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It’s a single Cat. My instrument panel is hinged so I can raise it to get access inside. I found no AC access on the stbd side except at the power panel or ac outlet in the head or fwd cabin so I used a run from the ac ckt breaker on the power panel. I have also added ac outlets in the flybridge...

Sorry, that's AC power panel not PC. Fat fingers this am lol!

I put an outlet on the top next to the engine control. Ran Romex from the PC power panel in the rear thru the engine room. Faily simple.

Welcome to Mainship. I have a 1997 MS350, not the same but I have had issues trying to decipher the wiring. Between previous owner mods, added equipment etc after 5 yrs I am still figuring out what they did. And mine is different than my buddies. The Owners manual is little to no value at all so...

Used a CQR for 2 yrs Calif to Panama. Island San Geronimo off baja kept dragging with the CQR 25-30kts, finally used a danforth and held fine. Sometimes a different anchor will solve the problem. Not always but just another tool to have.

Favor singles but have cruised twins to Mexico. Would not travel much in teh third world without some kind of emergency power even if it's an outboard affixed to the swimstep. The Willard cud use sails on it's stubby mast, actually saided pretty good. Things go wrong you can't plan for, a...

There are as many different ways to buy a dock as docks for sale. One has to be very careful. One owner sold docks under an "agreement of sale". You owned but did not have a deed, there was a single deed that the owner held. I have bought and sold property this way but you have to understand the...

I'm 76 and did the same thing. Just do it in stages. Place something in bilge you can lift battery up on then lift to deck. Not fun but not a big deal especially if you have a "Young buck" to help you for a few minutes. Now replacing 12ea 8Ds in my 70fter was a bummer, had to use dingy davit to...

To really give you decent advice, more info on your plans are needed. Living on a boat sounds romantic and it is but comes with a lot of work. Are you planning on staying and working on east coast for a year or two or three? That brings a lot of issues of trying to find a liveaboard slip near...

I think everyone is sorta saying the same thing, Wx is everything. When it's good, go and keep going until it gets bad. We have cruised straight thru from Newport to SF on a 45fter, 3 days and Wx was great. We have also sat anchored in Cojo 3 days waiting to round Pt Conception. Schedules must...

Many good trawlers in that price range. 4 years ago I got my 1997 MS350 for $79k. But I would buy a boat in France designed for the canals as a good trawler in the PNW needs a flybridge to appreciate the environment IMHO. The cost to ship to France will be high, and then you will find out your...

Good to know, I'm 76 so about 9 more years. YEAH! I wouldn't want to spend 4 years of it in prison, even a minimum security one! A can't remember all the crappy dive boats I've been on around the world. Even my 70ft Halmatic was a death trap, one way out for the 4 fwd cabins, one out from the...

I miss Hausner's restaurant. A true gem in a rougher part of town. I liked the inner harbor but haven't been for a long time. Nothing stays the same unfortunately.

Another problem adding to the "throw away" tag with these Cats ( I have one in my MS350) the cylinders are completely surrounded by water in the block. This makes the cylinders harder to mate with a new surfaced head when rebuilding. But an interesting story along these lines, I blew a water...

It is possible they are repower but I doubt it. MS put in all combos of power. To repower would be a major job.

Just curious, I have had boats since 1958, gas and diesel 15ft-70ft, and have never ever seen a sticker/plague showing CG approved on a permanently installed fuel tank. Now the ones you might buy from West Marine might have a sticker but I have never seen an OEM installed tank with a sticker...

Generally speaking, some aircraft are not required to have any radios including aircraft freqs. I flew an ultralight on floats with no radios, aircraft or marine. For that matter, there is no requirement for most small boats to have a radio onboard. That said, in a complex area such as this, it...

Oh, as far as manuals, they are generic. My manual shows a twin engine install while I have the single Cat 3126 like you.

Definitely the AC/DC panel has unused breakers for expansion. The wiring is a true nightmare to figure out and I spent 20 years in electronics. My guess is that very few panels are wired the same. I finally figured out that my panel has part wired direct to AC shore power while a lot go thru the...

We'll be there. As you can see, we don't have the Willard anymore, now the MS350. Just another white plastic boat but fits our requirements better now. Looking for a period of 3 days or so over 100 to go up to the Meadows and anchor out. Miss Gustis but Wimpy's and Al the Wop's are still going...

Already started the delta cruising. A new restaurant in Driftwood marina you can boat to, WTF Restaurant. King Island Restaurant is good. Village West has Garlic Bros and Bob's Burgers, both fun destinations. We go out to the 4th July Manderville fireworks too, smaller than in the past but still...

You have a number of issues that don't apply to what we have been talking about. 1. are you permanently importing this vessel? 2. Are you just going to be a visiting vessel from a foreign state? If you are permanently bringing in a foreign vessel you will have to declare it and pay duty. Then...

Our 350 has a separate battery located at the thruster with a builtin dedicated charger on a breaker on the AC power panel. This reduces the severe drag on the house batteries. Running the thruster is like running your engine starter and really puts a drain on the main batteries especially with...

This is so true. After 2 years of cruising central America, we finally got boarded by bandits on the hard At Long Beach, Ca. So if I made a report are you gonna avoid Long Beach? But if there are multiple reports of activity one should seriously consider the situation. We stopped at places...

I have not had an issue with the flares. I should have said CAN be an issue. As far as I understand you need to dispose of all out of date flares through a proper CG approved method, whatever that is. If some insurance companies are looking for an issue, this would be one I guess. Luckily I have...