Strictly, this is not a Morgan Giles 30 subject, but the very limited space aboard Santana for electronic instrumentation, not to mention cost, has kept me away from advanced modern electronics such as chart plotters and radar, etc. I have just VHF marine radio, digital echo sounder, NavTex and Garmin GPS with a repeater dislay in the cockpit. Read more
Spinnaker/Genniker handling on MG30s
Well, we never had an opportunity to try drying out. But we did have a magnificant month cruising to the Scilly Isles and back. It was head winds all the way there, and it took us 10 days with sojourns. Then we had 10 days in the Scillies and 10 days to get back. Read more
Propellers
Hi all, “White heather ” based at Port Edgar has a three bladed prop and is raced each week in Div 2. I allow the prop to spin free when racing ,believe this gives me an extra 1/2 knot in windy weather?????
Brian McCombe
Drying out alongside in an MG30
Hi all… this list has been very quiet of late! I will be off cruising for August – this year the English south west coast and, weather permitting, the Scilly Islands.
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Proposed rudder removal
Hello all,
I’m planning to remove the rudder from our Morgan Giles 30 in order to effect some small fibreglass repairs.
Not having done this before, is it possible to remove the rudder while the boat is standing on her keel in the yard, or will she need lifting up to gain enough clearance to get the rudder stock out?
Also, other than removing the two bolts retaining holding the shoe at the bottom, is there anything more to the actual removal process?
Any personal experiences/likely snags would be gratefully received!
Cheers
Chris
MG30 history update
Hi all… Spend a very interesting couple of days down at Teignmouth, looking up Morgan Giles things. Read more
Gas storage
Tony,
by the way, was it your boat that I saw a picture of, from the mast down, showing two circles in the cockpit, close to the shaft of the helm? Is that for gasbottles? One running, one spare? Maybe even the prefabricated ones from Inno-Nautic?
Nifty place, I think I am going to check if that works for me and copy that.
I would theoretical need to move the engine dash since I suspect that is “electric cables within 200 mm of the gasline”.
mvg Boudewijn
Wind vane self-steering (update)
Over winter I installed Monitor self-steering gear on Santana and have now been able to test it, so far in Force 3-6 but only with very slight seas. The instruction manual implied I would need to learn how to get it to manage the boat and balance the rig etc. In practice it just worked, straight off, holding the course as close as I can, perhaps even better. Close hauled, the tell-tales on the foresail stayed parallel without the occasional lapse that I cause. It also worked well down wind goose winged. I can also tack easily without disengaging it. This is a compliment to the gear and also to the Morgan Giles 30, whose easy handling must make the gear’s task easier than with many boats.
I have added this gear to the list of resources on the MG30 website, where you can see a photo.
best wishes for the new season, Tony
Sail Plan
hi hows tricks hope you are all well, I wonder if anyone has a copy of the sail plan of the MG 30 as I would like to check on the size of my main. I am thinking of moving the mainsheet traveler to just behind the cockpit step and would then be shortening the boom and i don’t want to this without knowing that the main is the right size.
Thanks. Kieron
Self-steering gear
I have completed my evaluation of vane self-steering gear, including discussions with providers at the Southampton Boat Show. Read more