I have a Beachcomber with the 2GM Yanmar but the prop is way too much for it. Max engine speed is only 2400 with smoke and boat is going 6 knots. Can only...
Don't know the pitch, but mine is a two blade. I normally cruise at 2000 rpm and do about 5 knots according to current. 6 knots is pretty much max speed at...
There is a propeller selection program that is fun to play with at www.castlemarine.co.uk/pitch.htm. You can download it so you don't have to be online to use...
I have a note on my original Yanmar Diesel Operation Manual in the handwriting of the first owner "Prop 12 RH 12" with the notes 5 and 76 written above this...
Hi group. I was gifted by a very generous friend, a 1982 Beachcomber 25 with a motor driven main. There is a windlass for the anchor at the bow which...
I was not even aware that there were any Beachcombers out there with wheel steering. One of many things that I like about the Beachcomber is the large...
Larry, Thanks for the feedback. Since I'm new to this boat, I've apparently got a lot to learn. The first owner of my B25 was an engineer. Apparently, he...
Beachcombers, I once talked to a B25 owner that had the pedestal steering. It was a stand in frount type of wheel rather than a stand behind wheel. He said...
Richard, I tend to agree with the owner that you spoke with about wheel steering vs. the tiller. I now own a larger sailboat in addition to the Beachcomber....
Hi We are thinking of buying a Beachcomber 25 and want to trailer it to different locations. Can anyone tell me how easy (or hard) it is to step the masts,...
Do you have a 3/4 ton pickup or similar HD vehicle? It makes trailering the package a breeze. Will you be sailing in and out of "hoist" equipped locations?...
Hello to all: I am a retired Marine living in Tampa, where I have kept my Beachcomber for 13 years. I joined this group as "mizzenman" a few years back, but...
Welcome to the Beachcomber 25 club. There was a Beachcomber club in MSN groups that was started about the same time as this club.That may be the club you...
There is now a folder "Old Newsletters" in Files that will contain copies of the newsletters written by Beachcomber owners in 1989 (that I have). As time...
Hi Steve -- Interesting reading; hope to see more. Does anyone have copies of those famous Norris Hoyt articles???? I'd really like to see those. Thanks for...
Original owner. 1884, #61, 15hp Yanmar w/400hr,aluminum chassis trailer included (needs tires), new batteries, sails restitched, all maintenance records...
No. 37 For Sale: Due to wife's illness, must sell No. 37. I purchased it two years ago and spent all last summer refurbishing it. Has 15 HP Yanmar. Located...
Hi, I have just purchased a 1978 Sandpiper 32, which preceeded the Beachomber 25 by three years,and was also designed by Walt Scott. Does anyone have his...
Hi, I have just purchased a 1978 Sandpiper 32, which preceeded the Beachomber 25 by three years,and was also designed by Walt Scott. Does anyone have his...
Hi Jim -- Sad to say, Walt Scott passed away some years ago. I spoke on the phone to his widow about 7-8 years ago, when I was looking for information on the...
Kent, Thanks for the information. I guess I'll just keep looking for information on generic seaworthyness limitations of sharpies in general if I cant find ...
Historically, your friend is about right; sharpies developed along the US East coast. You might enjoy "The Sharpie Book" by Reuel Parker; lots of history and...
HI all.. Doing the remodel/refit on my 1985 Beachcomber 25.. I broke the hinges on the forward hatch and need to find another.. I know "Grey" makes one but...
Sam, I recently replaced my forward hatch with a Bomar p/n 1039-10A. It fit the cutout, but of course the hole pattern didn't match. The installation was...
I've created a folder in Files for a Norris Hoyt article from Sail magazine of October 1981. Let me know if this is the article that you are referring to and...
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