Posted by Tim: 04/07/2009 I’ll chime in here as I have been doing a lot of research to upgrade my A/H. This is all Raymarine info, as I have no experience or knowledge on Furuno units. I have a 1999 … Continue reading →
Motor Mount Replacement Process: 1. I replaced the original front motor mounts by first separating the prop to engineĀ coupler so I could later tilt the engine to slide out the mounts, one corner at a time. 2. I noted … Continue reading →
So you want to try the ICW? or What to do for your winter vacation! Bob Bierly 5/15/2005 Hull #255 In the February 2005 Mainsheet, Earle Ellefsen, our C380 Commodore was pondering how to prepare for an 8-month trip down … Continue reading →
Northbound from Trinidad Jim & Sue Seemann 5/15/2005 Hull #1 Sue and I flew back to Trinidad on Jan 10, 2005, to re-launch our boat (PipeDream) and begin our 2,000 mile voyage back to Florida. Here is our first installment … Continue reading →
Caretta Surfs to a 2nd in the 30th Annual Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race Steve Dublin Date: 5/15/2005 Hull #: 86 Caretta is a seven year old C-380 with the Z-Spar tall rig and the deeper version of the … Continue reading →
Cruise The Bahamas in a Catalina 380!! Tom Lincoln 5/15/2005 Hull #1 Some of you might think the 380 is marginal for such a task. Some might think it is necessary to have that heavy-duty ocean tested offshore double-ended battle … Continue reading →
Sparkles and Wine Gary L. Snyder 10/11/2004 Hull #: 323 No red wine for you!!! I know it may seen harsh in a Soup Natzyish way but we have always had one rule on board concerning wine. It is not … Continue reading →
Lloyd Causey 10/11/2004 Hull #: 220 Where do you begin when you are going to do a race to Isla Mujeres, off Mexico’s Yucatan coast? Officially, the race was to start in Pensacola in May. We began our trip in … Continue reading →
Head Support/Storage Rack Ted Sholl 8/1/2002 Hull #: 357 To solve the problem of toilet seat in the head going too far open and stretching its hinges too much, we decided to install a teak book rack as shown in … Continue reading →
Thomas Brantigan C387 #96 Recent discussions on the C380 forum have discussed actually removing the cockpit table but here is a project that goes in just the opposite direction ā it makes it bigger! My wife and daughter and I … Continue reading →