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14992
Hi All, Well I got pulled out this weekend, and man was my prop covered in quater sized barnacles... well they noticed my cutlass bearing has moved inside and...
Deryk
deryk_macleod
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Jul 1, 2007
2:55 pm
14993
My forward hatch is 20 inches square. Don't know who made it, but you can probably get a replacement that right size without much looking. I don't have a...
Rick Bailey
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Jul 1, 2007
6:33 pm
14994
Got the name of the manufacturer of the ports wrong. See below from another email for ... They measure out to about 8" x 18" (large, of course) Smaller ones...
Rick Bailey
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Jul 1, 2007
6:40 pm
14995
John: I have a new email address. Could you please change your Watkins web site info so I can receive all future communications at svsundew@.... Thanks,...
Jim Shroeger
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Jul 2, 2007
6:18 pm
14996
Paul: Any word on the Watkins burgee? I can send you a check if you need payment up front. Thanks much. Jim Sundew 78W27 p.s. I have a new email address:...
Jim Shroeger
boone6129
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Jul 3, 2007
12:32 am
14997
In the "HOW TO" section of www.watkinsowner.com <http://www.watkinsowner.com/> there is a detailed article on how to change ports, including the part numbers....
John Myers
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Jul 3, 2007
2:38 am
14998
Regarding the question about replacing deck hatches, I replaced my forward hatch with one made by Bomar, a division of Pompanette. The cutout size is 20 1/4 "...
Joe Ward
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Jul 3, 2007
4:55 pm
14999
So, What does the shaft look like where it goes into the coupler? Ive got a 1979 Watkins with the ysm 8 diesel. I can barely get to the back side of my...
Deryk
deryk_macleod
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Jul 4, 2007
1:47 am
15000
There is a detailed article on how to replace the cutless bearing on a W27 on the watkinsowners.com website. The article is in the "How To Articles" section. ...
John Myers
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Jul 4, 2007
2:32 am
15001
Hello, Well The problem is that mine doesnt look anything like that. I dont have a pipe piece on the outside, I have a fiberglass tube that the prop shaft...
Deryk
deryk_macleod
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Jul 4, 2007
3:31 am
15002
As you said, you will need to remove your prop shaft. The hardest part will be removing the flange at the engine. One of the older posts described what I...
John Myers
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Jul 4, 2007
2:45 pm
15003
Thanks John, I was wondering why the bolts were about an inch longer then the back coupling. Ive spent the day reading online about how to pull the shaft....
Deryk
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Jul 4, 2007
10:22 pm
15004
Well, wasnt as bad as it could have been. I had to buy a pair of larger vicegrips for 20 bucks and was able to use the grips to hold the shaft on the inside...
Deryk
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Jul 5, 2007
9:23 pm
15005
No the black flexible hose does not hold the packing. The packing is inside the brass piece on the end of the rubber hose. Everything there should be ...
John Myers
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Jul 6, 2007
12:28 am
15006
Deryk, Do a Google Search for Stuffing Box and several good sites come up with instructions and pictures. The link below was written by a Marine Surveyor in my...
John Peterson
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Jul 6, 2007
11:16 am
15007
Looks like I have to bite the bullet and replace the fuel tank on my 1983 W27. Has anyone ever done this? Could you share any useful information, such as the...
mikegerman2003
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Jul 6, 2007
10:23 pm
15008
Dr. Dave, The book came yesterday from J. Tuttle Marine Books. Beautiful book! You have done an amazing amount of things in your life, from teaching to...
Conrad
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Jul 6, 2007
10:58 pm
15009
Well, my 12 year old now likes sailing. He has always been a little cautious when we sail, but I gave him the tiller on Johnnie's birthday and said take us...
Conrad
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Jul 6, 2007
11:45 pm
15010
Mike: We relined our fuel tank on our 78W27. In order to do this we had to remove it. After several trys and a whole bunch of non nautical four letter words,...
Jim Shroeger
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Jul 7, 2007
12:12 am
15011
Great news, Jim. If you have any pictures of the nightmare, I mean "work-study," would you please post them. I was asked three years ago to put together my...
Conrad
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Jul 7, 2007
2:02 am
15012
Hey Paul, I tried emailing ya back 2 times and it keeps comingback as Delivery to the following recipients failed. praying_for_mariah@... ... with ... ...
Deryk
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Jul 7, 2007
3:51 am
15013
I do not know the W27 well but on the W30 which is generally similar, the cockpit locker is separated from the engine by two removeable wooden panels separated...
capbrian
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Jul 7, 2007
5:19 am
15014
Mike, I replaced the tank on my 82W27. The first summer I owned the boat I had fuel filter failure three times. It was a pretty big job because I pulled the...
John Peterson
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Jul 7, 2007
10:59 am
15015
It did the same to me, also. Paul is like Frosty the Snowman, he'll be back again someday! C in Atlanta...
Conrad
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Jul 7, 2007
11:13 am
15016
You might want to consider lifting the engine out. The key is finding access to a lift to ease it forward and out temporarily. I removed a fuel tank once...
F Keith Brown
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Jul 7, 2007
11:13 am
15017
Keith, Last year I had to have a fuel tank leak repaired on my Watkins 32. Not sure how it works on a 27, but i took the tank out thru the starboard lazarete....
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Jul 7, 2007
1:22 pm
15018
Hey Conrad congrats on getting another hand aboard with dylan takin over. I noticed in your pics ya added 2 chairs. Im installing 1 because Im tired of...
Deryk
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Jul 7, 2007
1:43 pm
15019
Mike, I also am looking at the 36's. My wife does not like the center cockpit so I am looking at the aft cockpits. I have sailed with Bruce Tinsley on his CC...
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Jul 7, 2007
1:46 pm
15020
Mike, I also am looking at the 36's. My wife does not like the center cockpit so I am looking at the aft cockpits. I have sailed with Bruce Tinsley on his CC...
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Jul 7, 2007
1:49 pm
15021
Paul and others, Has anyone done a comparison to the Irwin 37, 38 and 41 Center Cockpit models? The Irwin 37 seems to be somewhat similar to the Watkins 36,...
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Jul 8, 2007
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