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My son and I have launched our 32-2 and we found that the used propellor we bought from Craigslist was pitched way too little for the vintage 1964 gas Atomic 4 - there are no numbers on it. Can anybody clue us into what might be a better fit? Thanks in advance for any guidance. Jay and Ebben

Resolved - it was a "Double Toggle" that I needed - Ordered = Resolved! Situation resolved. Just needed a new toggle. Thanks for looking. j & e

We are finally ready to launch a 32-2 after years of refitting but just noticed that the piece of stainless hardware that connects the bow tang to the roller furling assembly is missing. Does anyone have a photo of this assembly? We can fabricate a part but need to know the length. Thanks! j & E

Thanks for the great advice... I will go ahead and stick with the standpipe system that I welded up... it is nice to know we are headed in the best direction! Jay and Ebben

I would think this has been covered before on this forum. Just hoping someone might be able to point us there, specifically for this hull? Still have the gas A4. I replicated the original standpipe system out of steel but am wondering now if there is a better set-up before I re-install this...

I tried to find an Indigo but have come up empty handed. though I think our budget only supports the props that those nifty Idigo's replaced! j & e

Thanks Paul, The primary reasons for a 2 blade for us is #1, that is what was on the boat initially, and #2 a 2 blade is cheaper - that is the one for us for now. Just trying to get a push out from a mooring and back.... nothing too serious here! Thanks for your thoughts! J & E

Thank you very much for such a quick reply, but I think we need a prop with a little less bite. I recall hearing these motors like to run higher on the tach so that they don't load up, and show a little more h.p. too. Thanks anyways. I really appreciate you thinking of us... Jay and Ebben

My son and I are going to get his '75 32-2 on the water this summer that we have been working on for too many years. He bought it for $1.00 on Craigslist when he was 11 - he is 18 now! The boat sank in a storm and had a dozen or so holes below the water line... all are fixed now. The propellor...

Thanks for the tips. I think I we'll go with the two part poly. More $, but sounds more durable. Sorry for the delay in responding. For some reason we were dropped from this blog site and I could not seem to log in. We just re-registered - hence the delay. According to the salvage papers...

Thank you for your responses! - I think we have it figured out. Thanks for all of your replies. I didn't mean to not answer them.... something happened to our account so I re-registered and am now able to post again. Our ballast is nicely formed lead that as some of you said, must have been...