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Cat va Trawler I work for the Harbor Patrol part time on Catalina Island I help boaters pick up moorings. The biggest issue I face is the persons boat does not match the physical ability of the owner. I have sailed a cat and own a trawler. I am in my mid 70s and like the configuration of the...

I have a 34 Californian with a 75 gal water tank. I installed a flow meter on the output of the tank. It measures the flow out of the tank. It is a P3 P0550 water meter from Home Depot.

My setup I keep tanks on my boat and have a Hooka hose with regulator that connects to the tanks. I keep mask and fins and a spring wet suit aboard. I don't need weights as I am just below the water.

Charters I hold a 50 Ton Master This enables me to operate an inspected vessel with as many passengers as the inspection allows. I can also operate an uninspected vessel, but with only six passengers. Weather the vessel is inspected or not the skipper is responsible for safety. Bottom line you...

Keeping it simple I have a 1500 W inverter on my boat along with a generator. I like to keep things simple. Power from the inverter and generator can be accessed through any outlet on the boat. I manage my loads. If I want to run the water heater I will use shore power or generator. I can...

I will give you my 2 cents. I do a lot of single handed boating. I have a 34 ft Californian. Things that make it easy for me: 1. Walk arounds port and starboard make it easier to get to bow. 2. Down Helm and a side door make it easier to dock and go out to get forward and aft. 3. Upper helm on...

I have a 34 Californian. It has an upper and lower helm. I drive at the upper helm when picking up a mooring or docking when I have crew aboard. When I get underway and have the Auto Pilot on course I will move to the lower helm to be with the wife in the salon and have coffee. When I go to...

One simple thing to try is to look and see how your 6v are configured to make a 12 v system. One configuration is to take two 6v and wire them in series to get 12v and take another two 6v wire them in series to get another 12 v. Then the two 12 v and wire them in parallel. This give you 190 AH...

Getting in a dingy from the water I too am a senior citizen and when I scuba dive it is easier to get in the water than back into the dingy. I take my dive gear off then I take a line and tie both ends to the line that runs down the opposite pontoon. I throw this over the other pontoon, this...

I need to replace my back rail hinge it is a Perko 180-1 of course it is out of production. Any one know where I might find one.

I have varnished wooden steps going from my back deck to my fly bridge on my 34 Californian. Any one replaced those steps with a composite or other material that would require less maintenance.

On my 34 Californian I have a Sealand diaphragm pump that pumps wast over the side through a through hull fitting. If I close the through hull fitting the pump will divert wast to the deck fitting. There is about four feet from the holding tank and the deck fitting. Question If I close the...

I have a 1981 Californian with twin Perkins 4.236 engines. Having trouble with my tachs upper and lower helm. Currently I have a mechanical sending unit on the front of each engine. Wires come from the sending unit connect the tachs. The upper and lower helm tachs for a given engine are wired in...

I have a 1981 34ft Californian with an old Benmar Cetec 21r autopilot. I would like to upgrade. Has anyone upgraded and if so which type of pilot did you choose?

I have a AIPhone Model T8-3F intercom system that has three stations 1. Bridge 2. Lower Helm 3. Lower berthing. At any station you press the buttion for where you would like to communicate. Any one have any wiring info or replaced with a more current system? My Californian is a 34' 1981 vintage.

Link 10 I tried disconnecting the power with no luck. If you still have the spare Link 10 please contact me. email = slig5572@gmail.com. Thanks, Stu

I have a Link 10 Battery Monitor from Xantrex. Everything seems to be working but the voltage display. The display will read voltage, but the decimal point is in the wrong place. Voltage should read 14.25 but reads 142.5. Anyone know who to correct the display?

Simple water Gauge I have a 1981 34' Californian with 75 gal water tank with no gauge. I got a simple gauge from Home Depot that measures flow. It has water hose connectors. I put it on the output side of the pressure pump and it measures water flow when shower, sink and toilet water is used...

I have twin Perkins 4-236 in my boat. I use one 4D starting battery to start both engines. This battery is charged by the port engine. The starboard engine charges the house bank. I have a battery switch that is wired to put all batteries on line for starting if needed. When all batteries are on...

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I recently had the misfortune of running my 34' Californian up on the beach. No hull damage, but damaged both props, struts, shafts and rudders. I am working with my insurance. Would like to get a rough idea of cost. Any one had to replace the things I mentioned above?

My Californian has twin Perkins 4-236 with mechanical tachs. The upper and lower station tachs are in series with the sending unit on the engine. I would like to convert to tachs that are driven by the alternator. Question: Are the upper and lower tachs wired in series and then connected to the...

I have a 1981 34ft Californian with the 85hp 4-236 Perkins engines. Great simple engines. I have had the boat for 6 years and live on the West Coast. If you need parts you can get them at TAD for perkins engines, perkins diesel, perkins marine, perkins parts, perkins generators, perkins service

I have a 1981 34ft Californian. On the port side I have water damage where the bridge connects to the main cabin. There is a lip that extends out above the windows and underneath the lip is wood. It is the wood that is damaged. Anybody have a similar problem?