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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-10-2011, 04:22
Replies: 2
Views: 4,884
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: Permanently Removing the Mast on a Saga 27 Motorsailor

Hi GordMay, Thanks for your links.... I have joined the Saga club & once I find out how to navigate the site & have settled in, I shall ask advice. Thanks again:)
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 12-10-2011, 01:52
Replies: 2
Views: 4,884
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Permanently Removing the Mast on a Saga 27 Motorsailor

Hi all, I have moved off my Adams 24 (the headroom inside was not compatible with living aboard, my height & my sore back) and have acquired, WITHOUT choice,a Saga 27 motor sailor (Norwegian) with a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-03-2011, 05:43
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: Is a Skeg Necessary without an Inboard and with a Transom-Hung Rudder ?

At sea.. yes, Graeme did get back to me... put me onto someone else.. gotta check out the seacraft mags in the museum. thanks personally for your help At sea, you`ve been great. ....It`s very...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-03-2011, 01:57
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: Is a Skeg Necessary without an Inboard and with a Transom-Hung Rudder ?

UPDATE on my Adams 24.....Hi all.. Some photos in monohull section on the slip. have slipped the boat this last weekend and have found many surprises. Firstly i cut 500mm off the skeg that was only...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-02-2011, 19:50
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: Is a Skeg Necessary without an Inboard and with a Transom-Hung Rudder ?

thanks At sea for the info on Graeme Andrews, i`ve sent an email off, i hope he gets it. I have been spending the last week replacing ALL of the screws/nuts & bolts/fittings etc. that the previous...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-02-2011, 16:31
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: is a skeg necessary without an inboard & with a transom hung rudder

At sea..... that is very interesting indeed. i have a lot of experience with fibreglass and glass moulds... BUT absolutely have NO IDEA of what cold moulding is !!!!! i must say though, you seem very...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-02-2011, 14:16
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: is a skeg necessary without an inboard & with a transom hung rudder

that`s a nice offer Jim Cate....but i`m working on a very tight budget.... have to gather antifoul, tools, any materials that i may need, pay bills etc. before i slip.... it may be another 6 weeks or...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 28-02-2011, 13:35
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: is a skeg necessary without an inboard & with a transom hung rudder

thanks a lot everyone, i`m now armed with some info and ideas for when i slip the boat. i will then at least, think twice and act once. i will take lots of measurements and photos and will let you...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-02-2011, 18:47
Replies: 5
Views: 1,904
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: Prop question

i had a similar problem with my 24 ft yacht. i have a mariner 8hp/2 stroke. it had the standard prop on & would take forever to pick up speed..reverse or forward. performance once going had a lot to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-02-2011, 16:21
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: is a skeg necessary without an inboard & with a transom hung rudder

At sea....... your thoughts of the skeg being there for a rudder seems pretty logical, especially as the skeg is so long. i think that your answer is probably correct & thanks for all your input. i...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-02-2011, 15:08
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: is a skeg necessary without an inboard & with a transom hung rudder

https://www.cruisersforum.cohttps://www.cruisersforum.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=7656&c=2m/gallery/https://www.cruisersforum.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=7655&c=2showimage.php?i=7657&c=2 If...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-02-2011, 23:04
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: is a skeg necessary without an inboard & with a transom hung rudder

the link above does go to a drawing albiet not a very good one. the gap between the keel and the skeg, from memory, is 2 to 3 foot. there are 2 bolts through the hull above the skeg. the skeg is...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-02-2011, 20:25
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: is a skeg necessary without an inboard & with a transom hung rudder

https://www.cruisersforum.com/attachments/customprofilepics/profilepic52640_2.gif i`m hoping that this link will go to a drawing i did of the hull below the waterline
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-02-2011, 14:30
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: is a skeg necessary without an inboard & with a transom hung rudder

regarding the skeg.... you say "whip it off" is this an easy job and how do i go about it? i have run my hand underneath (through the well) and there doesnt seem to be a joint at the top where it...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-02-2011, 04:20
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Re: is a skeg necessary without an inboard & with a transom hung rudder

i`ve been in touch with graham radford and he does`nt know about the smaller adams models. i have a fairly good knowledge of fibreglass as i used to design & build fibreglass cars back in the late...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-02-2011, 21:22
Replies: 27
Views: 6,101
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
Is a Skeg Necessary without an Inboard and with a Transom-Hung Rudder ?

i have a 24 foot adams (no info available anywhere) it has a fin keel. it also has a substantial skeg behind the keel. my rudder is transom mounted. i have a outboard in a well in the cockpit that...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 05-02-2011, 21:42
Replies: 108
Views: 18,005
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
very good uncle bob... but on 10 cups i`m only B...

very good uncle bob... but on 10 cups i`m only B flat........... but.....i`ve read somewhere in the ultra sonic garb......if i can get it vibrating at F sharp (167.3 esspressos a day) then i might...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 05-02-2011, 21:30
Replies: 108
Views: 18,005
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
seaking...those aurinco panels look super duper....

seaking...those aurinco panels look super duper. they are new technology and i have no experience with them. i have, in the past used the cannon flexible/walk on panels and found them to be rather...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-02-2011, 15:14
Replies: 108
Views: 18,005
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
i`ve decided to build a trailer & tow it behind...

i`ve decided to build a trailer & tow it behind my little boat. it will hold all the extra panels i need. i will incorperate a little cafe on the trailer so that i can visit popular anchorages...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 03-02-2011, 19:51
Replies: 108
Views: 18,005
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
ok.... i`ll forget the toaster...... but golly...

ok.... i`ll forget the toaster...... but golly gosh...... that icemaker sounds so nice. it`s about 43`centigrade here....... and i`m crazy enough to be drinking espressos!!....... joking aside, your...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 03-02-2011, 19:09
Replies: 108
Views: 18,005
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
hang about olorin......vacumm cleaners, ice cream...

hang about olorin......vacumm cleaners, ice cream makers, ice makers...... fridges & freezers.....i`m still trying to get my head around the TOASTER !!!
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 03-02-2011, 18:50
Replies: 108
Views: 18,005
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
the thought occured to me just a few weeks...

the thought occured to me just a few weeks back... if i took down the mast and then covered every square inch of the whole boat with solar panels and run an electric motor....how simple would life...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 03-02-2011, 18:37
Replies: 108
Views: 18,005
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
why did`nt i think of that..........A...

why did`nt i think of that..........A TOASTER............and another panel...........toast`l go well with my next coffee............ but my regulator/controller is only rated for 20...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 03-02-2011, 18:18
Replies: 108
Views: 18,005
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
i have been into solar power for umpteen years,...

i have been into solar power for umpteen years, have been there & done that and i still feel like a beginner when it comes to the sometimes "very technical" side of it.... what i would like to say to...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 02-02-2011, 23:57
Replies: 108
Views: 18,005
Posted By BudgieSmuggler
beau... those 240volt items that you use will...

beau... those 240volt items that you use will draw an awful lot of power from a 12volt system. if you check the watts of your 240 volt fridge (it will be on a plate somewhere) and divide that wattage...
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