I have mine on the cabin top. The only problem is that 2 days after it was intallled I stepped on it. So I took a piece of marine ply screw it onto the...
We have ours mounted on the sliding hatch over the companionway. It is a flexible little doormat model and not the large rigid type, have no idea of model....
I use a Sunsei 500, mounted with it's bracket, on the stern rail. It does an adequate job of maintaining the battery, but won't recharge if it runs out. I...
Hay Lou, do you have any pictures of the solar panel mounts on Andre's boat? Jim ... From: Conrad To: watkins@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009...
I mount my solar panel to the railing on the stern quarter when the boat is at my marina. I mount it off center since my ladder is in the center. I have...
I have an arch on my W36CC with three solar panels. The arch may be able to be adapted for the W27. The arch fabricator can certainly do something that would...
Bill, where do you live/sail? Most marinas stock shaft zincs. Or online Defender Ind. http://www.defender.com/category.jsp?path=-1|311|299255&id=319700 Jim ......
Mastery Marine out of Florida services the southeast. Mack Boring services the Mid-Atlantic and north. they each list dealers who you can use to order parts....
Paul Lapointe
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Come on Watkins owners Help us out, if you are planning on attending this years Raft-up go to the web site>data base>2009 Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous and sign...
I posted this to the site yesterday morning, and it has not showed up in my E-mail. Check it out and if you get it twice that is OK. Come on Watkins owners...
Wow, it won't be long! I miss the sounds of sailing, very much. You are now saying to yourself, this can not be Conrad, way too serious. Well, it is me, and...
A question for the group. The steering on my 1981 27 is becoming stiff and slow to respond. The Edson wheel, cables, idlers and quadrant all are in good...
Are you pulling the boat out of the water? (hopefully) Have you dived and looked at the bottom of the boat? Fresh or salt water? If salt, then you might have...
... Mr. LaPointe Pulling her would be my first choice, although the top of the rudder shaft trunk is well above the water line. Better safe. 'Beyond Reach' has...
My 78W27 has a stuffing box on the rudder shaft. It can be repacked with the boat in the water. Jim ... From: Conrad To: watkins@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
George, if you have to drop the rudder you will have to cut/grind fiberglass to do it. Unless the problem is where the rudder attaches to the skeg you don't...
Ed, The reason you will be able to go a bit larger on the diameter is that the prop extends about 4 inches off of the shaft.This allows for more tip clearance...
Jim, Tell me more about this cutting/grinding. Does not sound like something I want to rush-walk-crawl-back into. Also your stuffing box, does it resemble the...
I believe what Jim is saying, is that the actual bearing (pivoting) surfaces are at the bottom (skeg) and in the boat (stuffing box). Now, those should be the...
y bad, I forgot to mention that you can not just drop the rudder. You would have to cut the skeg off. Maybe I can explain it beter with pictures, let see....
Conrad...the 1981 W27 does not have a skeg...at least, mine doesn't. The rudder hangs from the hull suspended from the stuffing box and a clamp. Remove the...
George, the stuffing box is just above where the rudder shaft passes through the hull. Mine looks more like the one on the propeller shaft. On my 78W27 the...
Regarding dropping the rudder, the yard dug a hole about a foot or so deep so that they could drop the rudder. the depth of the hole would be dependent on...
Interesting, Phil. My '81 does have a skeg, just as shown in Conrad's photos, and numerous others on the photo page. I wonder if yours is a mod from a...
Jim, (and tks to Philip for his input) my setup is as Philip described. Rudder appears to be free hanging just behind a small skeg that extends part way down...
Good Philip. That's why I posted the photo, and glad to hear it is different. Interesting how they changed. Guess my boat was not as modern, but I like the...
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