Is there anything I need to be aware of before my boat is completed and delievered to me. I purchased it pretty well loaded. My specific questions are regarding Air Conditioning, Generator, refrig, yanmar engine, etc. I am upgrading from an Olson 25 racer and have multiple experiences with Moorings and similar bareboat rentals. Thanks,
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Is there anything I need to be aware of before my boat is completed and delievered to me. I purchased it pretty well loaded. My specific questions are regarding Air Conditioning, Generator, refrig, yanmar engine, etc. I am upgrading from an Olson 25 racer and have multiple experiences with Moorings and similar bareboat rentals. Thanks,
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Jack W
2005 H36
I too have a 2005 H36-delivered this past July. I moved up from an ODay 28 and I love this boat! When we had the Oday, my wife would occasionaly go out with me. Now, I've created a monster! She loves the boat and wants to go out all the time! Nothing wrong with this picture!! I would very seriously consider upgrading to the vertical battened main or talk to your dealer about what to do with the skimpy leech cord. (if he has any good suggestions, let me know). Order the stern seat cushions and rail back rests from this site's chandlery!! They are great! The aft cabin mattress is a little hard-I bought one of those waffle pads-and that makes a big difference sleeping. Put a swivel on your anchor rode-it tends to spin when retreiving and jams on the gypsy. I had my dealer install a foredeck spotlight on the mast-this is handy as it lights the whole deck great if you have to forward at night and it actually backlights the sails for a little visibilty to other boats when sailing at night. I wish I had ordered the fresh water flushing head. The water in the pickup hose on my manual flush gets a really foul odor from the warm seawater even after sitting for one day. I needed to get a 50 to 2-30 amps splitter for my dock because the service to my 40 ft dock in my marina only provides 50 amps. If you get one, make sure you get the version with the right 50 amp polarity (blade) plug, otherwise the circuit breakers will trip. I went nuts trying to figure out the problem! A good boat store should know. Beleive it or not, my dealer had no clue! I'm sure you will love this boat as I do!! None of the above are complaints-just some thoughts which I hope helps you a little. If you wish to contact me, I'm listed in the owners directory. Jack
I too have a 2005 H36-delivered this past July. I moved up from an ODay 28 and I love this boat! When we had the Oday, my wife would occasionaly go out with me. Now, I've created a monster! She loves the boat and wants to go out all the time! Nothing wrong with this picture!! I would very seriously consider upgrading to the vertical battened main or talk to your dealer about what to do with the skimpy leech cord. (if he has any good suggestions, let me know). Order the stern seat cushions and rail back rests from this site's chandlery!! They are great! The aft cabin mattress is a little hard-I bought one of those waffle pads-and that makes a big difference sleeping. Put a swivel on your anchor rode-it tends to spin when retreiving and jams on the gypsy. I had my dealer install a foredeck spotlight on the mast-this is handy as it lights the whole deck great if you have to forward at night and it actually backlights the sails for a little visibilty to other boats when sailing at night. I wish I had ordered the fresh water flushing head. The water in the pickup hose on my manual flush gets a really foul odor from the warm seawater even after sitting for one day. I needed to get a 50 to 2-30 amps splitter for my dock because the service to my 40 ft dock in my marina only provides 50 amps. If you get one, make sure you get the version with the right 50 amp polarity (blade) plug, otherwise the circuit breakers will trip. I went nuts trying to figure out the problem! A good boat store should know. Beleive it or not, my dealer had no clue! I'm sure you will love this boat as I do!! None of the above are complaints-just some thoughts which I hope helps you a little. If you wish to contact me, I'm listed in the owners directory. Jack
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Jack W
2005 H36
I too have a 2005 H36-delivered this past July. I moved up from an ODay 28 and I love this boat! When we had the Oday, my wife would occasionaly go out with me. Now, I've created a monster! She loves the boat and wants to go out all the time! Nothing wrong with this picture!! I would very seriously consider upgrading to the vertical battened main or talk to your dealer about what to do with the skimpy leech cord. (if he has any good suggestions, let me know). Order the stern seat cushions and rail back rests from this site's chandlery!! They are great! The aft cabin mattress is a little hard-I bought one of those waffle pads-and that makes a big difference sleeping. Put a swivel on your anchor rode-it tends to spin when retreiving and jams on the gypsy. I had my dealer install a foredeck spotlight on the mast-this is handy as it lights the whole deck great if you have to forward at night and it actually backlights the sails for a little visibilty to other boats when sailing at night. I wish I had ordered the fresh water flushing head. The water in the pickup hose on my manual flush gets a really foul odor from the warm seawater even after sitting for one day. I needed to get a 50 to 2-30 amps splitter for my dock because the service to my 40 ft dock in my marina only provides 50 amps. If you get one, make sure you get the version with the right 50 amp polarity (blade) plug, otherwise the circuit breakers will trip. I went nuts trying to figure out the problem! A good boat store should know. Beleive it or not, my dealer had no clue! I'm sure you will love this boat as I do!! None of the above are complaints-just some thoughts which I hope helps you a little. If you wish to contact me, I'm listed in the owners directory. Jack
I too have a 2005 H36-delivered this past July. I moved up from an ODay 28 and I love this boat! When we had the Oday, my wife would occasionaly go out with me. Now, I've created a monster! She loves the boat and wants to go out all the time! Nothing wrong with this picture!! I would very seriously consider upgrading to the vertical battened main or talk to your dealer about what to do with the skimpy leech cord. (if he has any good suggestions, let me know). Order the stern seat cushions and rail back rests from this site's chandlery!! They are great! The aft cabin mattress is a little hard-I bought one of those waffle pads-and that makes a big difference sleeping. Put a swivel on your anchor rode-it tends to spin when retreiving and jams on the gypsy. I had my dealer install a foredeck spotlight on the mast-this is handy as it lights the whole deck great if you have to forward at night and it actually backlights the sails for a little visibilty to other boats when sailing at night. I wish I had ordered the fresh water flushing head. The water in the pickup hose on my manual flush gets a really foul odor from the warm seawater even after sitting for one day. I needed to get a 50 to 2-30 amps splitter for my dock because the service to my 40 ft dock in my marina only provides 50 amps. If you get one, make sure you get the version with the right 50 amp polarity (blade) plug, otherwise the circuit breakers will trip. I went nuts trying to figure out the problem! A good boat store should know. Beleive it or not, my dealer had no clue! I'm sure you will love this boat as I do!! None of the above are complaints-just some thoughts which I hope helps you a little. If you wish to contact me, I'm listed in the owners directory. Jack
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John Richard
Some ideas for you
Mike, I would suggest that you consider the following. Everyone of these I found out about through experience, trial and error: 1. Add a second set of wind direction and knot meters above the companionway. These will come in handy for your crew when trimming the sails. And, you can look forward instead of down at the helm station. 2. Have a dripless shaft seal installed from PYI. 3. A little pricey, but well worth it would be a feathering Max Prop. 4. Install a Link 2000 battery monitor. 5. Be sure to rig a second halyard for the foredeck in case you want to add another light air head sail. This is in addition to a spinnaker halyard. 6. Hook up the AM-FM radio to a TV antenne at the masthead. We have a UFO brand and I think another good one is by Shakespear. 7. Consider having a lexan splash shield made and installed in front of your sink to keep from splashing people and settee fabric. Check the archives on this because one of our readers came up with a super design. 8. Strongly consider adding a cruising spinnaker with all the necessary hardware such as dedicated winches, padeyes, snapshackles, etc. Have the winches installed toward the rear of the cockpit near the point where the sheets will feed through their snapshackle. This location will make it easier to manage and your crew won't have to duck under the sheets if they lead to the top of the companionway area. 9. Ask about easily adjustable headsail fairleads. These allow for adjustments from the cockpit by pulling a line that extends through a block system. You don't have to go forward and try to move them when they are under heavy loads. 10. If you are getting the furling mast option, have the outhaul upgraded to a high quality line with very little stretch. Ours had to be replaced because of wear. If it begins to slip in the jam cleat, it becomes worthless. 11. I would order the boat without sails and buy high quality ones on your own. The OEM things that come from UK via China are a waste of time. You will find the main will develop a leach flutter and too much draft after a short time. We just made the change and the difference is noteworthy. Every one of these were never mentioned by our broker. If you add them now, their cost can be spread out over the boat's loan. You can rest assurred that the folks on this site have a LOT of good ideas to offer that were gained the hard way. Best wishes, John Richard s/v Jack's Place
Mike, I would suggest that you consider the following. Everyone of these I found out about through experience, trial and error: 1. Add a second set of wind direction and knot meters above the companionway. These will come in handy for your crew when trimming the sails. And, you can look forward instead of down at the helm station. 2. Have a dripless shaft seal installed from PYI. 3. A little pricey, but well worth it would be a feathering Max Prop. 4. Install a Link 2000 battery monitor. 5. Be sure to rig a second halyard for the foredeck in case you want to add another light air head sail. This is in addition to a spinnaker halyard. 6. Hook up the AM-FM radio to a TV antenne at the masthead. We have a UFO brand and I think another good one is by Shakespear. 7. Consider having a lexan splash shield made and installed in front of your sink to keep from splashing people and settee fabric. Check the archives on this because one of our readers came up with a super design. 8. Strongly consider adding a cruising spinnaker with all the necessary hardware such as dedicated winches, padeyes, snapshackles, etc. Have the winches installed toward the rear of the cockpit near the point where the sheets will feed through their snapshackle. This location will make it easier to manage and your crew won't have to duck under the sheets if they lead to the top of the companionway area. 9. Ask about easily adjustable headsail fairleads. These allow for adjustments from the cockpit by pulling a line that extends through a block system. You don't have to go forward and try to move them when they are under heavy loads. 10. If you are getting the furling mast option, have the outhaul upgraded to a high quality line with very little stretch. Ours had to be replaced because of wear. If it begins to slip in the jam cleat, it becomes worthless. 11. I would order the boat without sails and buy high quality ones on your own. The OEM things that come from UK via China are a waste of time. You will find the main will develop a leach flutter and too much draft after a short time. We just made the change and the difference is noteworthy. Every one of these were never mentioned by our broker. If you add them now, their cost can be spread out over the boat's loan. You can rest assurred that the folks on this site have a LOT of good ideas to offer that were gained the hard way. Best wishes, John Richard s/v Jack's Place
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John Richard
Some ideas for you
Mike, I would suggest that you consider the following. Everyone of these I found out about through experience, trial and error: 1. Add a second set of wind direction and knot meters above the companionway. These will come in handy for your crew when trimming the sails. And, you can look forward instead of down at the helm station. 2. Have a dripless shaft seal installed from PYI. 3. A little pricey, but well worth it would be a feathering Max Prop. 4. Install a Link 2000 battery monitor. 5. Be sure to rig a second halyard for the foredeck in case you want to add another light air head sail. This is in addition to a spinnaker halyard. 6. Hook up the AM-FM radio to a TV antenne at the masthead. We have a UFO brand and I think another good one is by Shakespear. 7. Consider having a lexan splash shield made and installed in front of your sink to keep from splashing people and settee fabric. Check the archives on this because one of our readers came up with a super design. 8. Strongly consider adding a cruising spinnaker with all the necessary hardware such as dedicated winches, padeyes, snapshackles, etc. Have the winches installed toward the rear of the cockpit near the point where the sheets will feed through their snapshackle. This location will make it easier to manage and your crew won't have to duck under the sheets if they lead to the top of the companionway area. 9. Ask about easily adjustable headsail fairleads. These allow for adjustments from the cockpit by pulling a line that extends through a block system. You don't have to go forward and try to move them when they are under heavy loads. 10. If you are getting the furling mast option, have the outhaul upgraded to a high quality line with very little stretch. Ours had to be replaced because of wear. If it begins to slip in the jam cleat, it becomes worthless. 11. I would order the boat without sails and buy high quality ones on your own. The OEM things that come from UK via China are a waste of time. You will find the main will develop a leach flutter and too much draft after a short time. We just made the change and the difference is noteworthy. Every one of these were never mentioned by our broker. If you add them now, their cost can be spread out over the boat's loan. You can rest assurred that the folks on this site have a LOT of good ideas to offer that were gained the hard way. Best wishes, John Richard s/v Jack's Place
Mike, I would suggest that you consider the following. Everyone of these I found out about through experience, trial and error: 1. Add a second set of wind direction and knot meters above the companionway. These will come in handy for your crew when trimming the sails. And, you can look forward instead of down at the helm station. 2. Have a dripless shaft seal installed from PYI. 3. A little pricey, but well worth it would be a feathering Max Prop. 4. Install a Link 2000 battery monitor. 5. Be sure to rig a second halyard for the foredeck in case you want to add another light air head sail. This is in addition to a spinnaker halyard. 6. Hook up the AM-FM radio to a TV antenne at the masthead. We have a UFO brand and I think another good one is by Shakespear. 7. Consider having a lexan splash shield made and installed in front of your sink to keep from splashing people and settee fabric. Check the archives on this because one of our readers came up with a super design. 8. Strongly consider adding a cruising spinnaker with all the necessary hardware such as dedicated winches, padeyes, snapshackles, etc. Have the winches installed toward the rear of the cockpit near the point where the sheets will feed through their snapshackle. This location will make it easier to manage and your crew won't have to duck under the sheets if they lead to the top of the companionway area. 9. Ask about easily adjustable headsail fairleads. These allow for adjustments from the cockpit by pulling a line that extends through a block system. You don't have to go forward and try to move them when they are under heavy loads. 10. If you are getting the furling mast option, have the outhaul upgraded to a high quality line with very little stretch. Ours had to be replaced because of wear. If it begins to slip in the jam cleat, it becomes worthless. 11. I would order the boat without sails and buy high quality ones on your own. The OEM things that come from UK via China are a waste of time. You will find the main will develop a leach flutter and too much draft after a short time. We just made the change and the difference is noteworthy. Every one of these were never mentioned by our broker. If you add them now, their cost can be spread out over the boat's loan. You can rest assurred that the folks on this site have a LOT of good ideas to offer that were gained the hard way. Best wishes, John Richard s/v Jack's Place
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