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Christopher, Thanks for the info. Please do me a favor if you can: measure the battons. My boat did not come with any so I need to have some made. It would help if I had real dimensions. That is interesting that you have wood on your boat. I do not. Harvey: I too would like to get a Genoa. I would not think the measurements need to be critical. We know that one was available, so the rigginby Paul - sailmfg
Christopher, Welcome to the website! Your report here is very enlightening. I have a couple of questions about your boat. Any other owners can feel free to chime in as well. I'm trying to figure out some of the differences in the factory options. One MFG19 I have seen has wooden rails, made of teak. on it. Mine does not. How about yours? Likewise, the other MFG19 I saw has long batteby Paul - sailmfg
Matt, The pictures are on their way to you. I don't know of a fabrication place but I am sure there must be something somewhere. I looked in the yellow pages where I live and found several. I think I might take my board to a few of these places and see of they can duplicate it. I get a lot of requests for centerboards. Would it help you if I could do this? It might take me a couple of months bby Paul - sailmfg
Matt, the rudder and centerboard are the same material. Is the photo on the main portion of the website good enough or do you need more? The centerboard is the most requested piece. It falls out too easy if the boat capsized and then goes straight to the bottom of the lake. Make sure to tie your new one to the boat somehow to prevent this.by Paul - sailmfg
I will post a photo this weekend. Sorry for the delay. I had an extended absence.by Paul - sailmfg
Do you have any of the jib parts? The biggest challenge will be the end pieces. Let me know what parts you have and maybe we can go from there.by Paul - sailmfg
yHi Matt, Glad you found this site. I was out of touch for a while. Sorry about that. The boat holds two comfortably but when I was young we used to get three in there. We were small. The color can be brought back with Maguiers color restorer followed by Maguiers boat wax. Be prepared for some elbow grease! The bailor should sit flush on the bottom when it is closed. If it does notby Paul - sailmfg
I don't know of anything more than the info already posted on the website. No one stocks parts amy longer due to the age of the boat and the number of years it has been off the market. But a lot of people have bee able to fabricateany of the parts and items such as the bailer can still be purchased. You mention the roller furling. Can you give an idea of what you need? Do you need a photo ofby Paul - sailmfg
The first round of technical documentation for the Dingo is posted. Thanks to AmberBeachDingo2 for sending it to me! I also have some Dingo pictures and brochures to post, but I'm out of time tonight. I'll get to it as soon as I can.by Paul - sailmfg
Kevin, there are a number of people watching this forum regularly who own MFG 19s, me included. There is also some good information in the MFG 19 section of this website. Feel free to ask any questions here (also search for other MFG 19 posts) and I am sure you will get help.by Paul - sailmfg
OUTSTANDING! I just sent you a private message about this. Thank you so much.by Paul - sailmfg
If you have any such pictures, please send them to me too. I will post them on the website for future people seeking answers to the same questions. Thanks.by Paul - sailmfg
An update for me. I have my draining problems resolved. The hoses were all ok, but the hose had come off the drain fitting in the stern Well, this is not easy to fix! I had to crawl in the cabin along the port side, under the cockpit seating area, to the very back. I removed the porthole cover that is there and reached inside. After contorting my body and stretching my arm until it ached, I foundby Paul - sailmfg
Mark, I'll take care of that. Contact me offline (do you still have my contact info?) and let me know the full address of your boat (and the lat/lon coordinates if you have them) and I'll put a pin on the map for you!by Paul - sailmfg
I'm almost positive that Dr. Peter H. von Keyserling can answer this one. I'll see if I can put you in contact with him. In the meanwhile, I will make some measurements of the one on my Sidewinder and post a photo or two. On one of my sidewinders, this part is cast aluminum and rather rugged. On the other sidewinder it is sheet aluminum (or perhaps plated steel) bent and punched. This secondby Paul - sailmfg
I checked the drain tubing on my boat. There were no leaks for the potion of the tubing that I was able to see. It runs back into the aft cockpit crawl space (under the cockpit). I decided to remove the tubing. I took the clamps off the two cockpit floor drains and tugged on the tubing. Well, it came out very easily from the hole where it goes into the transom, so I suspect it was not hooked to aby Paul - sailmfg
I too would love to know what is/is not inside the keel. I took out the access cover and immediately saw that my keel was full of water. I used a pump to remove some of the water, but in only went down about 4 or 5 inches or so and hit a hard fiberglass surface. I then reached forward, under the flooring of the cabin, and found that the hard surface ended and there was more water. So it seemed liby Paul - sailmfg
Ken, would your seamstress friend be interested in making new cusions? I have my originals for patterns, but they are completely shot. I have not found someone close to where I live who is up to the task.by Paul - sailmfg
Hi ksup, Here are some answers: 1. If by "tip" you mean the front of the boat, then bow is correct. There are no generic ones that I know of. I think the rubber hose idea is a good one. 2. I don't know for sure, but I would think no gap. Perhaps someone else can answer this one. I'll look at both my sidewinders as soon as I can and let you know if they have gaps or not. 3. Tby Paul - sailmfg
I'm working on getting mine in shape. One problem I now have is that it is taking on water (while it sits on the trailer). I need to figure out why/where that is happening. It does not appear to be the forward hatch. the keel opening was full of water. I have taken as much out as I can, but I think there is still water in there. The area immediately below the opening in the cabin for the keel isby Paul - sailmfg
I picked up my MFG 19 a few weeks ago and drove it cross country. I passed through Ohio and stopped in to see Dick Henry. He was very helpful and patient while I asked lots of questions. We are fortunate he is regularly active in this website. He has done a nice job in restoring his boat. I have some work to do on mine and he gave me some great ideas. Thanks, Dick!by Paul - sailmfg
When your MFG 19 sits in the water, how far is the lowest point of the stern below the water? Does the painted strip on the hull sit below the water line, above it, or right at it?by Paul - sailmfg
I just posted it to the Bandit 15 section of the website. Thanks to Mark!by Paul - sailmfg
Got it! I'll post it as soon as I can. Thanks.by Paul - sailmfg
Attachments were broken. I've reset things and tested and it seems to work now. Mark, can you please upload the attachment again? Thanks.by Paul - sailmfg
OK, attachments seem to be working again. Can you try to uploade your rudder picture? Thanks for your patience.by Paul - sailmfg