August 29, 1997 Some early Catalina 380″s may have void areas between the hull and the back of the refrigerators present insulation. Voids area will be found on both side as well as the frontal areas. Additional foam must be … Continue reading →
The list below provides links to owner websites and their descriptions of improvements they have made to various aspects of the Catalina 380 series. I include them in this post so that they will be available to the search routines … Continue reading →
By Jeff Church, C387 #145, IdleWild Mainsheet, February 2010 As we provisioned IdleWild, our 2008 C387, for our first summer cruise, it was apparent that we would miss the ample refrigerator capacity that we had on our previous boat, a … Continue reading →
Refrigerator Upgrade Bob Swanson March, 2006 Hull #: 349 Bob and Janet Swanson onboard English Rose, C 380 #349, came up with a simple solution to an irksome problem. The refrigerator on most of our boats have a removable shelf … Continue reading →
Automating Refrigerator Startup and Shutdown with a Battery Combiner George LaForge 2/1/2004 Hull #: 147Â We only run the refrigerator on Freebird when power is available from a charging source. That source is either dockside power or the engine alternator. … Continue reading →
Title:Â Â Â Â Â Â Refrigerator and Batteries Author:Â Jim Seeman Date:Â Â Â Â Â 11/1/2003 Hull #: 123 Refrigerator & Batteries Jim Seeman, “Pipe Dream” #123 sent me the following: “My wife and I returned from a … Continue reading →
Adding Insulation to Older C380 Refrigerators Catalina Factory August 29, 1997 Hull #: n/a Procedure for Installing Additional Insulation to EARLY Refrigerators: Some early Catalina 380’s may have void areas between the hull and the back of the refrigerators present … Continue reading →
Fridge Compressor Scott Brear 8/1/1998 Hull #: 31 Many of us have noticed that the Catalina 380 fridge needed a bit more insulation to make it effective. The factory fix has been appreciated and worthwhile. I also felt that the … Continue reading →
