FP Mahe 36

[MKB53]

Hi Guys
I have been quiet for a while as I have been cruising the Queenslad coast and loving "doing nothing". Currently running before a 25-30Kt NW in Hervey Bay. Lazy today so I only have a headsail (furled) up and are doing a steady 7+ Kts in a bumpy sea.

We raced in the cruising division of the Abel Point YC Multihull Rendevous end August which was a lot of fun. We only had 4 boats in the cruising division but in 10Kts or less we were much quicker to windward than a Salina, a Lavezzi and a Perry 57! We also caught some of the PHS racers in cruising style boats (eg: Lightwave 38) on the initial upwind legs in spite of a 5min start dvantage but once they got out the screechers we obviously lost out. All in all I was delighted at how the little Mahe performed. Better go and tend teh sail now

[DtM]

Hi Martin,

How has your cruise been?

Are you on your way back to Pittwater?

daniel

[MKB53]

Cruise has been great. I would say more but my "office" is rocking a lot. The weather the last couple of days sucks and we are in an exposed anchorage. On a schedule so I can't just wait it out.

I am heading back and will be back by around the 26th or so.

[Talbot]

Originally Posted by MKB53

On a schedule so I can't just wait it out.

Ten simple words, that have caused so much grief over the years.

[MKB53]

It's good to scroll through all the old discussion and catch up on the useful info.

We too have installed curtains in the cupboards, secured by hooks. They have done an excellent job of keeping the contents in is some of the "beautiful one day, perfect the next" Qld weather (seas).

I need to stop the bimini chafing as well. I was going to get the trimmer to sew plastic on but your ideas with tubing sound better.

Has anyone found a cure for the mainsheet catching on the round backrest cushion on the bimini frame?

[MKB53]

Daniel

Looks like 10mm but I don't have calipers, only a rule and eyesight so it could be marginally different.

Cheers
Martin

[Cotemar]

Mahe's

I asked Volvo Penta what I thought was an easy question.
Boy was I wrong.
I just wanted to know what the prop dia. and pitch was for my Volvo Penta D1-30F engine with the sail drive. Hate to tell you what I went through, but I will post the info in case anyone wants to know or needs spares.

The attached Bullitin conversion chart will work for the D1-20 engines also.

Volvo Penta D1-30F engine:
17" Dia. X 12" Pitch Left Hand (Counter Clockwise)
Volvo Penta # cast into blades 3583376
Order Volvo Penta Propeller Blade Kit 3583388 $372

Volvo Penta # cast into Hub 3584247
Order Volvo Penta Hub Saildrive Kit 3858955 $491

Mark

[colemj]

Mark,

Where did you see that price for the folding 3-blade kit? I just bought one and it was north of $1,000.

Mark

[Wayward Wind]

Martin

Thanks for sharing those photos. I am now getting impatient to head up north. Having had a go at FP, I thought it would be a good time to show why we bought our Mahes in the first place.

Here is a photo of WW doing between 8 & 9 kts in Sydney Harbour. We weren't racing anyone, but did overtake a few boats. Some guys on one boat were staring at us, so I waved at them. They kept staring (glaring?) so I shrugged it off as a mono vs cat thing. I usually get a wave back from cats, but the reaction from deep keelers is mixed.

Anyway, I turned and sauntered back to the helm, camera in hand, to check up on things, when it hit me: no one was at the helm! Wind was blowing 17kts, I was on starboard tack, so after checking that the coast was clear, I pressed the auto button and enjoyed the scenery. One guest was on the tramps taking photos, and the rest were in the cockpit with food and drinks on the table. The monos were at various angles of heel, so I guess they weren't too happy about us "non-sailors" overtaking them, oh, so casually.

JohnC

[Cotemar]

Originally Posted by colemj

Mark,

Where did you see that price for the folding 3-blade kit? I just bought one and it was north of $1,000.
Mark

This first link shows 372.03 and I did not hit the check out button, maybe it’s in euro. The second link shows a little more than you paid, so I am sure you are correct on the price.

www.marinepartseurope.com/en/volvo-penta-explodedview-7746500-44-4206.aspx
www.marinepartsexpress.com:8080/mpeCart/details.faces?productId=3583388&Go.x=15&Go.y=11

How old were your props blades before they needed replacing ?

Since I have Catatude on the hard for the winter I removed the props and brought them into my basement to coat them with PropSpeed. I must have 7,500 mile on them and they look great.

[Cotemar]

Mahe’s

Made a Stern Hand Rail upgrade after watching some of my guest having trouble getting aboard. Seems the quest were always in the wrong place and had to reach to the outside hand rail all the time, so I added the two inside ones. Now the quest just grab onto both hand rails and have an easer time getting aboard.

They were $30 each at Defender. And each one takes about 15 minutes to install.

www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|7504|309310|311486&id=91777

Mark

[Jef & Marin, Netherlands]

Hi all,
A year ago I changed the swimming stairs from starboard to port. Reason is simple: the swimming stairs are in the way when stepping ashore when on starboard.
It turned out:
1. The holes for the mounting screws do NOT align between SB and port. Means you can change the stairs from SB to port without trouble, however the bar from port will not fit SB.
2. The screws just go through the thin fiberglass, there is nothing behind. And 5 out of the 12 screws were already lame when I unscrewed them.
This is a serious safety issue: imagine somebody falls overboard, you have to save him, and in the wild water the stairs detach from the boat.

Solution was to mount the stairs with bolts i.s.o. screws. These bolts go into compressible tubular nuts. These look like big stainless steel rivets with thread on the inside which are expanded using a bolt.
Care should be taken to re-position the holes slightly to enable exchange between SB and port.

Only disadvantage is that the outside shower is now on the other side than the swimming stairs. Not a big issue in the Baltic and North sea.

Rgds,
Jef
Back in the Netherlands after 3850 nm in the Baltic this summer

[Cotemar]

We Purchased our Mahe from WillmarUSA in Feb. 2009 and all went well, so maybe we were just lucky. Hope to see you in Long Island Sound next summer. Have not been to Port Jeff in a few years but had fun when we where there.

The Mahe is a great boat and I am sure you will have a lot of fun with her.
We sure had a ball this past summer just about living on her all season.

Mark

[jean1146]

Nice to hear from you Al.This is a very nice and helpfull thread,we can help each other solving problems. Sorry to hear about your problems with willmar....I also was suppose to get stuff for letting them use my boat at the St pete boat show. I am still waiting ....Are you planning to come down this way anytime soon? we should try to have a Mahe gathering in Florida sometime.
JC.

[Therapy]

Originally Posted by jean1146

I also was suppose to get stuff for letting them use my boat at the St pete boat show. I am still waiting

JC.

Sorry to hear that JC.