Meeting Willards: Last year (November 2021) my wife and I purchased Adria, a 2000 Willard 40, in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Our home port destination was East Greenwich, Rhode Island. That entailed making the

I have replaced some of the flat windows in two W36S boats. In hull #6 I replaced the forward side sliding windows with Diamond Sea Glaze sliding windows. The thickness of the cabin sides was

Read the email wrong,my bad,but am also having an impossible time finding window gasket -- Steve Vega 36 “Broadbill”

My W36 is number 12 and is Broadbill not Rattler -- Steve Vega 36 “Broadbill”

Thanks all for great tips I'm going to contact wefco and try to get white rubber extrusion. If not I can live with black. However the original seals on Rattler had a unique shape . They were not

Check with WEFCO Rubber Products in Canoga Park, CA. They have hundreds of dies. If they don’t have your extrusion, they can make a die. They work black or white rubber. www.Wefco rubber.com --

Hey Steve - been a long time. Hope you and Rattler are doing well. She was the first W36 built, Weebles is the last. Did Mark give any idea why he won't make the frame for the curved windows? He has

hi willard owners , I am about to replace the windows on my 36 standard hull # 1 . Have any of you info about the trim or rubber extrusion gaskets that hold the windows in place. especially the

When I purchased my W30 in 1999 for cruising SE Alaska I wanted to name her "Icy Passage", the name of a favorite strait just south of Glacier Bay. My wife nixed the name because she said that my

Good thing there is no limit on number of boats having same name. Otherwise, a LOT of Puffin's would be scraping their old name off the transom. An interesting aside - a friend purchased a very nice

Thanks, Bob, I will post in on FB. Clyde M/V Mystic Voyager 2001 Willard 30 PH Hull #175

I'm so glad to know you've given such careful thought to renaming your boat. So many boat names seem to be silly and thoughtless things. "Mystic Voyager" and its reasoning is simply wonderful and

Hello Clyde, Great name choice! I look forward to seeing your naming ritual. If you are on Facebook please consider posting it on the PNW Willard Owners Group page. Regards, -- Bob C Puffin 30’

Dear WBO Friends, I'm writing to let you know that my 2001 Willard 30 Pilothouse has been renamed to "Mystic Voyager." Documentation and payment to this effect has been filed with the USCG Vessel

Hi Peter, I'm bringing our Saga 43 sloop to Ensenada next month from SoCal. Mast paint, bottom paint, etc. Hope you're still in town; would like to talk trawlers with you over a beer. Roger

Weebles will eventually live in Florida where pilings are almost always the style (except for fuel docks/pump-outs). GIven the guidance from Patience/Capt Bob, I may wait and make a decision later. I

Welcome to the world of Willard boating, Rachel, What a great boat to own. Clyde Clyde W. Ford “M/V Double Trouble” 2001 Willard 30 PH Hull #175

-- Capt Bob on “Patience”, a 30-foot Fales. Pete, I spent 3 years in Mexico and Central America. Mexico has marinas and they are what you are used to. Central America is nearly devoid of marinas

Looking for pics of rubrails on a W36 sedan. Headed south soon where pilings are common, floating docks are not. Would appreciate comments on usefulness too. Thanks in advance. Peter -- M/V

Welcome! Saga has been well loved and cared for, you will enjoy her. Bonnie and Bill, and another Willard 36 Std. -- W36S #34 The Grey Goose