That is pretty much what I have in mind with the plates. I also like the idea of gas struts to hold the rudder down while sailing and up while trailering. Two struts would add better balance and in case one fails, the other still holds position. Also cutting away the top portion from just below the ...

Has Anyone modified the original one piece rudder into a kick up rudder on a V25? We see some good ideas we might incorporate. Our budget is too limited to buy one. Nothing shows up in the Mac Mods section. In fact nothing comes up in a search for the word rudder at all. Looking forward to great ide...

We had a 9.8 horse Mercury, electric start, but it was leaking gas. A few weeks ago we bought a 55 lb. thrust Minn Kota and it works great. On a fully charged 12v deep cycle, we ran it most of 2 hours cause of light wind and it still had some juice to return to the dock. It moved our V25 nearly 3 kn...

After all of your great responses, for which I am eternally grateful, we finally got the boat in the water on September 29, 2012! Thanks to Bill Reichert and his son, who went waaaayyyyy above and beyond what I could have ever expected, I drove to St. Louis (12 hour round trip) to pick up the keel o...

Hi, I'm new to MacGregor Sailors. We just bought a 1975 Venture 25. The boat, rigging and sails are in nice condition, but the keel snapped off just below the pivot bolt. I have seen pictures and can extrapolate the dimensions based on the piece we have. The trouble is, I've also seen dimensions lis...