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I finally got around to making a page on our blog with enhancements we've made to our PDQ 34: https://esc-pod.com/pdq-34-upgrades-modifications/ Some of these may give new PDQ owners ideas & some might have been "borrowed" from you! There is also a sub-page with improvements we've made to our Nova K...

Mac’s instructions were great, but (at least with my windows) you don’t have to remove the entire surround of window track - mine had a separate 3’ top piece which is all you need to remove to be able to lift the window panels out. Also, my new handles didn’t have the holes for the roll pins drilled...

Jim, Congrats on your PDQ purchase! We have done the same trip north to CT several times. I would agree to skip the Dismal Swamp if you just want to get north. The Dismal Swamp takes an extra day, between the locks & traveling in-line with sailboats at 6 knots. Depending on weather & your schedule y...

I replaced mine with a SeaSense Rubber Toggle Boot $3.00 from Amazon - it fit perfectly.

The old one just unscrews & the new one screws on, however if the entire switch starts to turn, you’ll have to hold it from behind, which you access by removing the toilet paper assembly & reaching up to hold.

Most likely ... it is the Ray Marine "rotary rudder reference" thingy, AKA rudder follower. It is located on the starboard side rudder & ours went bad on our 2006 PDQ last year with exactly the same symptoms. When it fails, the autopilot has no idea the position of the rudders, so it flips out. You ...

I now have a broken window latch as well. Did any of you order some from Pompanette & end up with an extra one (due to the minimum order amount)?

If so, I'd like to buy one from you.

Thanks.

As my previous post mentioned - I tried this, but mine started rusting again in a few months, so I ended up replacing them with Dyneema. But ... the big caution I didn't mention is to watch out for broken strands of SS after you strip off the vinyl! I had broken strands sticking out which will draw ...

Bill,

Congrats on your PDQ purchase! We are heading south, but have already passed Jacksonville- currently in Fort Pierce for the next week before looking for a window to cross to the Bahamas. If we can of any help, please e-mail us at rrlr@att.net. Ours is hull #100, so fairly similar.

+2 for Navionics For 2 years I had been using Garmin BlueCharts to compliment my old RayMarine E120s, but got sick of Garmin failing to regularly update their charts, particularly bad stretches where the buoys have been moved years ago, but Garmin still shows the old locations. Reading all of the Ac...

Mac, How John routed the gas line is exactly how I did it (although mine continues to near the davits where my grill is mounted). To answer your other questions: - To protect the gas line I used wire loom slipped over it. - The fitting I used where the new gas line exits the propane tank enclosure i...

Mac, We call our rear top our T-top & we have our grill mounted down by the davits so much of what I said doesn't apply to you ... but your job will be even easier! From the propane locker I used a vapor-tite fitting (like PDQ used), then up & over the first partition, then a drilled hole (large eno...

If you have a rear T-top with a frame & brackets like ours, it's easy. I started at the propane locker with a vapor-tight bushing thru the back of the locker, then route over the partitions while protecting against abrasion. At the location of our T-top support, I drilled out from the rear locker. T...

Good timing as we just went thru this. First we tried to save what we had by stripping off the white vinyl & soaking the SS in an acid bath. They looked better, but after a few months started rusting again. Next I researched Dyneema, but was put off by the initial high cost, as you need to buy so ma...

Thanks Dick! I feel better now - This is what I get for reading the instructions!

If they are only replacing the screen (they call it the mesh), you shouldn't need the measurements. When ours was replaced, they just had "blank" meshes they cut down in width & length to match.