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Hi all, The steering cables run from the helm down to the inside wall of the port cabin, then turn 90 degrees in the port engine compartment. The pulleys inside the rear port cabin are well engineered and not much could go wrong. But the pulleys in the engine compartment that make the 90 degree turn should be inspected. You might use your phone to get close enough to them to snap a pic to be sure the carter pins are good and the pins are in place. the issue is the pins that hold the pulleys are kept in place by a small carter pin. When that carter pin breaks, there is nothing to keep the pin from falling out. In my case, the pin fell out just enough to cock the pulley making the steering more difficuly, but not impossible. I believe in short time the pin would have dropped out and put way too much slack in the steering not to mention it would damage the steering cable. This seems like a poor design to me. The pin has nothing but gravity to prevent it from wiggling up and a small carter pin to stop it from falling out or down. My 380 is a 2008, perhaps they made a change on newer models. The good news is in my case it took 11 years to be an issue, and the pulleys are relatively easy to check from the port engine compartment. The photo i am attaching shows the near pulley with the pin dropping out (not visible) or down as the carter pin had broken, and the far pulley pin (silver dowel) defying gravity and working its way up. There is not even a washer or room for a washer between the carter pin and the pulley housing. Hope this helps. This topic came up in the lagoon yahoo forum years ago, but i missunderstood what carter pin to check and was checking the large one on the rudder. Hope this helps someone Jim 380 s2 Palm coast fl

I have long been planning to make this upgrade but I have not found a combo microwave that fits in place of the Eno without enlarging the cutout. I am seriously considering the Sharp SMC 1585BS because it requires only a slight enlargement of the cutout and has an available trim kit to give it a built-in look. Unlike the cheaper convection microwaves, the Sharp has the "Low Mix Bake" and "High Mix Roast" functions that combine convection and microwave for very fast cooking. I have the 30 inch over-the-range version of this unit in my motorcoach and it's awesome. I have a 3000 watt full sine inverter backed by 1050AH house, plenty of solar, and a genset so power is not a problem. I also installed a Splendide washer-dryer that fits and works fine over what had been a useless desk that collected junk. I removed the desk and heavily reinforced it internally. The unit sits right at the CG of the boat on the starboard side and helps balance the weight of the house bank on the port side. Glen Dream Seeker, 2011 380S2 Owner version #634 Sent from my Samsung S8+

How can I change the sump shower float in the owners cabin side. The only inspection port in place gets me 12 inches from even touching the backing nut and wires.

Went to get water from mooring today. Once released, determined quickly I had no fwd or reverse on port engine. With some help did not hit anything as finally managed to get hooked up again. Messed with SD50 saildrive from on top. All looked good. Linkage, etc. Had recently (approx. 400 nm ago in NC had pulled and replaced seals in SD50's. Now in South Florida waiting on window to cross. Finally dove under to find No Prop. Dirty muddy, river water can't see 2 ft. been swinging for 2 weeks so huge radius. So here is the question, got 2013 L400 with 40hp Yanmar and SD50 Saildrives. Can anybody tell me what standard size for 2 blade prop/cone ( see pic) and where a person might fine one around Stuart FL. Size and pitch if anyone might know. Prefer not to pull other in this dirty river where you can hardly see in front of you. Thanks for any input.

I am going to replace the tired cruising sails ( http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/sails.html ) on my 2008 Lagoon ( http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/lagoon.html ) Catamaran ( http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/catamaran.html ) from a far eastern loft (as my sails ( http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/sails.html ) are not custom made). My sailing is, at present, coastal week-end sailing in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand ( http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/New%20Zealand.html ) and beyond. I would like to get maximum performance whilst still having decent life. My main sits in a lazy bag and has 2 reef points. The jib ( http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/jib.html ) is furling ( http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/furling.html ) and reacts to small changes. I am confused as to what material, shape, cut and size to use. I have been advised to get radial cut sails for performance. If anyone has experience, please let me know. I cannot change the boat ( http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/tags/boat.html ) , so that is not an option to increase performance... Thanks in advance