I have a 9.9hp on my S and it will move the boat at hull speed at 3/4 throttle in a good Lake Huron swell. What is more important is the shaft length. I have the 25" and also have it on an adjustable motor mount. When the waves pick up, it's important to keep the prop and water intake in the wa...

I have launched and retrieved a couple of times single-handed on a ramp without a dock. It's not easy. I will only do it very early in the morning when there is no wind or launch traffic. I would not attempt it alone with any cross wind. With two people, it can be done but each need to know their ro...

On my "S", I have one group 31 in the original location under the sink & I added another under the v-berth. My battery switch is by the sink so the cables for the V-berth battery are only about 6 ft long. I think the extra weight of the battery in the V-berth helps offset my personal b...

Hi sur4,

If you need a stock replacement rudder, I have one for sale. I've sent you an email.

Andy

On the back wall, I pulled back the rubber rub rail on the stern of the boat, replaced the screws holding the metal frame with longer ones & mounted the two 2 x 4's. Note the split for the backstay and the cutout for the rudder bolts. On the front wall, I drilled two new holes. Before I added th...

I mounted a piece of wood at the top of back wall of laz and another on front. Put hooks on back one for lines. On the right and left sides, I put eyelets and line(s) that runs from front to back. The lines have several knots along the length to keep things from sliding to center. I have small clips...

I keep my boat in a slip on a small lake most of the year but pull it once or twice to take on vacation. When I pull it out, I take it to the do-it-yourself car wash, wash the exterior and then take wand into the cockpit and fill the ballast tank with hot soapy water & then rinse. I'd like to th...

I've had my "S" for 5+ years and really enjoy it. I trailered every time the first year and then I've slipped it in a small lake since. I love being able to sail several times a week. Once or twice a year, I'll pull the boat and take it on vacation for a week or more. We've sailed on Erie,...

I would suggest a more robust motor mount. Here is a image of my Garelick mount. Note the notched bar and the difference in leverage. These come in different sizes depending on 2 or 4 cycle and also the weight of the motor.

Hi Warren,

I have a spare 26C rudder. I've sent you an email. LMK if you are interested.

Andy

My 9.9 Merc is too heavy (100+ lbs) to pull off the transom. When towing, I run a strap around motor and retractable motor mount to stern cleats to keep it steady. I do remove the rudder and tiller and remove everything out of the laz. In the cabin, I move everything with any weight to the v-berth. ...

I use Micron CSC and it's kept the bottom clean. Boat lives in a slip from May thru October in southern MI. Small lake we are on seems clean but I see boats with no anti-fouling will have 1/8" crud + zebra mussels on their bottoms in the fall. I went two years with the first application of two ...

+1 on Sumner's comments. I single hand most of the time & have a tiller clutch and lines are still at the mast. I have a down-haul on the hank-on jib that comes to the stanchion by the mast. I go to the mast to reef so sometimes it means going on deck on my knees. I always have a pfd on when on ...

I've puckered & bent a few things when raising and lowering mast in a crosswind. The baby stays just don't keep consistent tension through the 90 degrees of rotation. I replaced the baby stay lines with the mainsheet on one side of the mast and the adjustable back stay on the other with shackles...

I used a small piece of wax from a toilet ring and it works fine. The wax holds it's shape even when it's hot. I've bumped it loose a couple of times when putting stuff in the laz and I just press it back in place.