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thanks james.

ok guys,

on a related note, what size packing do you use on the rudder? this spring i will need to replace.

diane on duetto has started a blog of our icw & bahamas travels

duettocruising.blogspot.com

frank,

thanks for the info. couple of fup questions: 1) assume 17knots @ 1750 rpms is a typo. 2) what are "skewed" props? 3) what is max rpm that you can reach with 17x13 ?

hi frank,

what pitch & diameter do you run? how loaded is the boat usually? can you make 3800-ish rpms?

by chance, a center opening front window?

thanks for the update! i like to get a trail of cause & effects for future reference.

hi,

what was the net result on this? also, what were the symptoms that made you think that you had a problem?

hi all, as some of you may have read, we needed to replace both hydraulic steering cylinders. these are located in the extreme aft end of each hull and are attached to the steering arms on the rudders. the telltale signs of a problem are loss of fluid at the upper helm and the rudders constantly get...

roger, thanks for all the info. i do have a fup question. when you disconnect the bottle from the lower helm, does fluid come flowing out? we started bleeding today using cellphones on speaker. btw, i've swapped portside w/o moving hwh, i removed battery and exhaust fan. i was even able to get back ...

hi all, i'm in the process of replacing both steering rams. after replacing them i will need to bleed the system. the technique described in the pdq manual which came with our boat is very different from the technique which teleflex documents. the pdq technique seems to be substantially easier. it a...

hi,

softscrub and a microfiber works for us.

hi,

our gen 1 davits failed. we replaced with ones from st croix. the originals thread into aluminium plates in hull. st croix wanted to thru bolt and backing plate, but i wanted to reuse the original plates. it has worked well.

hi ross, we had and went thru 2 prosines. they had many problems with early models (pre 2005 i think). they had a complete circuit board redesign at that point, but i've lost touch with the results. ours was in that closet also. it's a straight forward replacement. after our second failure i switche...

hi ross,

first make sure you have them. 75 & 100s didn't. if you do, check often until you get a sense as to how fast they wear away. it should be a fairly slow predictable rate.