on a current survey (<5 years). A reputable surveyor - the kind...
  • Hayden Watson
    Hayden Watson replied to the thread Shimming rudder shaft.
    The epoxy graphite repair is done from a kit that has been sold by Catalina Direct and is in the West System Epoxy repair manual. The...
  • Hayden Watson
    Hayden Watson replied to the thread Shimming rudder shaft.
    My 88 had brass shims when I got it 28-years ago but over the years, the rudder still developed lateral play due to the shim wearing...
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  • C
    colemj replied to the thread Shimming rudder shaft.
    I would be concerned with the galvanic issues of graphite in contact with aluminum or stainless in seawater. Unless this is a...
  • jssailem
    jssailem reacted to Taylor1618's post in the thread Autopilot for O'Day 39 with Like Like.
    The more I read about the CPT the more I think that may be the best option for us.