Thanks to Carl for setting you this Yahoo list. I expect that it will be especially useful to Saga owners, especially the ability to store documents and...
Jack, Marc and I worked together to replace my fixed ports in 2003 or 2004 and we haven't had any issues since. I did have custom ss frames made and I cut new...
Legacy developed leaks during the hot Mexican summer when the original black adhesive became plastic enough in the heat to allow the plastic to uncurve. I...
Chris, 5200 is a polyurethane and will cause acrylic to craze. Silicone is the only sealant recommended for acrylic. Acrylic will expand with heat more so the ...
Chris, If you recall I got your frame design from you and copied the design for my port frames. I don’t recall but I may have made some minor changes. My ...
The tape was 1/16th and 1/8th by 3/8 Norton double sided foam tape. The same stuff auto manufacturers use to hold the chrome trim and letters on their cars. I...
Marc, When you bed glass using silicone, such as our fixed ports, do you recommend applying the silicone to the glass and the fiber glass seat or just to one ...
Doug at Klacko Marine contacted me. He is going to produce a run of Anchor Roller Sheaves that he uses on his anchoring systems to include Sagas. The run...
Saga Yachts is ready to roll out an owner's forum similar to the Saga Yahoo Group forum I recently established. I think there should only be one owner's...
The following is provided so joining Saga Group Information is provided in the message achieves. If your group messages are being delivered to a Yahoo email...
Saga Owners and others on this list, (If you are already a member of the Saga Yachts Group this message is for information only) I have found a feature in the...
Carl, You did us all a service by setting up the site folowing the failure of sailnet. I fully agree the site should be independant of any manufacturer. I...
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Timothy T. Szabo
tszabo@...
Dec 1, 2008 2:00 pm
I am interested in the SS chocks. Tim Szabo # 19 Kinship ________________________________ From: Saga_Yachts@yahoogroups.com...
Hi Tim. Great news! Please contact Doug at Klacko Marine to place your order (doug.gierula@...). This will give us the minimum 12 pieces we need for...
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Timothy T. Szabo
tszabo@...
Dec 2, 2008 12:51 pm
Norm, I just sent mail to Doug and confirmed. Thank -you for the info. Tim ________________________________ From: Saga_Yachts@yahoogroups.com...
Carl, I was away for the Turkey day holiday until now. My main email address is rkarlebach@..., rather than at yahoo.com; maybe that is the cause of the...
For those interested in this cracked bulkhead tabbing issue I have now posted pics of our boat's cracks in the photo section under the album name Sarah Jean...
Ahoy all! 1. Photos of Sara Jean II's bilge and mast step area remind me of a problem. In spring '08 I found a loose cable of heavy duty twisted copper wire...
Roger, The bare copper wire is your grounding system. It should connect all metal on the boat to each other. Engine, shaft, mast, toe rail, stanchions, etc. ...
The Vendee Globe race is going on at this time. This is a single handed, around the world, non stop race. The race started 24 days ago in France and the...
Thanks, Carl. I have been following this daily. There is a Canadian racing, Derek Hatfield aboard the Spirit of Canada. I get daily emails from him,...
Last September's Hurricane Ike beat up some stanchions and toe rail on Bayou Baby. The stanchions were easily bent back with a tool I had made some years ago....
Hello Group, Our boat is equipped with a Ramarine ST6000+ autopilot system. The below deck drive unit is a rotary motor and gear box system that drives an arm...
Norm, What you have is a Witlock drive unit or if you have a newer boat the same unit may be a Lewmar as Lewmar took over the Witlock line. You can find infor...
Carl, Thanks for the info. I've now found several listing of the Simrad / Whitlock Direct Drive DU130 unit on the internet. I've contacted the folks at...
Norm, Our saga has a Autohelm unit, but I think that you might want to consider the same strategy as us if you have no wind vane. Since I would really dread...
