Not this year. I pulled the boat down to the keys from NY with my Tahoe 2 years ago. If you are using South Dade marina, don't plan on spending the night there because of the "no see ums". I had an engine issue so we went back to a hotel for the first night. The guys at the marina were gre...

1) Full enclosure
2) Swim Platform
3) Cup Holders
4) Stove
5) replace galley face so you can access crap behind it.

Actually Cup Holders is probably first.

I completed the platform this weekend, added a 4-rung ladder, and it works like a charm. Check out the mod. It is so worth the investment.

Thanks guys. I'll put some weight on it this Friday. Catigale - have to get you back up for another sail some day.

Your weight will bend the rudder mounts - don't ask me how I know. :( Put it (I have a ladder) on one side of the boat. http://www.amazon.com/4-Step-Telescoping-Ladder-Platform-Handrails/dp/B00ORZJOZ6/ref=pd_sim_sbs_200_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0B451J8CEYRA279J20XJ Not sure what you mean. It doesn't to...

I either attach a ladder to the platform, compounding the weight problem, use the motor as a step, or I put it on the other side.

I have almost solved the problem of how to put a swim platform on my 2001 :macx:. I removed the ladder and made a plate that is cut out to go below/around the rudder mount and has two tubes for the platform: http://i.imgur.com/hk0fANA.jpg Then I made a platform: http://i.imgur.com/7f74YNl.jpg And vo...

I used Oak 4 years ago and it has held up excellent. Didn't cost near as much as mahogany or Teak. I have an "X" and made four pieces. 3 coats of spar varnish and it hasn't warped or faded. I have not re-coated it since, but probably will this winter. It is under a bimini most of the time,...

I just got back from the Keys and need to decontaminate my Ballast Tank before I put it in my home port. I can't find anything on the Forum. Can somebody point me to a thread or make a suggestion how to kill any hitch hikers?

I put an anchor light at the top of the mast and left the original steaming light. I got rid of the in-deck socket because the prongs on the male end were always breaking off. I bought a 4 wire flat trailer connection and ran the wires to that. The other end hangs out of the mast. They connect right...

Jeff

I went quite a bit faster than 50-55. My truck kept downshifting if I didn't go faster. It was probably a 24 hour drive. Stopped twice each way.

Well we made it down and back no problems other than a check engine light that came on before I left New York. Had it checked for free at Advance Auto Parts and it wasn't important. Changed my engine cables in the Universal Studios Parking lot while my kids dealt with the crowds. Put in at South Dad...

I'm going to trailer my X down to the Keys from upstate NY in April. Want to Snorkel with kids in Pennekamp Park or other good places. Where should I put it? Will I be comfortable going out the 4 miles south of the Keys to the Park? Where else are good places to visit/snorkel/sun? Cheap anchorages? ...

1st let me say, I couldn't be happier with my X which I've had now for 6 years. My kids have skied and tubed off it for countless hours,we live on it for up to a week at a time and have trailered to other locations. I've learned much about sailing that I plan to transfer to a bigger boat when my kid...

After only two years, my Teleflex (9' cable) steering is failing. When I replaced the broken OEM cable, I was thrilled with how easy the wheel was to turn. Today under sail, my steering became so difficult I had to call it quits. At the end of the day I disconnected the motor and rudders and they tu...