On Saturday June 26th 5 SAGA 43s met up for an enjoyable visit aboard Pandora for cocktails. As always, there was considerable discussion regarding our...
Hi everybody, Sorry I've been remiss in completing the photo albums for this project. I've posted the final photos showing the mast plates. As it turns out,...
Hi everybody, Keel weights and heeling have been a much discussed topic here as you all know, and I spent a lot of time reviewing all those old posts. We were...
Hi everybody, Hananiah (Saga 43 - 40) has been rechristened Saving Grace and was launched in mid-April. Elizabeth and I moved aboard in mid-May and are...
Hi Mark, Nice to know you'll be in our neck of the woods. If you get east to the south shore, give us a call. We are in Sodus Point, between Rochester and...
Hello Mark, and congratulations! A great boat. We have Unmerited Favor (definition of grace), hull #55...and probably the last Saga 43 for awhile. Really...
Mark, Congratulations on all those custom upgrades you have added to your Saga. Sounds like things have gone well. I have reflected on the information you gave...
Hi everybody, Sorry I've been remiss in completing the photo albums for this project. I've posted the final photos showing the mast plates. As it turns out,...
Greetings all, Just returned yesterday from a 75 mile sail that unfortunately included several hours of motoring. Over the past year my "dripless" shaft seal...
Roger, I had a problem with a dripping seal as you do provided you have the Tides drip less seal.. Short of changing the seals, which I did, you can try to...
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Dwight Odom
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Jul 27, 2010 3:25 am
Roger, I had to pull mine and replaced it with a common placked gland . Dwight Odom , NaNa ... From: Roger Neiley To: Saga_Yachts@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Rodger If the factory put the seal on correctly there should be a carrier with a new lip seal in it on the shaft. Unfortunately, I found mine in a box with ...
Rick, Thanks for your info. There is no extra seal on the shaft and there was nothing in my spare parts. I agree with you that the wear could have come from...
Rodger I switched to the PSS seal when the Tides product failed and it has worked very well from early 2004 to present. If you are going to haul to fix the ...
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Raymond Green
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Jul 29, 2010 2:48 pm
I have a 409 and wonder if other 409 owners are a member of this list or if they have their own? Thanks in advance for your reply. Regards Ray Raymond J. Green...
Ray, We have 409 #18 here in Washington, NC. Would love to hear about your experiences with the boat. Jules Norwood General Manager Carolina Wind Yachting...
Ray, I am a member of this list and I have *Syrena *a Saga 409, hull number 16. This is one of the last 3 that were caught in the PSC bankruptcy. She was 1/3...
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Raymond Green
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Jul 29, 2010 6:54 pm
Tim I have hull number 3 finished in 2005. I believe mine was the penultimate boat completed by the original SAGA company. The final boat made in Canada is for...
Greetings Ray and Tim Carol and I own 409 #2, Rigel and have 13,000+ nm under her keel. She's taken us twice to Bermuda and down to the Virgins and even as...
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Raymond Green
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Jul 29, 2010 7:41 pm
eAll of our experiences have been great. The boat sails well and fast. She has a great design inside and out, the best I have owned. I love the headroom (I am...
Ray, My windows are made of polycarbonate. They are retained with a stainless steel frame. In order to make them work, the original window lip layed up in the...
Ray, We have not had any of the problems that you mentioned, but she has also not been used very hard as of yet. This is her first season actually in the...
Ray The problem with the glass separating may be caused by one or two things: The edge of the window is not coated and allows the solvent or other volatile...
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Raymond Green
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Jul 30, 2010 6:15 am
Your response was very helpful. He never mentioned any problems with the boat to me. I plan to replace mine with Plastic. Not sure at the moment if I will add...
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Raymond Green
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Jul 30, 2010 6:22 am
The majority of sailing was in Lake Michigan. In addition, I sailed Adagio to St Joseph MI from the factory and again from St Joseph to St Augustine, FL. I...
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Raymond Green
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Jul 30, 2010 6:27 am
John Somehow the attachments to yur email disappeared when I send you my reply. Any chance that yu could send them again? Thanks, Ray Raymond J. Green 133...
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Raymond Green
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Jul 30, 2010 6:33 am
Thanks for your comments. I wish I knew what all of the changes were that PC made. Who handles your charter program? Thanks, Tim Regards, Ray Raymond J. Green ...
We have had window issues also, but were able to snag the last set of stainless ringed tempered glass windows that Mariners Hardware had been supplying to PSC....
Ray I have a Saga 48 so can't comment on the 409 racking or twisting you mentioned. I will say that I have not heard the compliant from the 409 owners I know...
Rick, You had acrylic in your fixed port lights of your 48. Acrylic should only be sealed with silicone (Dow 795). Anything else will cause the acrylic to ...
