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- Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:40 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Pearls from 2012 Owners Rendezvous
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3685
Re: Pearls from 2012 Owners Rendezvous
Hi Jim, James Power had several suggestions that I will ask him to cover as I hope to have cocktails with him tonight. I gave a talk on "New technologies" that, based on the questions and comments, was well received. I talked about twenty "new" things that are applicable to out b...
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:54 am
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Beckson hatch vents
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3652
Beckson hatch vents
Good morning to all !! We recently noticed that virtual all of the Stainless steel Beckson vents that were used on the PDQ boats are now disintegrating below the stainless steel cover. I suspect a bad batch of plastic but in any case.... I have negotiated a bulk purchase of replacement innards (not ...
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:53 am
- Forum: PDQ General Forum
- Topic: Beckson hatch vents
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4152
Beckson hatch vents
Good morning to all !! We recently noticed that virtual all of the Stainless steel Beckson vents that were used on the PDQ boats are now disintegrating below the stainless steel cover. I suspect a bad batch of plastic but in any case.... I have negotiated a bulk purchase of replacement innards (not ...
- Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:50 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: 2012 Owners rendezvous
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10817
Re: 2012 Owners rendezvous
Hi Russ,
Beh sent another copy to you today. Scheduled speakers are a representative from the Great loop assoc, James power with a question and answer hour on Maintenance, I'll talk about new technologies that affect our boating and.....we are looking for suggestions.....
Hope to see you there.
Beh sent another copy to you today. Scheduled speakers are a representative from the Great loop assoc, James power with a question and answer hour on Maintenance, I'll talk about new technologies that affect our boating and.....we are looking for suggestions.....
Hope to see you there.
- Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:10 am
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: 2012 Owners rendezvous
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10817
2012 Owners rendezvous
Good morning all, It has bee a couple of years since we had an Owners rendezvous so we thought we should try to organize a get to gather like the one we had two years ago at the same place, Stuart Yacht Harbor in Stuart FL. The date has been set for the weekend of January 28th and an e-mail has gone...
- Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:01 am
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Anchor chain hook
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3789
Anchor chain hook
Good morning and merry Christmas to all ! Carol and I like to anchor out and when doing so we always use a bridle. Over the years we have tried many different chain hooks and none worked satisfactorily, they all fell off sooner or later. So...we have just been tying the bridle on with a rolling hitc...
- Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:56 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Fuel Polisshing?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10178
Re: Fuel Polisshing?
One additional note....the yanmar engines circulate about five (5) times as much fuel as they burn. thus if you are running at 3000 rpm you are actually circulating about 30 gal per hour thru your Racor filter. Run for 4 hours and you have polished your entire main tank !!!!
Safe cruising !!
Safe cruising !!
- Sun May 29, 2011 7:51 am
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Racor Filters
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9829
Re: Racor Filters
Hi Folks, Just had to add my two cents to this discussion. We have put thousands of hours on various PDQ's all using 2 micron Racor filters with no problems. Needless to say it is MUCH better to have the Racor need replacement than the on-engine filter. The on-engine filter on our 100hp engines is a...
- Sun May 29, 2011 7:32 am
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Cutlass Bearing Replacement
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10707
Re: Cutlass Bearing Replacement
Hi Chet, DUETTO's advice is right on. The "whipping" you notice is most likely caused by one (or a combination) of three things: 1. Bad engine alignment, 2. a bent shaft, 3. a worn cutlass bearing. The most likely is an alignment problem. We have encountered this on so many boats and it ev...
- Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:54 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Tides Marine Seals
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4947
Re: Tides Marine Seals
Hi Ron, We have dealt with this issue (many times) and have come to some conclusions. First, in many instances the engines/shafts were never aligned properly at the factory. This fact was hidden by the flexible coupling installed between the transmission coupling and the shaft coupling. When there w...
- Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:25 am
- Forum: PDQ General Forum
- Topic: Sharing a French Canal boat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8556
Sharing a French Canal boat
Hi Folks, Here is an interesting one for you.... My wife and I have done several trips to France to cruise the canals there....An outstanding experience. We recently came across a great canal boat for sale and we are trying to put together a partnership (four partners) to own and use the boat. We ha...
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:12 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Engine alignment
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8515
Engine alignment
Hi Folks, Since posting the note on the Tides red hose (dripless shaft seal) maintenance issue I have had conversations with several owners and realized that maybe a good thing has turned into a not so good thing! As you know PDW used a "Drive saver" unit between the transmission coupling ...
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:11 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Engine alignment
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3414
Engine alignment
Hi Folks, Since posting the note on the Tides red hose (dripless shaft seal) maintenance issue I have had conversations with several owners and realized that maybe a good thing has turned into a not so good thing! As you know PDW used a "Drive saver" unit between the transmission coupling ...
- Mon May 17, 2010 5:18 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Dripless shaft seals
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13345
Re: Dripless shaft seals
Good luck Russ,
The PSS seals were a disaster when PDQ tried to use them. PSS could never solve the problem so they tried the Tide seals and eventually wound up with the "red" which with some obvious exceptions have been outstanding. I hope you fair better!!
The PSS seals were a disaster when PDQ tried to use them. PSS could never solve the problem so they tried the Tide seals and eventually wound up with the "red" which with some obvious exceptions have been outstanding. I hope you fair better!!
- Mon May 17, 2010 5:12 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: grounding rudders & shafts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4661
Re: grounding rudders & shafts
Hi ! To the best of my knowledge, there is no "bonding" system on the PDQ. Each underwater metal component has it's own zinc so no bonding system is required. In boats like the Mainship they use bronz thru hull fittings that use another zinc somewhere else (thru the bonding wire) for prote...