PDQ OWNERS FORUM

We have what I believe is the standard 1993 50 gallon water tank mounted under the forward seat on the settee. In a half decent chop the water in the tank sloshes and bangs around, obviously not a baffled tank. This can get quite disturbing while trying to sleep with the noise situated at the head o...

At the slightest bit of motion all the wires in the mast start clanking around. Is this normal for the PDQ36 or did I get a red headed step child! Seems they would have run the wires in a chase. Any easy fixes? Thinking of attaching cable ties on the spinnaker halyard and running them up the inside ...

Not sure if I see any advantages over the Yamaha 9.9 high thrust except for maybe price? It weighs substantially more and the lower unit gearing is not what you would expect from a high thrust motor. We paid about $2,700 for the Yamaha 9.9 for our Seawind 1000 two years ago, given, it didn't have th...

Thanks for the info, I'll check when we make it down to the boat. Did you find the lifeguard trap worthwhile?

I've searched the archives and almost found my answer, but not quite. We are closing on our PDQ 36 in two days and I have a very important question. I notice that the gas tank vent is situated lower than the fill. My question is, do you fill the tank until the shut of on the pump shuts of or by that...

We've used Ameron ABC3 ablative paint in south Florida and it will usually last up to 2 years. It's used more by commercial craft and oil rigs than pleasure craft but can be purchased by the public. Best thing is it's priced around $100 per gallon, less than half the price of a "yacht" pai...

Ft.Pierce

We will be on the east coast of Florida in a few weeks. Any chance we could take a look at your bowsprit setup?

Thanks, that would be the size we prefer.

We have a contract on a PDQ 36 in Florida and are trying to get our ducks in a row. She doesn't come with a dinghy so we are trying to decide what would work. Does anyone know what the approximate dimensions are between the hulls where the rear beam is on the 36. And any suggestions of size of dingh...

Thanks Kitehawaii, that looks like a really nice setup. So Colligo thought the fiberglass tube between the bridgedeck and forward crossbeam would handle the compression loads of the bowsprit? If so that's good news. I didn't think of the uplift forces on the forward beam and the possible need for a ...

Our only experience with bowsprits and screechers were on our two Seawinds. Both the screecher and stern extensions transformed the Seawind 1000 from an ok sailor into a good performance cat. We probably used the screecher 60% of the time and it was worth it's weight in gold. One of the differences ...

Thanks Dan, We have owned two Seawind 1000's, both with bowsprit and screecher and it made a huge difference in the lighter winds. We also put stern extensions on them, which I hear has some benefits on the PDQ 36 as well. I'm still interested in hearing if the composite beam and strut on the older ...

Hi, I'm new to the forum but seriously looking at buying a PDQ 36. I see there's been a few PDQ's with bowsprit and screecher installed, something I would be interested in. The later year 36's seem to have aluminum front cross beams while the earlier models composite. What was the reason for changin...