Over Labor Day Weekend, I sailed my 26M "Y.B.NORMAL" from the North end of Lake Winnebago (NE Wisconsin) to the South end and back. The winds, which clocked around over the 3 days, made the trip a nice downwind/reach sail in both directions. Because the lake is long (30 miles) and shallow ...

Highlander: Contact the vendor; if you tell them you saw them at the show, they'll sometimes extend you the show prices. It's worth a try. I was at the Chicago Strictly Sail Show two weeks ago. The attendee and vendor count were both down. My wife and I still had a great time looking at the new boat...

When I purchased my used 26M, I had an Oldsmobile minivan. It towed it the 4 miles from my home to the nearest ramp, but I wouldn't go any distance with it ( we rented a buoy at the local harbor). This year we purchased a used Merc Mountaineer with a V-8 and class 3 hitch. I can't even tell it's beh...

Bob
What RPM, speeds (full and empty ballast) are you getting?

Another option is to use computer cooling fans. The downside is that you may have to build a bracket for them.
The upside is you can usually get them for free from a computer shop, they use very little power, yet they move a lot of air.

Sorry 'bout that.

Its a deal, What about Green Bay and the protected waters of Door County? (an this is quickly spinning off to an events and venue thread I know), I am looking for some place to spend the 4th of July other than anchored at Navy Pier for the concerts and fireworks. Has to be within the wife's "a...

Tangentair:
Come up and join us on Lake Winnebago this summer.

You should try sailing a Minifish with a Sunfish sail in 20+ winds on a reach. Grossly over-sailed and a riot when you get up and fly! Speaking of Sunfishes, my wife and I are members of a VERY EXCLUSIVE yacht club in northern Wisconsin. We have one regatta a year. We race Sunfishes exclusively. It'...

I've used plastic tarps to cover my boats for years. I'm in northeast Wisconsin, where it's below zero and there's quite a bit of snow in the winter. I use 2 silver tarps: an older one on the top with a new one under it. I pad all of the wear points: tennis balls over the tops of the stantions and o...

On my 2005 26M the combined sink/motor well drain on the port side kept clogging up. I just installed a dedicated 1" drain on the STB side of the transom for the motor well. I don't use the sink enough to worry about it at this point. Anyone else out in Mac-land having the same problem? BTW- th...

Where do I find it? Do I have to watch the full 50+ minute promotion video?

It's not the voltage, it's the amps that will kill you. Given the right (Wrong!) circumstances, a 12V battery can kill you if the amperage interrupts your heart. :( I remember back in the early 70s when Mercury came out with its 50,000V ignition system on its outboards. We had a mechanic who used a ...

I suggest that you put the VHF radio on a separate circuit breaker from the stereo and all other items. Coming from an aviation background, I've learned to keep "safety of flight" items switched separate from "normal use items".
Dale
26M
Y.B.Normal

While this looks like a useful tool for tightening the stays, I like the wrench Bill (Boats4sail) supplies with his boats.
It's an adjustable Vice Grip with 2 bolts through it. It provides great linear adjustment and locks in place for easier
insertion of the pin.