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Rich Plumb, S/V "Chieftain"
Morgan 462, Tacoma WA

The whisker pole that I fabricated from a boat hook always worked well when running down wind with the Genoa, on my 26X. If you search the mods section for "Whisker Pole" you'll find it.

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Rich Plumb, Covington WA
S/V Chieftain, Morgan 462

Hi Darry! I had a 2000 26X with an all rope centerboard line. It came apart while on a trip to Everett, one year. I normally launched the boat using the slings at Des Moines, (don't know if they are still available) so I just motored back there and we lifted the boat out of the water. I had to get u...

I had a Nissan 50 on my X, and I agree with others here. The first thing to try is just change out the spark plugs. You have only three cylinders in the first place.

Good luck.

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Rich Plumb, Covington WA
S/V Chieftain, Morgan 462

I had the Sport Pilot Plus on my 26X for nearly 8 years. The behavior that you are describing sounds like a faulty switch in the control stick. I'll bet that the stick got twisted and the wires are now shorted together. Yes, that stick is a bit fragile and there is a temptation to use it like a car ...

Well, after nearly 10 years with Plumb Crazy, it’s time to say “Fair Well”. I purchased a Morgan 462 last January and single-handed it down from Bellingham to Tacoma in February. Here it is June and I’ve sold my 26X on craigslist to a fella in Bellingham. I trailered it up there last Tuesday, helped...

The steering gear and cable are almost a "consumable item" on the "X". I've replace mine twice in the past nine years. I've always had good luck with BWY.

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Rich Plumb, "Plumb Crazy"
26X, Covington WA

1 X 4's. I didn't try to match the curve of the hull, so there's a small gap, but it doesn't effect the overall outcome. I don't have any other pictures handy. The connector piece is a removable square of plywood, supported by aluminum angle iron on the left and right. I added a piece of angle iron ...

Here's a couple of pictures of the modification. I made a rectangle using 1X4's and used a piece of 3/8" plywood for the top. Trimmed the whole thing down so that it matched the level of the other seats. Aluminum angle iron pieces are used to fasten it to the original fiberglass settee top. Everythi...

One of the best mods that I've made to the 26X cabin has been to raise the level that port settee up to where it matches the level of the dinette seats and then to make a removable connector seat between the forward dinette seat and the settee. I then used the cushion from aft of the galley on the c...

Hi Bubba. I'm on the trailer for the winter, but looking forward to another great year of sailing. I sometimes launch into Lake Washington, but only for a few days at a time. I normally spend my nights anchored near Seward Park, depending on the direction of the wind, either in Andrews Bay, or the c...

The areas of transient anchorage is limited to just certain areas of the lake, and for limited times, (usually 3 days). Permanent moorage at facilities in Lake Washington and Lake Union are available, and I know some people who have live-aboard slips, but they are hard to get. Here's a link about th...

I hope that you all had a nice time in the islands. I will be launching at Oak Harbor, later this week, heading up through La Connor and then over to the islands for a couple of weeks.

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Rich Plumb, "Plumb Crazy"
26X, Covington WA

As a side note: I've had this stove for about nine years now and during that time, I've had to repair it when the fuel pump fails or the burner wick carbon's up, which can easily happen. I've created a MS Word document, including pictures, describing how to disassemble and repair the stove. If you w...

I too have the Wallas 800 stove and experienced the same problem of water entering the exhaust tube. Todd from Blue Water Yachts, reached under my galley counter, and stuffed that exhaust tube up higher wedging it up above the aluminum stove frame. That solved the problem and I have not an issue sin...