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What range of pot diameters will the Origo Pot Holder hold? no measurement, but even large pots or pans fit (but only one big item on the double burner). Would it hold a frying pan with rounded bottom "corners"? yes but not secure. ok for marina or at anchor cooking, but not while sailing. Will it ...

a yellow x??!! with yellow fenders? don't you think there was some photoshop retouching on this image? btw have a look on the first (white) x: it has it's lee rudder up - how can they sail like this? and: i never have my forehatch open when underway.

...most people will crank the rigging too tight.....I always understood the Mac to be designed to be rigged loose... no!!! i disagree! most people have their rigg not tight enough. loose rigging allows shock loads which are much higher than the loads you can achieve by tuning. again, read bruce's a...

i do not think that there is any reason to be concernded about the rig when motoring even fast in higher chops. the loads with sails up is much higher! be shure that your stays and shrouds are tight to prevent shock loads. i'd disadvise to mount a 2nd forestay. if it is tight it will cut the tension...

sorry guys to reply so late, i have been off my bureau and just read the irishman/brit discussion. i addressed my post to mike uk who asked for the best way to install a cooker, and recommended to install it gimballed. the whole world knows that british sailors need their pot of tea at 5 o'clock, an...

acetone will definitely increase your milage, as it will kill your engine and then it will not more consume any fuel at all! acetone will dissolve your fuel hoses, gaskets and seals and break the lubing effect of the motor oil. if you have a yamaha 50, you can give the gear box to sloop john b!

sloop, as the yamaha 50 is a very common outboard (specially under professionals as fisherman, coastguard etc) i suppose that you should be able to find a broken engine with a working gear box. ask your yamaha repair shop for used spare parts.

read bruce whitmore's article about the rig trim basics. it is written for an x but should be useful for an m as well. you'll find it by clicking the "featured articles" button on the left.

as posted before i mounted a simple rubber trailer bow roller in the bow rail (where the mast sits for trailering). my anchor rope+chain go thru this roller, and so i can pull backward instead of pulling up - much more backbone friendly. shure that i cleat the rope part outside the roller to hold th...

i think (i hope at least) barnacles and mussels need sunlight to grow. i also have them on the valve baut never discovered them on the inside.

duanne, on my boat it was not the front lip, but the sand and dust in the slide track which made an awful scratching noise and sanded the gelcoat down to the black. frank c, i tried this too, but was not able to raise the hatch sufficiently to bring it over the deck bump. my solution was - as descri...

stop! mtc, don't try to repair this yourself! cracks at the chainplates and moving chainplates are a sign for a serious structural disease. i see in your profile that your boat is almost new. return it to the dealer and/or contact the factory. any attempt to repair it at your own will void your warr...

i have the 2 burner origo 3000 gimballed with potholders mount on the top of the galley. works great, you can make tea while sailing (you're british aren't you? ).

NEVER try to get up the mast of a tiny trailer boat with a bosun's chair! 1- you will break the mast and/or rigging. 2- if not you'll tip the boat over. btwe it is much more trouble and effort to climb up a mast than lower it with the raising system. get on a pier and turn the boat carefully with th...