Prout Owners Association

Hi, I fitted 10mm steel keel shoes by sitting my hull on 4 towers of blocks each one just ahead and astern of the GRP keels. I also re-sprayed complete hull so she sat on 4 towers for 6 months. No damage perfectly okay.

Dixie

Hi, S H I T Does it mean "Ship High In Transit" from the days of leaky wooden ships that carried dried manure. Ingress of water onto the dried manure created methane gas. Entering the hold with an oil lamp was a considerable hazard! By loading the dried manure above other goods and attempt...

Hi Ian,

I have a Snowgoose 34/5 interested in your cockpit door if you still have it.

Regards Dave

Hi Geoff, Replaced my rubbing strake last year. Consisted of a pair of hardwood strips of 2x1inch full length port & stbd sides. These are bedded each side of the deck to hull joint flange. Onto this wooden base I have a 2.5inch wide alloy strip covering the GRP joint. the alloy strip takes a ru...

Hi CrisH,

I did say "if" your nacelle transom is above the wateer line. Mine is above and there is a 9mm drain hole at the very bottom and angled downwards. That hole makes the entire nacelle self draining. If you have an overweight prout, not uncommon, then forget the drain hole.
Dixie

Hi, There is a direct route from the saloon to the eng compartment on most models of Snowgoose. If the fuel tank is grp it will be below the tank. If you take up the sole in the saloon you will probably be able to push a wire right throu to the eng compartment. If your nacelle transom is above the w...