This sounds like a nice ( and free) approach! I have sailed with broken rudder pins and they do in fact get pushed up by just sailing...at least when the pivot...
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dan sullivan
sailhard1964
Apr 18, 2012 3:50 pm
Because it would be nice to have only one tiller! But SAILING with the motor up and flopping back and forth with turns, especially with a heavy 4 stoke I...
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henry.ning@...
henry_ning
Apr 18, 2012 1:21 pm
Hi All I sail in waters where there will be no chance of a grounding ..... I was thinking of doing the mod to allow pulling up the rudders when motoring ........
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Capt. Randy
windfall272002
Apr 18, 2012 2:37 am
OK Mike, if you recall, I install the same system to hold the rudders down on Windfall as you invented. (For the rest of you it consists of cable run from the...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Apr 17, 2012 1:19 pm
Forgot to mention my concern about a rudder connected to the lower part of your outboard. Â In order to replace the surface area of both rudders by one large...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Apr 17, 2012 1:14 pm
Have had the boat out 3 times with the tiller rudders connected and it's great. Can't see any reason why you need to use two hands to steer instead of one....
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Capt. Randy
windfall272002
Apr 17, 2012 4:15 am
OK Guys, sending pictures of wing nuts and springs and coat hanger wire attaching non-tiller controlled outboards to the rudder linkage is all well and good...
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dan sullivan
sailhard1964
Apr 16, 2012 2:45 pm
That sounds great. Yeah, post some pics. I spoke with a couple of old salts about getting rid of my dual rudders and they said I was crazy, as a boat steered...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Apr 15, 2012 10:44 pm
I added some springs to handle the motor tilt . Â Also the bolt thru the cowling goes thru a small plate that the wires attach to and a wing nut holds it on so...
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dan sullivan
sailhard1964
Apr 13, 2012 3:45 am
Your mod should work as long as you don't have an offset outboard tiller. You won't get full right rudder if you do. Also, removing/reinstalling the cables...
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Richard Norman
cmtpres
Apr 13, 2012 1:52 am
I keep mine in a freshwater lake year round - I keep the motor down and the tank full. We get well below freezing in the winter but the lake does not freeze...
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paul_zimmer
Apr 12, 2012 10:39 pm
We've recently cleared the waiting list for a slip at our local marina on Folsom Lake. Being new to the whole boating thing, we've got some questions. Is it...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Apr 12, 2012 9:18 pm
Seems like lots of work for the result. Â For just a few dollars you can hook the motor to the rudders and your tiller steers both. Â Here are some photos of...
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majewski_marek
Apr 12, 2012 2:03 am
I am looking for macgregor 19. I live in illinois. so anyone close and neighboring states please let me know. Thanks, Marek...
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majewski_marek
Apr 12, 2012 2:01 am
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Doug
dee_seas
Apr 11, 2012 2:10 am
Hi, like Victor I also have a 93 40D 3 cyl. Tohatsu with the org. 3 blade prop, stamped C12.5. The service manual states that a C12.5 is 11.3 x 11.5. The best...
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Sharon Darley
sdarley1
Apr 9, 2012 10:25 pm
All, Thanks so much for the tips, and if/when we get around to figuring out our actual speed (will get the cheap gps as suggested), prop pitch and possibly...
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dan sullivan
sailhard1964
Apr 9, 2012 2:39 pm
Good to know! I think you are the fastest m19 on the board! Got any video? To: macgregor19sailboats@yahoogroups.com From: vicmatalen@... Date: Fri, 6 Apr...
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dan sullivan
sailhard1964
Apr 9, 2012 2:17 pm
Nah, the lower pitch prop gives a lower top speed with the same RPM. The higher the prop pitch the faster you will go at max rpm... assuming your motor has the...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Apr 8, 2012 8:28 pm
wow, are most of us using the wrong props and losing out on top speeds? Â ... From: dan sullivan <sailhard@...> Subject: RE: [macgregor19sailboats]...
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dan sullivan
sailhard1964
Apr 7, 2012 4:17 am
OOPS, I just looked at the prop chart again and they say 7.1 to 8.9 pitch....not 9.9. To: macgregor19sailboats@yahoogroups.com From: sailhard@... Date:...
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dan sullivan
sailhard1964
Apr 7, 2012 4:01 am
If Sharon has a Tohatsu M40C ( the original 40 hp 2 stroke outboard sold with the m19 ) they recommend 7.1 to 9.9 pitch props for "heavy" boats. 1500-3000 lbs....
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Victor Matousek
vicmatalen
Apr 7, 2012 1:21 am
Hello! I have orig.93 Tohatsu 40D/2stroke, 3 cyl./with worn propeller and no brand name /11.2inch diam. x 12,5pitch,3 blade/. I installed a new Garmin...
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Jody Herzog
jrh65nole
Apr 7, 2012 12:26 am
this is cool http://www.anews15o.net/jobs/?news=5551139...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Apr 6, 2012 2:57 pm
I think for most motors a pitch around 11 is best for max boat speed. Â Most motors come with a 17 pitch prop when new, which is way too high. Â With my tired...
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dan sullivan
sailhard1964
Apr 6, 2012 2:09 pm
Everyone lies about top speed. Especially Macgregor. According to gps, my tired old '92 40 hp tohatsu 2 stroke with a 4 blade 7 pitch prop, no one else on...
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dan sullivan
sailhard1964
Apr 6, 2012 1:39 pm
Hi Sharon, If you hear pumps running under the cockpit, someone must have added bilge pumps. There are 2 wooden access panels under the rear birth that access...
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Capt. Randy
windfall272002
Apr 6, 2012 11:44 am
Hi Sharon, sorry there is no bilge tank on the Mac 19. Under the cabin floor there is a 100 gallon ballast tank that you can fill with water to add weight to...
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Sharon Darley
sdarley1
Apr 6, 2012 4:51 am
Hi,  Our Mac 19 has a 40 HP 2 stroke Evinrude. We haven't measured top speed exactly, but it seems about 10 - 12 mph with two medium sized adults and a...
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Sharon Darley
sdarley1
Apr 6, 2012 4:47 am
Hi,  I am new to sailing and bought my Mac 19 in the fall of 2011. Forgive the dumb question, but where is the bilge tank? I can hear my pumps somewhere...
