Am I right in thinking the 33 and 36 were moulds bought in from defunct other manufacturers.? The 30 was the biggest boat designed 'in-house' by the Watkins...
Thanks for the input. If I get her it will be a major refit. She has been abused. So I will have a lot of questions regarding the systems. However for less...
Hello, My name is Gene. I own an '82 Watkins 27 MK II. Her name is African Queen We live in Sarasota Florida in a in the South County of Sarasota. We are...
Can you post some pictures on the Watkins yahoo page? Or send them to John Meyers who has the Watkins.com web page. John Dream Date 82W27 _____ From:...
I have a 29 and it does have a mild soft deck issue in one spot. Nothing worth fixing but 2 inspectors both noticed it and said the same thing - likely no...
Hello Watkins World. Just wanted to say hello. I have been deleting 10 messages a day from someone name Hussan, and they were pushing a xxx site, so hope...
Too much tapping could eventually crumble the core. Stop ££$%&&$% well tapping.!! Would you tap your car body and then complain about the finish :-)) Bryan ...
Conrad, Down in Georgia visiting wonderful LaGrange then off to Vancouver. Looking forward to getting back to New Jersey this weekend and getting Moriah back...
Hello Gene, I own a 1977 Watkins 27 and she is in the Punta Gorda area of Charlotte Harbor. If you have sailed south to Ft. Myers, you have sailed past the...
After a nice sail yesterday I discovred that I blew the cockpit drain hose on my W30 Seawolf. I was able to get a tapered wooden plug into the hole for a temp...
Hello Skipper, I'll have your back, have Deleted a bunch of the XXX myself. You may not see us, but you are not alone;) All is well and safe. Terry s/v Do U...
No, you have it pretty twisted up. You can read the history on the Watkinsowners.com website. Click on HISTORY. The only Watkins not designed in house was the...
Gene, Sorry to hear your bad fortune. You might consider asking the group for help sooner next time. I have a man who salvaged his W27 and has a mast and...
Hello Terry!!! Wow, that's good to know. I don't have your home email, as my old machine crashed. Please zip me something to mine and I will have it and send...
Are you speaking of the hose that runs to the bilge, or the one that has a thru-hull fitting on it? I had a simular situation a while ago, where I accidentally...
Conrad, I've missed your E-mails on drugs. Jim ... From: Conrad To: watkins@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 6:28 AM Subject: [watkins] Re: cockpit...
... I had NO idea there were any XXX or other spam appearing on this group since I have not received a one since I joined a couple of months ago. So I say...
Now that we are the new owners of Prairie Sailor(fmr Wayward Wind) we are going to be starting in on our changes to the boat. One of the first will be the...
Why thank you, from the hidden moderators, Phantoms of the page. That sounds kind of cool Terry. Glad you guys enjoy the page. I have nothing to do with it....
Alan, Have you moved the boat to from Fl to Minnesota? If so, we need you to post pictures of the boat on your trailer to the Yahoo page or to John Meyers ...
Hello: I have a 1989 Watkins Seawolf 30'. I am having trouble with my Pacific Stove. When you push in the knob the stove burner will ignite. But the flame is...
Hi! Allen. on Happi our 27 pilothouse we have an access port cut in the inner liner exposing the outer hull. We can grt to the back stay chain plate and much...
Conrad, The hose I am speaking of is from a drain in the aft portion of the cockpit. The hose connects to a fitting on the bottom of the boat so that water...
Ah yes, Len, I know what you are talking about. Wow, that is tough to get to. I had one blocked and use to just have to keep unplugging it from leaves and...
Maria, Sorry but I do not think the Watkins boats came with that stove. I did a quick search on the web and found no such company or Brand Name. Kenyon or...
Happy Birthday to Paul, Happy Birthday to Paul, Happy Birthday dear Paul, Happy Birthday to Paul! Now, everyone wish him a happy birthday, so when he gets...
Paul, On this, your 96th birthday, may you find peace and happiness when you use the porta-potti, 'cause I know that at your age, well, things just don't...
I created a removeable bolt-on strut in the center part of the partition between the stbd. side cockpit locker and the engine space. Then I cut out the centre ...