Marty, Let me know when you want to go sailing. I am going to anchor out tonight. I have cleaned and greased the winches as you suggested. They are now in...
Hi Deryk. The steering on Happi, the pilothouse has hydraulic steering. I supose you could rig a cable set up to work. Or use a teleflex type like the...
Bill, how is Brenda doing? Is she still having balance problems? Jim s/v Wildest Dream ... From: Bill Clouse To: watkins@yahoogroups.com Sent: 9/11/2007...
Hi Jim! Brenda's balence is about the same. She uses a cane to get around with, but the good news is that it's not getting any worse. We've tied happi up a...
Bill, I'm glad Brinda is coping with the problem. You just have to do the best you can with what life hands you. I hope you guys can make it to the Raft-up...
My thanks to you Deryk. There are those who have never seen their stuffing box let alone know how to maintain it. again......my thanks Larry Czikra Deryk...
Hello, I have a YSM12G that came with my new to me 1979 Watkins 27 Sailboat. This summer has been my first experience with diesel engines. This entire...
Well lets see what you guys come up with. I have a 1976 23ft Watkins - 24 years in my ownership. Slightly overbuilt ;-). I am finally redoing the topsides and...
The spring is there to hold the stop lever in the run position. If your stop cable is stiff and if you always push it back in again when you have stopped ...
Thanks Bryan, but I don't seem to have a stop cable. To stop the engine I just back the throttle lever to a certain spot which kills the engine. ( I have a...
Hi, Sorry - just a bit confused regarding what you are asking. Is the gasket the only part of the side windows that you are concerned about? Then, the stern...
Rick, I had a 77 W23XL. I believe what he is speaking about is the forward ports on each side and the rearward ports on each side. If the 76 W23 has a...
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Bill, sorry to hear the Brenda is not getting better, but it is good news that she is not getting worse. Also good news to hear that you are keeping Happi. I...
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help! i am having trouble getting consistent readings on my new depth instrument. i have siliconed it to the inside of the port hull, just in front of the...
Hay Paul, when in Oct.? Jim ... From: To: watkins@yahoogroups.com Sent: 9/19/2007 12:12:27 PM Subject: Re: [watkins] Brenda's balence Bill, sorry to hear the...
If you have any air bubbles in the silicon it will give you bad readings. I used the silicon method in my previous boat for 4 years. All I had to do is re bed...
Jandris, I have used "in hull" set ups. I sometimes have similar readings, but they shift back quickly. I attribute it to such things as a school of fish or...
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I could not get mine to work with silicone, so I cut a piece of PVC pipe at the angle of the hull, glued it down with 5200 and filled it wit water to see it if...
I need to replace all ports on my 23 - both the seals and Lexan. The seals are shot the Lexan is slowly getting there. The boat is over 31 years old. I am...
Stern - towards the back of the boat on the cabin top - probably closer to amid-ship if you want to be precise. There are no additional ports than those that...
You need to watch the "throttle" lever and stop lever operation from below while a friend/wife/accomplice operates the cockpit controls. No doubt that after...
Hello, Paul called and wondered if I had left the country! Still here, but too busy to sail for now. I am selling MLB as my daughters college expenses are...
I am looking to buy a Watkins 27. I have looked at two so far. both are in need of lots of work mainly in soft decks. On one the mast has a slight bend above...
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