Check out my mod http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=693 where I use a common 5k btu Costco-sourced AC mounted in a removable companion way hatch. No special tools or skills required. BTW, I posted a second mod with more pics. It works well and can be slipped off and stored in your garag...

Some critical attachment comments are included in my similar mod for my 26x. The custom slip fitting likely will not be necessary since most of these pull apart to allow laying the hatch full open. http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=548 Tahoe Jack

I agree with Kelly H. The issue of the long shaft vs. dinghy...I solved this by adding a vertical extension to my dinghy transom...1/4" aluminum plate sandwich, SS nylocks etc. only about 4" as I recall. I have not posted that mod but could email pics if you are interested. You need the lo...

Welcome to the site. FYI, you will find our archive of modifications (mods) quite extensive. Couple years ago I posted a mod re keel protection. http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=686
Stuff still secure and doing a good job. Tahoe Jack

Check out my 2008 mod http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=1001 Like most mods...measure twice, cut once. You need to mock-up and check tilt, and be sure that the prop is properly exposed below the hull to get some push. On a ten scale, I would put this one at an 8....and I have done many...

Hi All.......in the spring of '06 I posted my Honda Gen mod http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=653 Works for me, I only use it for trips over a couple days duration. Jack

So.....if you get it working....I can share with you that it may take up to six minutes to heat a mug of water.....I have two 600-800 watt microwaves..a Samsung in a travel trailer and another brand in my Mac...lot quicker to use almost any other heating option....we have propane in the travel trail...

You may find a lot of specific details on 26X line vs. centerboard in my mod from a couple years back... http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=841
Tahoe Jack

Hey guys.....I'm all for going green.....but those damn tanks don't last, and generate trash....check out my mod from a while back....one time effort and lifetime savings....and, no trash...my preferred way to go green. http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=784 Tahoe Jack

Take a look at our fall 2008 mod http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=1001 Seems to work well for us. BTW, we put a small transom extension on the dinghy to allow the long shaft better prop position. We had a companion mod about off season storage of kicker motors. Tahoe Jack

Thanks re our mod....re tender and long shaft...we used some aluminum plate/plywood and extended the tender transom ...pretty simple...frankly, for low HP kickers I don't see much performance difference. Tahoe Jack

Interesting.....similar to my mod posted in late 2008...take a look, seems like someone else had a go at this as well. http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=1001 Tahoe Jack

And, for you DIY folks like me....refer to my version from a couple years ago..

http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=693

We swap this and he OEM w/port glass...dependent on weather. Jack

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There is an excellent commercial arch available at http://www.joystickpylons.com/towers_universal.htm I have seen pics from one installed on a 26X located in southern sierras...not sure if he is a member of this board. I do have a couple pics he shared with me. Not sure about the vendor ....hard tim...

Hey folks....this issue got pretty well explored a while back...R. Rae of this site customized a commercial Australian reverse-tow mod that really seems to be the best solution I have seen. Do a search for Dinghy Tow....bottom line, the dinghy is backed in transom to transom, hinged with a couple ri...