http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/ Pacific Seacraft Dana Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:57:01 GMT jcskua http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5446 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5446 Boat has been sold to the Cardwells of Colorado. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:30:28 GMT Robin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5445 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5445 Ahoy All, Just a quick one to let you know that finally Yanmar have woken up to the fact that I am unhappy with my 3YM20 engine and have agreed to give me Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:30:19 GMT rachappell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5444 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5444 ... Jake, if your engine number (on the front plate) starts with an E you have the YEU or European version engine and some parts may differ. If your engine Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:48:09 GMT Jakob C http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5443 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5443 I found out the hard way that my 2GM20F is a "european" engine when I had ordered a regular water pump impeller and discovered it didn't fit. I now know I need Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:03:47 GMT Daniel Edel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5442 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5442 Gary: When we brought our mast down this Fall I took a number of pictures of our system that includes a furling system. I'll make them available to whomever Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:39:41 GMT Gary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5441 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5441 Thanks to everyone for all the feedback on trailering and mast raising. About 10 days ago, we purchased Dana #182. In early November, we will be making the Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:29:04 GMT Gary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5440 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5440 Gerry, Thanks for working with Loadmaster on this. I'll definitely get that measurement from them. Hope you have warmed up by now! Gary Felix Dana #182 Omaha, Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:00:33 GMT Gerry Herrmann http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5439 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5439 Hi Gary, Gary from Loadmaster took measurements of my Dana on the trailer this past week. He took a measurement of the bow stop which was set with a scale at Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:54:26 GMT cab96490 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5438 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5438 My opinion is, To add another unliable electricals can be a cadidate for more problems especially in harsh marine enviroments. Marine grade is really more Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:51:48 GMT Ned http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5437 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5437 I have experienced a common problem with some Yanmar engines. The starter button at times will not energize the starter due current drop due to cable length Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:58:46 GMT shdestry@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5436 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5436 Bill, Thanks for the link. I for one am glad to have a picture of Mr. Crealock when he was a young man. Boats sailing the oceans in heaven will be a bit safer Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:37:22 GMT William Huesmann http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5435 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5435 Sadly...yes...I can confirm.  The link:    http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-william-crealock10-2009oct10,0,5398248.story?track=rss   We've lost Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:28:53 GMT Robin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5434 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5434 Ahoy All, I cannot understand how Harken thought this was a good design. To stop mine banging, I simply ground down the rubber ends of the stops on either side Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:20:27 GMT Robin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5433 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5433 Ahoy All, Very sad to hear about Bill's passing but he certainly left quite a legacy in the Dana, not to mention the other fab boats he designed. Bill's book, Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:50:14 GMT murfsails http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5432 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dana_Owners/message/5432 I remember meeting him at the Port Townsend Pacific Seacraft Rendesvous in 1994. He was such a gentleman and I agree with an earlier post that his wit was so