PDQ OWNERS FORUM

Congrats on the new home, it looks well outfitted and maintained.
John & Regina
'DreamCatcher'
PDQ32 #17

I am still waiting to hear the Captains version of what happened to the PDQ32. She was heading south to the Bay area and left Oregon in a gale warning. Here is another capsize story of a 108' cat that flipped off the coast of France. How does a boat that heavy capsize in a gust when the apparent win...

M & R
We had a double reef and should have had a triple.
John & Regina

I don't recall reading about a lee shore. How did that play into the capsize? When we had 30 knot winds going down the Baja we rode the sleigh downwind and did not have to turn back into the wind.
John & Regina
'DreamCatcher'
PDQ32

We have an 8' rigid Walker Bay with tube kit and sail package. It is a hoot to sail at anchorages. A 2.5 hp Mercury is all it needs.
John & Regina
'DreamCatcher'
PDQ32

Here is a follow up article on Latitude 38:

http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lec ... 479#Story2

John
'DreamCatcher'
PDQ32

I just did the lifelines with synthetic on our new 32 and am very happy with the results. On our first boat, a Corsair trimaran I did the shrouds and had a big weight savings.
Check out this website.
http://www.colligomarine.com/
John is pleasure to work with.
Good luck.
John King
'DreamCatcher' PDQ32

Welcome to clan! We are next door in Arizona. We bought our PDQ32 in San Diego last year and have in parked in Purto Penasco, Mexico until the weather cools down.
John & Regina
PDQ32 #017
"DreamCatcher"

tmount,
I was thinking about doing the same thing. Any problem with mounting the the clutches?
John & Regina
'DreamCatcher' PDQ32

We bought our boat in San Diego and took it to the Sea of Cortez recently. Befrore we left we bought a 33# Rocna and have 250' of 5/16" chain and rode with no windlass. We had a good test coming down the outside of the Baja when we had to anchor for two days with the wind blowing 35 to 40 knots...

John & Diane
Is the 15' of chain and rode a typo?
Also, is 1/4: chain stong enough for the your vessel?
John & Regina
'DreamCatcher'
S/V PDQ32 Hull #17

Looks like a miracle recovery.
http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lec ... 452#Story2
Can't wait to here the Captains' first hand report on Latitude 38.
John
'DreamCatcher'

I read that the captain lost her dog in the capsize so it was more than just the boat they lost. It was good they had registered the EPIRB on the new vessel but why did they not have PFD's on? When we were dismasted on our prior boat, putting on the PFD's was the first thing we did. John 'DreamCatch...

Thanks for the update. It was good that they had the prescence to activate the EPIRB before going over. My wife insisted we buy an EPIRB before we left California. I hope we never have the occasion to use it.
Captian and crew are very fortunate that the boat was all they lost.

John
'DreamCatcher'

Any word on what caused a capsize in 45 knot winds?
John
'DreamCatcher"
PDQ32
#017