Just looking for some general info on this. It would be our first boat. How easy is it to unstep the mast, problem areas (besides age), getting it on and off a trailer, really just need to be able to talk to someone knowledgeable in this area any and all help would surely be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Larry
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Trevor - SailboatOwners.com
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Hi Larry - I found 15 owner reviews and 68 owners in the directly right here on OdayOwners.com. Check 'em out at Related link below. Hope this helps! Trevor
Hi Larry - I found 15 owner reviews and 68 owners in the directly right here on OdayOwners.com. Check 'em out at Related link below. Hope this helps! Trevor
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Rodger K Ham
specs on mariner
Hi my name is Rodger I live west of Chicago about 40 mls in Aurora. I'm 49 and in tipical shape for a guy my age and I step the mast on my 1979 Mariner 2+2 without help all the time it is easer to do with someone to help you but the boat was made to be trailered and sailed. I say go for it. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard or read " nothing sails like a Mariner " Most of the time I hear this from peaple that have moved up to much bigger boats. SOME SPECS length 19'2" water line 17'9" beam 7' draft min. 10" max 4'11" sail area 185 sq ft mast length 24'8" weight 40 # boom length 10'4" weight 10 # weight complete boat 1,305 # The 10" draft makes it very easy to get on and off the trailer. I also do this by myself. You see I will sometimes go sailing for 2 or 3 days by myself and sleep on board. Sleep is just about all you can do in the cabin of a Mariner. Not much room for anything else. I cook meals and eat on shore at the campe grounds where I also use the shower. I say buy it. The Mariner is a great boat first or last or only. Rodger Mariner 2+2
Hi my name is Rodger I live west of Chicago about 40 mls in Aurora. I'm 49 and in tipical shape for a guy my age and I step the mast on my 1979 Mariner 2+2 without help all the time it is easer to do with someone to help you but the boat was made to be trailered and sailed. I say go for it. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard or read " nothing sails like a Mariner " Most of the time I hear this from peaple that have moved up to much bigger boats. SOME SPECS length 19'2" water line 17'9" beam 7' draft min. 10" max 4'11" sail area 185 sq ft mast length 24'8" weight 40 # boom length 10'4" weight 10 # weight complete boat 1,305 # The 10" draft makes it very easy to get on and off the trailer. I also do this by myself. You see I will sometimes go sailing for 2 or 3 days by myself and sleep on board. Sleep is just about all you can do in the cabin of a Mariner. Not much room for anything else. I cook meals and eat on shore at the campe grounds where I also use the shower. I say buy it. The Mariner is a great boat first or last or only. Rodger Mariner 2+2
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Andre Cornelis
mariner problem areas
Larry, I am in the last stages of a complete overhaul of my '67 Mariner. The biggest problem areas are (1)the deck to hull joint, on my Mariner part of it was crumbled and all the bedding had turned to powder, (2) rotted wood work, especially the floor timbers and the bottom of the bulkheads (3) sinking of the mast into the cabintop. Fixing is not to difficult and well woth it
Larry, I am in the last stages of a complete overhaul of my '67 Mariner. The biggest problem areas are (1)the deck to hull joint, on my Mariner part of it was crumbled and all the bedding had turned to powder, (2) rotted wood work, especially the floor timbers and the bottom of the bulkheads (3) sinking of the mast into the cabintop. Fixing is not to difficult and well woth it
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dan moreau
new rudder
I'm looking for a new rudder for a Mariner as a retirement gift for the boss. Any sources? Dan
I'm looking for a new rudder for a Mariner as a retirement gift for the boss. Any sources? Dan
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Rodger K Ham
New rudder
The Mariner and all the parts that go with it are still made new by Stuart Marine Corp. P.O.Box 469 38 Gordon Dr. Rockland Maine 04841 207/594-5515 NO WEB SITE They also still build the Rhodes 19. Same hull as the Mariner but different deck layout. Many of the parts interchange, I have Rhodes 19 sails on my Mariner plus a 150% jib. We have alot of light air days here in the mid west ( Aurora ILL ) I also use running rigging off a old style Marine with the stepped cabin top and it all fits and works just fine. When they changed the cabin layout they where very carefull to keep the mast base at the same hight. I found this out after I bought the running rigging without asking what model boat it was for. But for the first time ever luck was with me and it all fit just fine.
The Mariner and all the parts that go with it are still made new by Stuart Marine Corp. P.O.Box 469 38 Gordon Dr. Rockland Maine 04841 207/594-5515 NO WEB SITE They also still build the Rhodes 19. Same hull as the Mariner but different deck layout. Many of the parts interchange, I have Rhodes 19 sails on my Mariner plus a 150% jib. We have alot of light air days here in the mid west ( Aurora ILL ) I also use running rigging off a old style Marine with the stepped cabin top and it all fits and works just fine. When they changed the cabin layout they where very carefull to keep the mast base at the same hight. I found this out after I bought the running rigging without asking what model boat it was for. But for the first time ever luck was with me and it all fit just fine.
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Les
Great little Boat
We have owned a 74 Mariner 2+2 for 3 years now, and it's a great little boat. I fashioned a rig out of a boat hook that locks in place with a pin. I put a big key ring on handle end and then I drilled and extra hole to get it to lock at just the right length. The ring go around a cleat on the bow and the Hook end goes in sail track were the cleat slot is. It holds the mast upright while I hook up or unhook the front stay. I have no trouble walking the mast up or down. Once the rigging is right you only have to loosen and tighten the front stay. The best thing I did to the trailer was to add the rear guides. Best $80 I have spent on boat to date. I use a small outboard with no reverse so I never try to drive on the trailer. The guides make it easy to line the boat up with the trailer and get it loaded back up. I also own a 28'Bristol but have no plans to sale the Mariner. Wife and I can take Mariner to lake for the day and have a blast and any strip of sand can become a private beach. Any other help you need just ask. Les
We have owned a 74 Mariner 2+2 for 3 years now, and it's a great little boat. I fashioned a rig out of a boat hook that locks in place with a pin. I put a big key ring on handle end and then I drilled and extra hole to get it to lock at just the right length. The ring go around a cleat on the bow and the Hook end goes in sail track were the cleat slot is. It holds the mast upright while I hook up or unhook the front stay. I have no trouble walking the mast up or down. Once the rigging is right you only have to loosen and tighten the front stay. The best thing I did to the trailer was to add the rear guides. Best $80 I have spent on boat to date. I use a small outboard with no reverse so I never try to drive on the trailer. The guides make it easy to line the boat up with the trailer and get it loaded back up. I also own a 28'Bristol but have no plans to sale the Mariner. Wife and I can take Mariner to lake for the day and have a blast and any strip of sand can become a private beach. Any other help you need just ask. Les
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Ed
Andre is there
such a thing as a Mariner or Rhodes that is too far gone to be restorable? I've got a Rhodes spotted, the hull looks good but it has about a 1/2 inch of water standing in the bottom.........so the ribs are probable rotten. Any other thoughts? Later Ed
such a thing as a Mariner or Rhodes that is too far gone to be restorable? I've got a Rhodes spotted, the hull looks good but it has about a 1/2 inch of water standing in the bottom.........so the ribs are probable rotten. Any other thoughts? Later Ed
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Rodger K Ham
79' Mariner
In the later years the Mariners have a full fiberglass hull liner in the cabin. If you can find one of these there would be very little work to be done on the boat. I'm not sure what year they started but I beleave all the Mariners with the cabin top as one smooth hump have liners. My 1979 Mariner has one and I think it really makes keeping the cabin clean alot easer. Countless Mariners and Rhodes 19s were built and they still build both boats to this day. I would keep looking and get one with a liner. 1/2 inch of water is no big deal I would be carefull taking things out so I could use them as pattern. Rebuiding the inside of a Rhodes or Mariner would be pretty easy if you have patterns Rodger 79' Mariner 2+2
In the later years the Mariners have a full fiberglass hull liner in the cabin. If you can find one of these there would be very little work to be done on the boat. I'm not sure what year they started but I beleave all the Mariners with the cabin top as one smooth hump have liners. My 1979 Mariner has one and I think it really makes keeping the cabin clean alot easer. Countless Mariners and Rhodes 19s were built and they still build both boats to this day. I would keep looking and get one with a liner. 1/2 inch of water is no big deal I would be carefull taking things out so I could use them as pattern. Rebuiding the inside of a Rhodes or Mariner would be pretty easy if you have patterns Rodger 79' Mariner 2+2
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Andre Cornelis
Rhodes to far gone????
Ed, A Rhodes or Mariner has to look like it was hit by a truck for it not to be salvagable. On my Mariner every piece of wood except the upper portion of the main bulkheads and the little bulkhead in the bow was replaced. Even the plywood reinforcement in the stern for the outboard. Replacing the ribs is not a difficult task. All you need is a tick-stick and a band or jig saw. Any questions, my email is: athlc@msn.com Good Luck, Andre
Ed, A Rhodes or Mariner has to look like it was hit by a truck for it not to be salvagable. On my Mariner every piece of wood except the upper portion of the main bulkheads and the little bulkhead in the bow was replaced. Even the plywood reinforcement in the stern for the outboard. Replacing the ribs is not a difficult task. All you need is a tick-stick and a band or jig saw. Any questions, my email is: athlc@msn.com Good Luck, Andre
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