Wow. Sounds like a great time. I really can't imagine 7 people sleeping and moving around on an X. It's tight with 4! I'm planning to do it in 2028 so you've given me some good ideas! I wish I had a 90 HP motor like you. I'm stuck with the Honda 50 and getting on a plane is almost impossible.

Did you ever figure out what it was?

I have the same motor. Perhaps it is the flywheel touching the coil assembly as mentioned above. If you take the flywheel cover off and rotate the engine by pullrope or by starter you can see if that is the case. Take the spark plus out to make the rotation easier. See this thread https://forums.ibo...

Russ wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 8:46 am Maybe these guys have a solution.

https://mastgates.com/

Here's a video of a 26M like yours.

I think they stopped selling them.

I ordered the reefing kit from BW yachts but I need a mast gate for the kit to work properly. I have a 2006M which has the mast with the "spread opening" and I'm having a hard time finding a mast gate. BW yachts doesn't sell one for a spread opening. I'm not interested in making one becaus...

Sometimes I use the winch to raise the dagger board. Very heavy and I like having the winch handle near by for it.

I keep mine (when not in use) in a pocket on my head door. Very handy.

My 26M didn't come with one. Should I buy 2 or 1? Where is the best place to mount it?

I found that my 26m leaks at the base of the pedestal. Last year I used silicone to seal the area but because the pedestal is free to move the fix didn't last. Anyone have a recommendation on how to better stop the leak.

Yes, that will happen ANY TIME they use UPS for shipping to Canada. Fortunately there are options. I use www.crossborderpickups.ca They provide you with a US address in NY Niagara Falls and you ship everything there. They bring the items across the border and you can pick it up from their warehouse ...

Please post about your experience in the North Channel. Hoping to do the same trip in a few years. I'm on Lake Ontario and hoping to see something more scenic in the future.

My boat doesn't have the tabs connected to the upper shrouds. It just didn't come with them. Is this normal? My upper shrouds fit directly into the pin shackle.

I'm wondering about the nuts that hold spreaders to the spreader tube attachment. Are they all nylon nuts or not? I want to replace them and the boat is still in storage. The manual says 1/4" x2 bolts and lock nuts. The photo does not seem to show any washers installed. Does anyone know the siz...

You are not alone, thanks for asking this question. This is why I have never taken the boat out alone, getting someone to go with me is sometimes a challenge. North Texas is not a sailers paradise. This was my number one priority this season - to setup a safe way of steering into wind and lowering ...

Ditto. I was going to replace the halyard with a loop. But this I can do by simply adding another. I am highly skeptical of this "loop" idea that's going around. 1. I suspect the loop will prevent me from raising it - and dropping it - fast and easy. I doubt the loop will run free - I sus...

Thanks for the idea. Here is my setup. Similar question. Do you think those eye straps can be drilled into the pedestal? Yes. Again, little tension on them. Although here it's easy to access the underside, if you want to bolt them in instead. https://i.postimg.cc/HcdczZ8n/PXL-20230615-181421497.jpg