400: Love my Lagoon!

[meirriba]

Originally Posted by Scottster

Not to change up the topic to much but as of tomorrow I am no longer a house owner
I am a full time liveaboard.
This week it became very clear that I have made a good choice buying my Lagoon.
The boat is loaded with all my stuff and it did not sink.
I tried very hard to sink it but she refused to go down.
All kidding aside the 400s2 has swallowed up all my belongings and I do not notice any negative effect on the performance.
The large hulls not only give me lots of room they allow me to load up the boat.
Not having a land base is going to be different for sure.
The start of a new chapter in my life and let the games begin.



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Good luck and safe sailing.

[gspeak]

Originally Posted by Scottster

Not to change up the topic to much but as of tomorrow I am no longer a house owner
I am a full time liveaboard.
This week it became very clear that I have made a good choice buying my Lagoon.
The boat is loaded with all my stuff and it did not sink.
I tried very hard to sink it but she refused to go down.
All kidding aside the 400s2 has swallowed up all my belongings and I do not notice any negative effect on the performance.
The large hulls not only give me lots of room they allow me to load up the boat.
Not having a land base is going to be different for sure.
The start of a new chapter in my life and let the games begin.



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Good onya mate. We did similar 6 weeks ago. Moved aboard, sold everything except the house & car. The house is rented & the daughter has just picked up the car & driven it 2,000 km south & is looking after it.

In our case we have wound back the business but still looking after clients onboard as we travel down the east coast of Oz. Currently in the Whitsunday Islands on the way south to get away from the oncoming cyclone season up north.

Like you, our ageing L380 has swallowed all our stuff without a hassle, though the waterline is definitely "lower".

Should have done it all along time ago.

Dave & Nerida

[TOT]

Safe and happy sailing 👍


SV TOT
Wayne 😃

[Scottster]

It's been a while
My SD-50 sail drives were lapped and now run perfectly, it's not a big job doing the actual lapping , getting the cones out takes some time.
My solar panels came today while I was on the hard getting my bottom painted and my washing machine came as well.
It's just sitting there, not bolted down yet, I need a break!


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[Scottster]

5 x 275 watt Kyokera
Christmas comes early


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[arsenelupiga]

i had SD 50 slipping and nearly 500 hours.

Took cone assembly out (0.5 hrs) send to yanmar mechanic, got them back, another 1/2 hour and done. Works perfectly. Nuts were reused as they must have proper tools & experience. Both cones & postage & spares less than 500 aud.

now have to see if i get oil leakage. Even if I do, it is not terminal issue.

thought to mention that as alternative to full DIY.

[krafthaus]

Our SD50 cone clutches were done at 1500 and just recently at 2500 hours. The Yanmar mechanic said they looked pretty good at the recent servicing.

So this was a concern for me when we were buying our boat but now I'm feeling more confident with the drives.



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[tuskie]

Originally Posted by arsenelupiga

i had SD 50 slipping and nearly 500 hours.

Took cone assembly out (0.5 hrs) send to yanmar mechanic, got them back, another 1/2 hour and done. Works perfectly. Nuts were reused as they must have proper tools & experience. Both cones & postage & spares less than 500 aud.

now have to see if i get oil leakage. Even if I do, it is not terminal issue.

thought to mention that as alternative to full DIY.

Good deal. Did you send the cone assembly to Minards? Getting the cone assembly "depolished" and reassembled with correct end play by sending off to a trusted mechanic should dramatically reduce the cost of this procedure.

I have set up to be able to do the full DIY recondition. It's not too difficult. The most painful part of the process was the cost and delay of extracting the spline holding part/tool from our local Yanmar dealer. I found this part was necessary in order to hold the spline tight enough to allow the top nut to be removed.

I refused to pay Yanmar's extortionate price for Quicksilver oil and managed to buy bulk from the drum of a Mercury outboard dealer for way less than half. I like to have plenty of SD oil on board in case seals start to seep water.

Regarding prop shaft seals; the outrageously priced Yanmar part can matched at any speciality bearing and seal shop for approximated 1/10 th. of the Yanmar price. I've installed a new set of 2 seals in each leg and carry 4 spares.

[boom23]

We love our L450 also. In my opinion, it's the perfect combination of comfort, speed and safety for the money. Lagoon is doing a great job designing them. No wonder they sell more cats than any other company.

[arsenelupiga]

Originally Posted by tuskie

Good deal. Did you send the cone assembly to Minards? Getting the cone assembly "depolished" and reassembled with correct end play by sending off to a trusted mechanic should dramatically reduce the cost of this procedure.

I have set up to be able to do the full DIY recondition. It's not too difficult. The most painful part of the process was the cost and delay of extracting the spline holding part/tool from our local Yanmar dealer. I found this part was necessary in order to hold the spline tight enough to allow the top nut to be removed.

I refused to pay Yanmar's extortionate price for Quicksilver oil and managed to buy bulk from the drum of a Mercury outboard dealer for way less than half. I like to have plenty of SD oil on board in case seals start to seep water.

Regarding prop shaft seals; the outrageously priced Yanmar part can matched at any speciality bearing and seal shop for approximated 1/10 th. of the Yanmar price. I've installed a new set of 2 seals in each leg and carry 4 spares.

Yes, Minards. Excellent job. They have all spare parts for cone assembly if needed. Can be sent from anywhere really, which is what I really like. Depending on local mechanic to fix it, when out there cruising, is a worry.

[TOT]

Originally Posted by boom23

We love our L450 also. In my opinion, it's the perfect combination of comfort, speed and safety for the money. Lagoon is doing a great job designing them. No wonder they sell more cats than any other company.

Totally agree 👍👍👍


SV TOT
Wayne 😃

[arsenelupiga]

Originally Posted by TOT

Totally agree 👍👍👍


SV TOT
Wayne 😃

risking anger of CF countless masses, i will say it anyway:

Our LAGOON also has such great looks

[katsumi]

Originally Posted by tuskie

Good deal. Did you send the cone assembly to Minards? Getting the cone assembly "depolished" and reassembled with correct end play by sending off to a trusted mechanic should dramatically reduce the cost of this procedure.

I have set up to be able to do the full DIY recondition. It's not too difficult. The most painful part of the process was the cost and delay of extracting the spline holding part/tool from our local Yanmar dealer. I found this part was necessary in order to hold the spline tight enough to allow the top nut to be removed.

I refused to pay Yanmar's extortionate price for Quicksilver oil and managed to buy bulk from the drum of a Mercury outboard dealer for way less than half. I like to have plenty of SD oil on board in case seals start to seep water.

Regarding prop shaft seals; the outrageously priced Yanmar part can matched at any speciality bearing and seal shop for approximated 1/10 th. of the Yanmar price. I've installed a new set of 2 seals in each leg and carry 4 spares.

Hi Tuskie
Do you have anymore info on the prop shaft seals sizes etc? I am assuming they are a lip seal?

[Scottster]

My Solar array is up, waiting for my Mastervolt solar controllers to arrive.
The install is very solid.


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[monte]

1.25Kw. Looks good!