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- Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:26 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Impellers on Yanmar Engines
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3900
Impellers on Yanmar Engines
Yesterday I changed the raw water impellers on my Yanmar 100s for the first time. What on earth was Yanmar/PDQ thinking when they put the water pump behind/below the generator? This seems idiotic. At any rate, has anyone found a better way to replace the impeller other than removing the generator a...
- Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:10 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Charter Info.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9065
Charters
Two couples from our yacht club here in middle Tennessee charter with the outfit on the Chesapeake and reported having a wonderful time. If I remember correctly, the charter company has 2004 version boats with the 75 horse engines. We have a 2004 with the 100 hp, and we strongly recommend the larger...
- Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:27 pm
- Forum: Destinations / Trip Reports / Crew
- Topic: British Virgins
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8900
BVI
Annie and I have chartered 8 times in the BVI and US Virgin Islands since 1994. We've always chartered Grand Banks trawlers from Trawlers in Paradise with great results. Denise and Tommy McCoy own and run the operation. Don't give Tommy any quarter.... He's a "biker-dude". There are some p...
- Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:02 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Lubricating the Rear Door.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7740
Lubricants
We've been using SailCote (?sp) and have found it very useful for lubricating most metal fittings, zippers, and places we want to exclude moisture such as the shore-power cabel inputs. Works great on the fittings for the various gates on MV34/51 as well as the shore-power electric and tv-cable conne...
- Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:29 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Prosine Inverter Problems
- Replies: 20
- Views: 43892
Prosice
Just to bring folks up to date on our Xantrex problem, even though the unit was a few weeks out of warranty, Xantrex replaced the unit at no charge, which we very much appreciated. Putting in the new one (we like to do our own maintenance) was a definite learning experience. Hint, don't trust the in...
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:14 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Prosine Inverter Problems
- Replies: 20
- Views: 43892
Update on the replacement inverter. All went swimmingly until I appled the torque wrench to the DC posts. Setting my wrench at just between the high and low recommended torques, the positive bolt broke off about 1/3 the way up the bolt. Great consternation and knashing (? sp) of teeth. Xantrex said ...
- Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:35 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Prosine Inverter Problems
- Replies: 20
- Views: 43892
- Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:35 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Prosine Inverter Problems
- Replies: 20
- Views: 43892
An update for those who are interested. It looks as though Xantrex is going to replace our inverter/charger gratis even though it is a few weeks out of warranty. The behavior of a professional company, in my opinion. Chris at PDQ (customer service) has offered to walk me through the configuration on...
- Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:15 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: HVAC Raw Water Filter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3988
- Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:11 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Prosine Inverter Problems
- Replies: 20
- Views: 43892
Thanks for your input. The 4/0 wiring that PDQ uses to connect batteries and inverter/charger is a suitable substitution for the 350 MCM, according to a Xantrex websight I found today. I'm wondering what Xantrex will do, as our problem was first noticed last fall, got worse this spring, and finally ...
- Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:50 am
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Prosine Inverter Problems
- Replies: 20
- Views: 43892
Prosine Inverter Problems
We have begun to get error messages from our Prosine 2.0 inverter, such as " Internal error 3073 " or " Internal error 0258 ". The fellow at Xantrex said this is a common problem if the cabling to the battery banks is 2-aught (?sp) or less. Apparently the 2.0 unit requires at lea...
- Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:44 am
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: HVAC Raw Water Filter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3988
HVAC Raw Water Filter
We have found crazing in both plastic see-through bowls of the HVAC raw water filters. The one in the port engine room also has a crack all the way through it, allowing water to leak out (small amounts). This is not a case of improper winterizing (what PDQ said caused the problem) as we religiously ...
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:28 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Transmission Filter Housing Cover
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3131
Transmission Filter Housing Cover
We were running back from a local anchorage about 15 miles upstream when we lost thrust from the port engine. Were able to finish the trip on one engine although the boat would not easily turn away from the down engine. Inspection back at the dock showed that the cover of the transmission filter hou...
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:10 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Feedback Please - PDQ 34 or 41
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17234
Greetings from inland. Annie and I bought our 34 (MV/34-51) in 2004 and brought her home through the Great Lakes and Western Rivers (see Passagemaker Magazine, October 2005 issue for an article on the trip). We faced seas constantly in the 8-10 feet area crossing Lake Erie. The boat handled them fin...
- Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:29 pm
- Forum: PDQ Powercat Forum
- Topic: Lightening Protection
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6904
Lightening
Thank you both. I am looking forward to reading the material.
Dave Mensel
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PDQ MV/34-51
Dave Mensel
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PDQ MV/34-51