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...
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Rick Bailey
rick_rew
Jul 1, 2007 6:33 pm
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...
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Rick Bailey
rick_rew
Jul 1, 2007 6:40 pm
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...
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Jim Shroeger
boone6129
Jul 2, 2007 6:18 pm
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,...
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Jim Shroeger
boone6129
Jul 3, 2007 12:32 am
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:...
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John Myers
watkins25
Jul 3, 2007 2:38 am
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....
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Joe Ward
joeward52
Jul 3, 2007 4:55 pm
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 "...
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Deryk
deryk_macleod
Jul 4, 2007 1:47 am
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...
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John Myers
watkins25
Jul 4, 2007 2:32 am
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. ...
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Deryk
deryk_macleod
Jul 4, 2007 3:31 am
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...
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John Myers
watkins25
Jul 4, 2007 2:45 pm
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...
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Deryk
deryk_macleod
Jul 4, 2007 10:22 pm
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....
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Deryk
deryk_macleod
Jul 5, 2007 9:23 pm
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...
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John Myers
watkins25
Jul 6, 2007 12:28 am
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 ...
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John Peterson
daburro
Jul 6, 2007 11:16 am
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...
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mikegerman2003
Jul 6, 2007 10:23 pm
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...
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Conrad
watkins23xl
Jul 6, 2007 10:58 pm
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...
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Conrad
watkins23xl
Jul 6, 2007 11:45 pm
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...
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Jim Shroeger
boone6129
Jul 7, 2007 12:12 am
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,...
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Conrad
watkins23xl
Jul 7, 2007 2:02 am
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...
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Deryk
deryk_macleod
Jul 7, 2007 3:51 am
Hey Paul, I tried emailing ya back 2 times and it keeps comingback as Delivery to the following recipients failed. praying_for_mariah@... ... with ... ...
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capbrian
Jul 7, 2007 5:19 am
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...
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John Peterson
daburro
Jul 7, 2007 10:59 am
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...
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Conrad
watkins23xl
Jul 7, 2007 11:13 am
It did the same to me, also. Paul is like Frosty the Snowman, he'll be back again someday! C in Atlanta...
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F Keith Brown
manateepr
Jul 7, 2007 11:13 am
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...
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weisert@...
weisert
Jul 7, 2007 1:22 pm
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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Deryk
deryk_macleod
Jul 7, 2007 1:43 pm
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...
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Lapoints@...
Jul 7, 2007 1:46 pm
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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Lapoints@...
Jul 7, 2007 1:49 pm
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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Michael.D.McDonald@...
xentonbodhi
Jul 8, 2007 1:31 am
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,...
