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Hi Tony, Thanks for the in-depth desciption replacing the drains! I'll be better prepared as a result of reading that. I like the idea of a stern pulpit, all the Precisions at my marina have them, and I'm a little envious, but it's far down my list. As to hanging the anchor off the stern, my first summer with the boat, I did that. As the wind changed direction, so did the boat, with thby Sail55 - sailmfg
I pulled my boat on Monday, along with another MFG owner. So it's out of the water and on the hard for the winter/spring. Most of my projects require warm/dry weather, so I may not get the boat relaunched as early as my habit has been. Cockpit drains: these have always been an aggravation.....there's no reason,except it was probably cheaper production, to configure this to drain through theby Sail55 - sailmfg
HI Tony, Chris, I was at the marina yesterday on other business and checked my windows. They appear flush with the interior service, but are secured from the outside with an abundance of small sheet metal Phillips head screws. I noticed a couple had come loose, so add a new project to the winter list. Heading for Maryland on Saturday, back on Tuesday. Kenby Sail55 - sailmfg
Call me old fashioned, or maybe just set in my ways when it comes to roller furling. My boat came without it, but with the bow pulpit. Over the years, the bow pulpit and the lifelines have been very nice when exchanging the jib for the genoa and vice versa. On a slow day (windy or I'm just moving at 20% capacity) it takes ten minutes to do the sail change. On a good day, I can do it in aboutby Sail55 - sailmfg
Re: cabin windows. Mine appear to be just inset in the fiberglass, I recall what look like pop rivets.around the edge of the windows. I'll photograph the interior when I haul the boat later this month and have removed the removable stuff, including the curtains. I'll email to your email address photos of the rudder from a friend's boat, since I apparently can't paste or attach it here. Morby Sail55 - sailmfg
Chris, Can't actually say how much force is on the tiller. Most of the time, it's very easy and very responsive....fingertip control, as you report. The first tiller that I broke was a consequence of jibing fast rather than slow in about 10 mph winds. This was the tiller which I acquired with the boat. I modified the length of that tiller (it had been marginally too long for cockpit comfby Sail55 - sailmfg
Hi folks, Winter haulout is approaching, and a friend gave me a spinnaker sail. I know I need a spinnaker pole and sheets, as well as a halyard and a mounting ring on the mast. I'm planning to make the needed modifications over the winter. I'm also planning to purchase new sails, I'll inquire at Annapolis Boat Show for group discounts and publish here what I find. Does anyone have anyby Sail55 - sailmfg
Hi Tony, Welcome to MFG 19 community! Several years ago, I considered replacing my rudder and made a template, which I've just dug out of the garage. The wooden part of the rudder is just over 10 and 1/2" wide, one edge is 52" long, the other is 50" long. The bottom is straight but at a slight angle (to reflect the 50 vs 52 difference in length). The top is rounded in a smby Sail55 - sailmfg
More data yields more confusion. In my previous post, I did a simple ratio comparison for Catalina 22 Portsmouth Number/PHRF equal to MFG PN/PHRF. Those numbers were 96.3/207 = ?/282 and yielded a PN of 131.2 One of my colleagues has a South Coast 23 with known PN of 103 and PHRF of 270. The same formula yields 107.6 for the MFG-19. The SC waterline length, incidentally is 17.5 feet,by Sail55 - sailmfg
I'm not sure I want to be out in 25 knot winds, but it's a moot issue at Lake Arthur where standard wind is 5-10 mph, when it isn't "light and variable." Further researching handicaps revealed PHRF ratings at 282 for the MFG19. Average PHRF for Catalina 22 is 207, Portsmouth Number for Catalina 22 is 96.3. Extrapolating from this set of data, I calculate the PN for MFG-19 shoulby Sail55 - sailmfg
Bill, I wondered what had become of the Mad Hatter. She was on Lake Arthur, about two years ago. The boat with the wooden ceiling is mine, the previous owner had replaced the headlier with pine tongue and groove, but apparently didn't treat it thoroughly for moisture resistance. So the boards have expanded and contracted over summer/winter moisture and no longer look quite as nice. I'by Sail55 - sailmfg
Paul, forgot to mention: When heaving to, aim the bow about 60 degrees off the wind for best results. If you follow the procedure at any other point of sail, you'll eventually come back to the 60 degrees off the wind, but it may be a little exciting until you get there. Also a good idea to push the main to leeward to avoid a boat clearing jibe before you're ready for it. Let me know ifby Sail55 - sailmfg
Paul, I'll see how many my local community will purchase.....if we can get a bullk order, with individualized shipping, that would be great.by Sail55 - sailmfg
I've been following the discussion at www.sailinganarchy.com concerning the boating under the influence charges against Bismarck Dinius, who happened to be at the tiller of his friend's O'Day 27 when the Lake County Deputy Sheriff plowed into the starboard rear quarter at speeds in excess of 35 mph. The Deputy sheriff wasn't charged, and the DA alleges Dinius's passenger died because he was druby Sail55 - sailmfg
Thanks for the input. I've passed this along to the race committee. Now I just have to convince them to leave the course up long enough for me to get around it. When I race, the open class includes a couple other keelboats (Alberg 23, Catalina 22) and lasers, sunfish, buccaneers etc. The race committee often enforces a rule requiring all boats to finish within a half hour of the first boaby Sail55 - sailmfg
Hi Dick, I'd like to see more info or contact information on the MFG19 embroidered sportswear.....especially, I think hats... Kenby Sail55 - sailmfg
I've occasionally raced my MFG-19 over the past several years, and the race committee have always asked for the boat's Portsmouth Number. Does anyone know what the MFG-19 Portsmouth Number is or if one was ever assigned? Thanks for your help.by Sail55 - sailmfg
further on motors: My friend and I bought a Neptune 24 sailboat which we will keep on Chesapeake Bay. We have a six horsepower Mercury on that boat. Last November we were able to motor directly into a 24 mph wind for two hours with that motor. We didn't go very fast (distance from the marina to the bay was about seven miles), but the motor was able to push the boat against that wind. Atby Sail55 - sailmfg
My sail has one row of reefing points just below the first batten. I'm not sure I want to be out in weather that would require two reefs!by Sail55 - sailmfg
Paul, I can relate to broken tiller problems and accompanying motor difficulties. Three years ago I was out with an experienced crew member on a learn to race day. Since the other boats were centerboard boats instead of keelboats, we were deadlast approaching the jibe mark. Instead of jibing slowly, I threw the tiller over, the boat jibed, the tiller cracked and came off in my hand. Wby Sail55 - sailmfg
Dick and Harvey are correct about this line on the rudder. My rudder doesn't have this feature, so I need to be very aware of where the shallow water is. When encountering shallow water, (i.e., when I've run aground, I can allow the rudder to kick up by pulling the lower of the two pins which extend through the metal frame of the rudder. This allows the rudder to kick up so that I can sail toby Sail55 - sailmfg
I've been thinking about replacing my main sail, but haven't acted on it as yet. Any chance they will discount for 5 orders instead of 10? When I looked around three or four years ago, I found an outfit in Pensacola that quoted $575 for a new main.by Sail55 - classifieds
Most boats should have a boat identification number on the stern of the boat, akin to automobile VIN's. Good Old Boat magazine ran an article on this about three years ago. Part of the number is two digit year of manufacture and the month is indicated by a letter. Older boats may not have been required to have a number, but all new boats must have one.by Sail55 - sailmfg
I've thought of adding a bimini to my MFG19, but the low boom is a problem. A seamstress friend of mine and I are working on an above the boom version with a snap or velcro fly to allow the bimini to extend aft of the aft boom support cable. We would then mount the bimini about a foot to a foot and a half above the boom to facilitate movement in the cockpit. We haven't tested it yet, but hopeby Sail55 - sailmfg
Hi Paul, sorry to be so long in getting back to you...it's been a fairly busy late summer/early fall. I am hoping to organize some MFG-19 racing/cruising activities at Lake Arthur (Moraine State Park in western PA) next summer. These events would take place on Saturdays during the months of June thru September. Race committee is in place, as are two to three MFG-19 skippers, so thereby Sail55 - sailmfg
Hi Paul, sorry to be so long in getting back to you...it's been a fairly busy late summer/early fall. I am hoping to organize some MFG-19 racing/cruising activities at Lake Arthur (Moraine State Park in western PA) next summer. These events would take place on Saturdays during the months of June thru September. Race committee is in place, as are two to three MFG-19 skippers, so thereby Sail55 - sailmfg