$200 to unstep your mast?? Did they do all the work? If not, it seems very high Joe "the road to truth is long, and lined the entire way with annoying ...
Some of you may remember I have been watching for an anchor roller that I can install on my 1969 Morgan 30 without changing the single bow chock piece on the...
I don't think anyone would accuse Playboy marina of being inexpensive. Russ _____ From: morganowners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:morganowners@yahoogroups.com] On ...
200 to unstep and re step. No they supplied the crane and operator. The rigger did everything else, and they required a licenced rigger be there during ...
I'm in Summerside, PEI, the only place I have ever unstepped and restepped my mast, every year, and it costs nothing (ok, maybe a beer or two). Our marina has...
Met a diver once that "talked" a draw bridge tender into un and restepping his mast. I helped a friend do his (27 Hunter) under the 520 bridge in Cocoa FL. 2...
The mast on a 35 foot keel stepped Morgan is no lightweight and requires a crane or something similar and a few hands to get it out and back in. I don't think...
I have decided to sell Selkie and look for a bigger boat that does not need so many major repairs. My number one choice is a first generation Morgan 34 (Big...
Sorry about the wrong heading! Here's the post ... I have decided to sell Selkie and look for a bigger boat that does not need so many major repairs. My...
Hi Rich, 1- What approx. price range for Selkie & its motor/etc? 2- Or, maybe send me direct e-mail with price & overall list of her current Needs/ Problems-...
Hi John, 1) About $5,000 all up. 2) Selkie is in poor shape - but she's a lot better than she was when I got her! She hadn't sailed in years, had rain coming...
Rich, (I changed the subject line to match with the topic of discussion. Hope it doesn't cause any confusion.) As a generalization, the larger the boat the...
Thank you, Tom. I think you make good points. I intend mostly coastal cruising, with a possible hop to the Bahamas. I don't plan anything more extreme as of ...
Rich, 'Call 321-783-1898 My M-34 Sea Otter has a new Yanmar with less than 25 hours on it and has had a total refit/rebuild last year. I'm considering...
I am presently sailing my M35 with a Genoa as the head sail, which the sail bag states is a 180% (I don't know if this is correct, but the overlap is ...
I wonder if "#20 is maybe just #2 - a number 2 genoa would be something like a 140 or 135 maybe, which would be far better for winds over maybe 5-7, and...
Fred, Yes, you are flying too much sail. If you were experiencing a constant 5 mph the 180 would be fine but with variable winds up to 20 mph, especially if...
Thanks J, Kbuton, and Tom, I thought so. Yes, I am fighting with it, and that didn't feel right. I'm still learning on this boat, which is a pretty big...
Fred, The theoretical hull speed in knots of displacement hulls on boats roughly our size is approximately 1.34 times the square root of the waterline length...
Fred, I was taught that the ideal angle of heel was about 22 degrees. Much over that an you are fighting the drag of the keel. Actually the person who taught...
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Jan 12, 2006 1:32 pm
Does any one on the list have a refrigeration guy in the Tampa bay area. I am looking to rebuild an r-12 into an r-404 need some more expert help than just...
Fred, There is a refrigeration wizard in Naples, Ed Ritter, (EGR or ERG in the book), had him check our unit several years after he installed it for the...
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Jan 12, 2006 2:57 pm
Rick Thanks for the info but at the moment Naples about 120 miles away. Eventually the boat is headed for Miami so there is a possibility on the way we might...
... When I was at the SSCA meeting in November, the Ft. Lauderdale rep oft referred to here, but which name I forget, a rigging company very well regarded,...
... Hi Bryan, I installed a Yanmar 40hp. I had wanted a 27hp but there would have been none available for 6 months so I went with the 40hp. The boat is a bit...
Oy. So, having another couple people aboard would make your performance in reverse go to heck in a handbasket?? L8R Skip, with a MaxProp and no problems...
