I've had mine over 35 a few times and besides being uncomfortable, I think its too hard on the rigging and it does tend to round up anyway. I read on here sometime that 12-15 is about right.I know a few people that like to have the water in the cockpit with them, but a bit to much for me.Fia winds f...

I went through a midlife crisis a few years ago, at least thats what I'm going to call it, And bought a new 26X in 1996. Took the first mate daysailing on the west coast on a 33 C&C, and she thought it was a great thing, course there was NO wind. But I ordered my boat on the way home, so alls we...

Just a thought about the expence of putting on a second axel. I have a 1996 X with a 9.9 Nissan, so I'not carrying the weight at the back fo my boat , nor do I trailor it much either. For the most part it stays in a slip all summer, but I do haul it for an hour or so each way in spring and fall. The...

I take the sail off and strap the furler to the mast with with a series of half hitches using the jib halyard.I strap a 2x2 to the mast to support the drum and cover it it with a heavy plastic bag.Then tarp the whole boat. Done it since I bught it in 96 and had no problems.

I made a new head door out of oak veneer, as well as new front for the galley, a cupboard for holding glasses and cups as well as the stereo and a box to hold the vhs all out of cherry. Works well and a fraction of the cost of teak

we shipped Martin 16 in shipping containors this summer. I realize they are smaller and we shipped by truck and rail, but the info might help. We used blocks made of 2x6 lumber ,one flat and one on an angle , to chock the wheels. Lag bolted them to the deck.One before and one aft. took off the screw...

I always cover mine . Live in the middle of Canada, so get lots of snow and cold, and it does make cleanup in the spring a lot easier. I built 3 wooden supports for the mast, front, mid ships and at the pedestal to put the mast on. Puts the mast almost flat so makes tarping a lot easier.

Greetings all.This has nothing to do with Macs, but thought some might find it of interest.Our yacht club (www.pyc.ca)hosted a regatta this weekend for people with disabilites called Mobility Cup.It is an international Regatta and we were fortunate to have sailors from the USA, Japan , Scotland as w...

hey Mike.you pic of the adjuster looks just like mine...cept mines on the other way

I put one on my 96 X using the parts that Duane used. I also got rid of the adjusters and installed turnbuckels on the shrouds.So now I can tune the rig.Not really sure what mod made the difference, but its a different boat now.Still not a great performer downwind, although now I can ease the backst...

Greetings all..the throttle cable on my x had a parting of the ways this weekend, so need to replace it.I have a 9.9 Nissan on mine, and as near as I can figure without having the cable out yet, I think its about 12 feet. I changed the gear cable a couple of years ago , but can't recall ,or find the...

hi.I trucked through the Shuswap and Okenogan a number of times, and never saw too many sailboats on the Shuswap.there are a few though. They told me there isnt much wind on the lake, and as I recall I never did see a lot of waves on the lake from time to time. Lake Okenogan is a georgous part of th...

greetings all.Imhave a copy of it, but its down on the boat an hour away, but I will be going down this weekendand can bring it back.How do I post it?? not real handy with this thing. But after reading ythe article, I still like my x. Fair winds...Jim in Canada

Try bees wax. I get it from a craft store in small sticks for $1.00 or so. I found that if I slide the hatch open and shave off small bits and put it in the tracke that the hatch slises on, it wares the wax in and away went the squeel

Gas here in my part of western Canada is $0.779 a litre. There are app.3.8 liters in a US Gal, So that is $2.96 US Gal.There are 4.5 liters in a Canadian gal, so that makes it $3.30 a gal.I have a 9.9 oon my mac and I use about 5 gal a year.orks for me....