PDQ OWNERS FORUM

Cleaning the Bottom? Posted by Richard Sapp on September 24, 1999 at 16:36:34: Dear Kevin, What a great idea - thanks for putting this together Question:[/i] We live in the Pacific Northwest where 12 to 15 foot tides are a daily occurance. We are rapidly approaching the need to clean the long green ...

Footloose update Posted by Mike Proctor on September 20, 1999 at 11:15:00: From: Mike Proctor, Footloose PDQ36, hull # 34 email svfootloose@bigfoot.com To: Kevin Smith s/v Phenix, PDQ32, hull #7 Kevin; Thanks for the email. You ask about problems well we have had many. The latest is we are having ex...

Windlass Posted by Bob Moline on September 13, 1999 at 20:58:42: This year I added a SL 600 Sprint windlass to my PDQ32 hull #20. The windlass performed well for about 6 anchoring locations (spread over 3 weeks)or more Then it started to work more intermittantly. The contactor would click but the mo...

Hull #2 owner Sea Paws Posted by Chester King on September 13, 1999 at 20:35:57: Glad to find out about the board of fellow owners. My wife and I bought our PDQ last August and have enjoyed every adventure out on it. We keep it in Annapolis at Chesapeake Cat Center. I'll be glad to share stories and...

watermakers Posted by Marc Gershel on September 03, 1999 at 12:17:35: We are hoping to get to the Bahamas this winter & I was wondering if a watermaker was worth the investment. I've heard stories that water was expensive there. Just wondering what everyone else thought Marc Follow Ups: Re: wate...

PDQ36 Roller Furling and New Boat Options Posted by Roger Ford on August 30, 1999 at 10:21:42: We're in the process of putting together options for our new PDQ36. Has everyone been satisfied with the Harken 1.5 Roller Furling? Did anyone consider upgrading to the 2.0 and what was the final decision?...

SPINNAKER Posted by Marc Gershel on August 26, 1999 at 12:05:36: Well, I finally got the guts to try the spinnaker that came with my PDQ36 Everything went great until I tried to put that big 'GENIE' back in the bottle I have a sock, but I couldn't figure out how to dump the wind so that I could pull...

A/C for a PDQ36 Posted by Darian and Marie Pringle on August 23, 1999 at 19:12:34: Thinking of installing A/C as this winter's boat project. Any experience with current installations would be appreciated...planning on running the system only while dockside (no genset) Tranquility....36018 West River...

FISHING Posted by Mary Knight on August 18, 1999 at 21:29:36: This is a good idea for sharing information. Thanks! John and I will be sailing south in October on ALGOMA, or PDQ36, and with any luck, we might be able to check up with Mike in the Bahamas. I have a question about fishing..especially tr...

Yamaha mechanic

Posted by Mark Chamberlain on August 18, 1999 at 17:18:02:

Does anyone know of good place on Lake Michigan to get Yamaha
engines repaired?

Rig Tension Posted by Dale Koonce on July 22, 1999 at 09:29:16: My thanks to Kevin for hosting this board I have a PDQ 32 Hull #36 which I enjoy sailing on the Chesapeake Bay I am trying to figure out what the correct tension is for the rigging I have contacted the factory and their only reply is th...

New PDQ's and Chartering Posted by Mike Houghton on July 01, 1999 at 15:21:40: Hey Kevin! Congratulations on getting this idea up and running I'm sure you,(we all), will get a lot of benefit by utilizing your Board You should also know by now I hope, that there is also a very comprehensive POA(PDQ O...