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See "Proper props for PDQ 34 with 100 HP Yanmars?". There were some comments there about the props for the 110 HP engines.

Thanks, Duetto. Interesting to hear that Lewmar recommended 9/16 rope. How much rope vs chain do you have on your boat? We are leaning toward replacing our CQR with a Rocna anchor. What size do you have? 33 lb or 44lb? The Rocna site recommends "one size larger" for multi-hull boats... &qu...

Two more general questions about anchors and rode... (I've heard from John on this and would appreciate hearing from others)... 1. What type of anchor do PDQ boat owners generally prefer? Are there any rules of thumb that apply specifically to a catamaran? (Particularly in the Pactific Northwest wit...

Russ, thanks. Could you also send some pictures so I can see how you routed the hose?

Thanks!

Thanks, John. I appreciate hearing s bit more about how you have your anchor rode set up. Please do let us know when you are coming down this way. We’d really enjoy connecting. I suggest you send me a private email thru this forum.

- I prefer a combination of chain and rode as it provides both weight and bottom protection against chafing, plus more flex in rough conditions. - I did much internet research on using a split link before choosing that option; although there were many pro and con comments to be found, I concluded t...

Thinwater, Thanks for the input. I especially enjoyed your choice of beer as a helper when splicing. a. My windlass is a horizontal Lewmar Pro Series 1000. The line slippage only seems to occur on the roughly 25' of frayed 5/16" line closest to where is is spliced onto the chain. The rest of th...

Do you live in Vancouver? Just up the road from Bellingham? I was wondering how you took your boat to Alaska. Seems like most of the folks on this forum live on the East coast. I live in Bellingham. We should get together some time -- it would be fun to meet someone else with a PDQ out here. (There ...

Vinnie, please let us all know if you do locate a source for the sliding door.

I found a Crosby store in Seattle and plan to call them tomorrow. Did you have to buy a box of 10 or did you find some place that would sell you just one?

Thanks very much, John. I will check it out. One more question on the split link... I assume you are running your anchor rode through a windlass, right? Do you have the Lewmar Pro Series 1000 (which is on my boat)? Does the split link run through the gypsy OK?

Thanks again, John. This LP hose and the anchor chain will be two of my key Fall projects. Really appreciate the support.

John, Thanks for that. Really helpful. It's reassuring to hear that you choose the same total length of chain along with nearly the same length of 5/16" line as we currently have. So, what kind of split link did you finally choose? Most of the dialogue I've seen (as I'm sure you did too) leans ...

John, thanks very much. This is exactly what I was hoping for. What is that last fitting where the hose comes out thru the side locker wall right beside the BBQ? It looks like the external shower outlet on the port transom steps.

What is that protective tubing over the LP gas hose?

good catch, Duane... I meant 5/16" chain (I was thinking of the 5/8" nylon line). And thanks for the watchout on using a link to add chain. I will explore that more...