Hi Thanks for the posts this is ex captain Bill. It does not sound like anyone has tried this modification so here is what i propose to do. Since I'm in Southern California I will be stopping by the MacGregor factory to check out the chain locker before assembly and if all looks good I will try this...

Hi my name is Bill and My wife is Bev we are new to this forum. We have a 2005 MacGregor 26m we use in southern CA. I WAS the captain and her the first mate, life was good. One of the first mates duties was pulling the anchor. On a coastal fishing trip recently my wife (first mate) was pulling the a...