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by Main Event II
Wed Aug 17, 2016 9:54 pm
Forum: PDQ General Forum
Topic: Wrap-around windows (upper salon) on PDQ36
Replies: 1
Views: 8872

Re: Wrap-around windows (upper salon) on PDQ36

I struggled with this for about a year and finally got a local shipwright here in Panama City Beach, FL, to fabricate and install. The original molds were supposedly destroyed by the subcontractor who made the windows. Using the old ones as a guide, he cut new ones out of 1/4" Lexan. Any thicke...
by Main Event II
Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:32 pm
Forum: PDQ General Forum
Topic: Anchoring a Cat...Correctly
Replies: 22
Views: 36805

Re: Anchoring a Cat...Correctly

I think you need a video to explain that one..... :-)
by Main Event II
Sat May 16, 2015 6:02 pm
Forum: PDQ Capella (PDQ 36) Forum
Topic: Electric Head
Replies: 15
Views: 22391

Re: Electric Head

I recently had a conversion kit installed to remove the hand pump and put in a macerator pump. Works great so far. Running the wire for the electrical connection was a pain but worked. i did it for the same reason - the wife didn't like the hand pump.....
Jim B
Main Event II
Panama City Beach, FL
by Main Event II
Sun May 03, 2015 4:14 pm
Forum: PDQ General Forum
Topic: Location of keels & tacking ability - 32 vs 36?
Replies: 12
Views: 17202

Re: Location of keels & tacking ability - 32 vs 36?

My wife and I sail Main Event II (36098) on St. Andrew Bay and the Gulf of Mexico out of Panama City Beach in NW Florida. I "single hand" so she can relax and enjoy while I busy myself with survival. (I too raced Hobie 16s in another life and am familiar with the "back-wind" tric...
by Main Event II
Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:58 am
Forum: PDQ Capella (PDQ 36) Forum
Topic: I'm going to start referring to my hull#
Replies: 1
Views: 4876

Re: I'm going to start referring to my hull#

Several years ago, my wife and I saw Noshooz docked vic downtown Tampa. I was struck by the nice lines and was immediately convinced that the PDQ was the boat I've been looking for. Shortly after, we bought the former Hogie Cat in Ft. Pierce, renamed her Main Event II and sailed it across to Panama ...
by Main Event II
Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:44 pm
Forum: PDQ Capella (PDQ 36) Forum
Topic: Dinghy length
Replies: 7
Views: 10591

Re: Dinghy length

I have a 9.6' AB RIB w/ a 6 HP Yamaha 4-stroke on Main Event II. It is a very tight fit and requires care (and a seat cushion on the back of the engine) when raising or lowering it. I'd like to move up to a 15 HP Yamaha 4-stroke but the weight of the 6 seems a bit of a strain on the davits as is. Th...
by Main Event II
Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:45 pm
Forum: PDQ General Forum
Topic: Refrigerator door gasket
Replies: 8
Views: 12735

Re: Refrigerator door gasket

Anyone have an update on what mfg'r, part no., etc. ultimately worked for the upright refrig door seals on the PDQ 36?
Thanks,
Jim Beahon, 36098
by Main Event II
Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:32 pm
Forum: PDQ General Forum
Topic: House Bank Batteries
Replies: 18
Views: 26023

Re: House Bank Batteries

Following my friend Tex's example, I went to the local Barry's Battery Warehouse, located in the bowels of Panama City, and was advised that the T105 is the only one they would recommend. I got four for $118.97 each.
by Main Event II
Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:10 pm
Forum: Outboard Engines
Topic: The Extra "Red Wire" when changing engines
Replies: 3
Views: 7678

The Extra "Red Wire" when changing engines

I'm in the process of swapping out old 2004 T9.9EXRD with new 2012 T9.9EXHA, which I purchased from Andy Munao at Shipyard Marina and I've run into my first issue. The new engines came with the multi-pin connection and the power connections. The old engine has these PLUS an additional red wire that ...
by Main Event II
Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:51 am
Forum: PDQ Capella (PDQ 36) Forum
Topic: Redoing the tube cabin sole
Replies: 5
Views: 9529

Re: Redoing the tube cabin sole

I recently purchased a PDQ 36 (Hull #98) and it came with some water damage in the salon sole from what appears to have been water sitting during dry storage. During the scraping process, a small piece of the "teak" (about the size of a half dollar) separated and revealed a lighter materia...