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Oops, forgot to include the link to the videos.I repowered with the same 54 HP engine as Tor, and find it more than adequate for the 424. I gives me about the same performance as the original W60.Ryan,Battery discussions are only slightly less contentious than anchor discussions. Everyone has a preferred battery and a preferred configuration.I'm sure you are aware that batteries are only 1/3 of the electrical system that must be sized as a unit. The other factors are the average load that you will place on the batteries and the charging capacity. All three must by in sync, So someone who powers all of the on board electrical systems via 12VDC using an inverter for the AC loads may require a huge battery bank and charging capacity using solar, wind and water chargers. A fossil fuel Luddite, such as myself, who runs the AC loads off a generator, needs a much smaller battery and charging capacity, but of course larger fuel tanks. So my battery configuration may not match your needsThat said, I have a preference for Trojan T105 6v batteries. I have 4 in my house bank. I use a generic Grp 24 battery for engine start (Yanmar 4JHAE). I last purchased the T-105 from a dealer in Green Cove Springs, FL for $100 each. That was the best price I could find nationally, and I saved more by being able to pick them up rather having them shipped. Unfortunately, that dealer went out of business last year. Maybe that price really was too good. So I can't recommend a retailer. If you are in a popular golfing area check out the golf cart dealers in addition to marine suppliers. Golfers seem to be more frugal than sailors and demand better prices.Just thought of one advantage of the boom attached foot with a shelf. Kids can use the mainsail like a hammock. I understand it scares the s**t out of moms. No wife or kids so no advantage here.2 years ago I replaced my standard main sail with one with a loose foot. Unfortunately, for health reasons I haven't gotten a lot of use out of it. So the only thing I can offer is the reasons I went with the loose foot.
- Cost: Less hardware and no need for a shelf on the foot of the sail.
- Foot Tension: It was always difficult to change the tension on the foot of the old mainsail because of friction between the slides and boom track.
As you can see those are not major issues. I see no significant advantage or disadvantage between the two types of main sail.Attached is the registry info on Sarah.1 user thanked author for this post.
Any of us who have not checked on the bushing will probably find it has slipped out of place as mine has done repeatedly (http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewSimpleRepairs.html#Rudder_Post_Bushing). Even with it out of place as shown in the picture on the my web page, I never experienced any noticeable movement of the rudder post. I just push it back in place every few years.I've never replaced the bushing, but I suspect it is not something Pearson fabricated, but merely the adaptation of a fitting available from some commercial outlet. If I ever have to replace it I will start looking in the McMaster-Carr catalog.Gary,Can't help with the profile issues, but I replaced all of the original hinges on my lazerette hatches with those made by Bristol Bronze (http://www.bristolbronze.com/).“I'm wondering if this is uncommon?”Dan,Most travel lifts are not long enough to raise a sailboat bow first without the head stay hitting the cross bar at the top of the lift. Yards that service multihulls and large motor yachts may have a travel lift that is long enough for a bow in lift. The yard I used for years in MD have both types of lifts, but they preferred to lift me with the smaller lift. So I always went stern in. They told me the smaller lift balanced my boat better, but I think they just wanted to save wear and tear on the very expensive lift that they used to haul much more profitable boats than mine.David,A lot depends on the size of the Travel Lift. On large ones I can pull in bow first and there is enough clearance for the head stay. On normal size lifts I back in and loosen the running backstays and the topping lift on the mizzen. No problems that way.The big concern is the location of the aft sling such that it does not catch the prop or the shaft. Usually I make sure the sling is not forward of the mizzen mast. There is a lifting diagram somewhere on the P424 website you should provide to the yard.I think the guy would does a lot of casting in bronze is here: http://www.bristolbronze.com/I used him a long time ago to replace the aluminum hinges on the locker hatches (http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeDeckRig.htm#Cockpit). However, I'm not sure he does anything larger than those small fittings. If the same guy still runs that shop and you call him you will be a long time getting off the phone. He likes to talk to sailors.I also would suspect the heat exchanger. When I purchased Sarah the W60 would also run hot with RPMs above 1800. After going through some of the actions you identified I had the exchanger cleaned and the engine temperature was normal even at WOT.Bill,The Beta 60 was promoted by Beta as a drop in replacement for the W60 – no change to the engine mounts. Don't know how the Beta 50 does in this regard and don't know how the W58 mounts compare to those for the W60. If the Brit who used to run the Beta shop out of Washington, NC is still around he would be the best source for info on that subject.That said, most of us who have repowered also replaced the mounts, which were not that robust in the first place and after 30+ years probably should be replaced anyway.Bill,A lot depends on what type of sailing you are doing/plan on doing. All of us, at one time or another, have wished we had a little extra power to goose the SOG – trying to make that next bridge opening on the AICW or beat a T'storm into an anchorage. I think 50-60 HP is adequate for normal performance under power. If you think you're situation might call for a little extra speed on a regular basis, then you probably need some reserve HP. Of course that extra power will come at a price, and maybe a more complicated installation.FWIW, I repowered with a Yanmar 4JH4AE at 54HP and it is more than adequate.David,I saw your earlier post, but since I have a 20″ Maxprop I couldn't offer any information on your Flex-o-Fold selection.
