The marina called... ports were leaking, and auto bilge pump did not start. So, I have minor water damage (or so I'm told... I'm heading to marina today) to...
Boot. Key anchorage Marthon,licking my wounds. Sell what's. Left of old inflatable Get dissolved repaired/trplaced,get new to me dingy.buy outboard for dingy, ...
Morganites!  I am considering the purchase  a M416 Out Island. It's ketch rigged. What are the gotchas I should be looking for or, at least, aware...
I believe the Morgan 41 Out Islands only had a wood sole in the main salon--not the walkway nor the aft cabin. -- There is nothing, absolutely nothing half...
Jack, We have owned our 416 sinc 12/97. I have not heard of any 416's that were built with wood floors in the walk-through or aft stateroom. If a 416 has wood...
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Cptchip@...
Feb 19, 2012 1:20 pm
Jack, If there is a genset platform in the engine room and no generator, you may have lead ballast glassed in on the port side hull behind the settee or in the...
My 1972 OI41 walk-over has wood in the aft cabin. Paul Ward Capt. S/V Irish Rover ... From: Ralph Mader <ralph.mader@...> Subject: [morganowners] Re:...
"Ask for a sea trial" most deck, engine, and sail problems will stand out. Look for water leak stains (gray to white streaks). Check wood bulkheads for dry rot...
David, Take a look at the older sloop. Walk-over provides larger fuel and water capacity and much more engine room. Personally, I prefer the sloop rig. Less...
Hello Jack, Â It would be helpful to learn the year of the boat you are considering. Â During the early years Morgan made a number of adjustments to their...
Jack, I also own a Morgan OI 415 Ketch. Solid and safe. I replaced the bag with a solid tank, as well I constructed a floor in the engine room. Yanmar 55 HP....
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Lawrence Breck
breck999@...
Feb 19, 2012 7:37 pm
Hello Jack Baker, We've had our 416 ketch for thirty years (original owners), sailed her in the Virgins, Bahamas, Florida and the Chesapeake, and I would buy...
Can anyone describe how their light wiring at the base of the mast is routed aft to the load center on their Morgan 41 O/I Ketch? I have installed new conduit...
I have both through-the-hull and exterior mounted sounders. Both work just great. I have them about the same location on different sides of the keel - and my...
On my 416, it ran out of mast (forward) to a terminal block attached to the access beam, just above the mast step, then through the drain hole (this is for the...
Hi AllI have a couple of question that maybe the group can help with. We recently moved our 380 cc Morgan/ Catalina from Long Island to Punta Gorda FL via the...
Is it a normal practice to route AC and DC in the same conduit??? I find that practice not normal and a matter of safety, but someone has done just that on my...
Interesting that this should come up at this time. I'll have a rudder-related question later, too. I talked with Foss Foam, the maker of most of the rudders...
Greetings, y'all... No, we didn't drop off the face of the earth... I just finished a letter to my son who asked when I was going to set sail. Here's what I...
I cannot speak to the color issue but putting hard paint over the ablative won't work. You want a good foundation for the hard paint and the ablative is...
I cant see "cooking" the foam. With the highest water temps are in the mid to high 80's. The foam would have to be shipped in refrigerated trucks, as air...
We've bought our first bigboat, a "75" OI 33. I'm wondering if any one has routed thier halyards internally. I'd like to gain an extra halyard or two, by using...
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Falco Witkamp
fwitkamp@...
Feb 24, 2012 3:26 pm
As a manufacturer of rudders with foam core, I can assure you that a rudder immersed in water, be it here in Florida or elsewhere will never get the foam hot...
