PDQ 36 Crossing Oceans

[Brassmonkeys]

I would love to hear people opinions on purchasing a 1999 PDQ36 for longer passages aka crossing pacific.

The boat is set up with:

-extended hulls bringing the overall length to 39'5"

-upgraded batteries and electric generation

-water maker

-upgraded autopilot (may possibly splurge for windvane)


I would love to hear your criticism!

[Tupaia]

Excellent boats, well built and reasonable performance. Don't overload it and it will go anywhere.



Multihulls don't do well with windvanes all sorts of issues.



Because there is no healing there is no lee or weather helm generated by the rudders so as long as the sails are not completely out of balance then an electric autopilot uses very little power

[Brassmonkeys]

Originally Posted by Tupaia

Excellent boats, well built and reasonable performance. Don't overload it and it will go anywhere.



Multihulls don't do well with windvanes all sorts of issues.



Because there is no healing there is no lee or weather helm generated by the rudders so as long as the sails are not completely out of balance then an electric autopilot uses very little power

Thanks for the reply Tupaia, I have been looking at the windvanes that are connected to the helm and uses the boats steering system. Would we still experience the same issues using this type of windvane?

[kmacdonald]

Forget the wind vane and get a backup autopilot.

[Perfect Ride]

We did over 40,000 miles on a extended hull of the PDQ (44' Antares). I felt that boat would always get us to the other side of an ocean. A very solid vessel, well designed.


For more specific info try here: PDQ Capella (PDQ 36) Forum - PDQ OWNERS FORUM


and here: https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pdq-36

[GRIT]

Windvanes use the apparent wind to steer. Apparent wind changes quite a lot on cats, as they accelerate and decelerate up and down waves. A puff of wind can increase speed by several knots, changing the apparent angle of the wind, and throwing the vane for a loop.

A slow cat would have better luck.
A PDQ is not a slow cat.

I'd love to have a vane on our boat too, but it's not a slow cat either.

Cheers.
Paul.

[PineyWoodsPete]

A wind vane system will be totally impractical IMO, as the ones I've seen, including our daughter's family classic Swan 41 with the wheel aft in the cockpit, have a drum mounted on the wheel (forward cockpit bulkhead in the PDQ), with lines crossing cockpit from each side, and the vane easily reachable from the transom for adjustment.

Our Autohelm Wheelpilot drew very little current on our '93 FP Antigua 37 - lasted over 14,000 nm on the original little motor, for which we had a spare...and a simple belt replacement.

[Sand crab]

Originally Posted by Perfect Ride

We did over 40,000 miles on a extended hull of the PDQ (44' Antares).

I'm confused, extended from what? Just to clear this up for the OP, Isn't that a totally different boat from the 36?
Thanks
Bobber

[Brassmonkeys]

Originally Posted by Sand crab

I'm confused, extended from what? Just to clear this up for the OP, Isn't that a totally different boat from the 36?
Thanks
Bobber

This is a PDQ36 with a 2.5' hull extension. We plan on buying a boat with the capabilities of longer trips such as crossing oceans

[Tupaia]

Originally Posted by Brassmonkeys

This is a PDQ36 with a 2.5' hull extension. We plan on buying a boat with the capabilities of longer trips such as crossing oceans

A standard PDQ 36 will cross oceans.

I believe the original PDQ 36 Capelia sailed from Canada to UK and subsequently to the Netherlands.
Crossing oceans is less about the size of the boat and more about the skipper

[Sand crab]

Originally Posted by Brassmonkeys

This is a PDQ36 with a 2.5' hull extension. We plan on buying a boat with the capabilities of longer trips such as crossing oceans

I was asking about the post that Perfect Ride said His Antares 44 had extended hulls. After some research I think he was referring that the A44 was an extended version of the PDQ 42.