Your mods are real nice! I hope I'm wrong, but your helm seat pedestal looks like it may only be rated for 5 mph (trolling speed). How did you attach your flooring to the cockpit deck? My concern is that your seat assembly might break, and throw you off the back of the boat. I've reaserched pedestal...

I owned a 26D for 8 years, rigged it for cruising...Autopilot, GPS, 16 gallon fuel tank, traveller, custom sails and rudder etc. I've had my '02 :macx: since '04, also highly modified for cruising. The D is a good performing day sailer. The :macx: is a slower sailer by 1 to 1.5 knots depending on po...

Corsair II, Your problem is a tough one. the 26S is water ballasted, and the ballast tank is at or near the water line. IMHO you need to have sombody familiar with Mac Gregors inspect the boat and make sure the ballast tank has not been compromised. The ballast tank is generally the strongest part o...

Jim, 10 years ago while sailing my old Mac 26D in San Diego bay I was " T " boned by a large sail boat that snagged a side stay and literaly ripped the rig apart. We were very lucky the mast and boom fell around us and not on us. 2 years later also in San Diego bay, the quick pin( a lockin...

I see Roger's boat all the time when I visit Newport, It's a beauty, and at 250K a surprisingly good buy. It seems he has been selling off a lot of stuff lately, lets hope he is building his replacement boat and not planning to retire. Selling 500 boats a year in today's economy and with California'...

I have this habit of opening the gate valve and THEN the vent. I hear water gurgling in before the vent is opened and air bubbles around the gate. The ballast may not completely fill but it will fill without the vent open so I doubt a closed vent will prevent flooding of the tank. --Russ It may be ...

The way to avoid the anchor locker from draining into the ballast tank, is to loop the vent hose higher than the drain hose. It's very difficult to work up in that area but it can be done. After I completed my installation I tested the anchor locker drain with water under preasure from a garden hose...

Last season, I installed a passive ballast system on my :macx: . I chose to vent the ballast tank through the anchor locker drain (as many have done on this forum) , I installed an electronic monitor, as well as a system to manualy inspect it. The gate valve started leaking, and I discovered that my...

I change my impeller once a year, which is approximately 100 hrs. An impeller can actually look good when you remove it, but the vanes may have taken a set, and therefore loose their efficiency. If you use your engine in salt water, your lower end removal bolts can freeze, so it is recommended that ...

Rick, I have considered, doing something similar to my :macx: , I think however that the new port supported backstay, would interfere with the raising of the helm seat. Note that the seat swings away from the port chainplate ( support ). If you, or anyone, is succesful with this install, and you can...

I've owned a Honda EU 2000 for 3 years, and love it, I go to Catalina a few times a year, and my neighbors at the mooring claim they can't even hear it, I can watch TV while it's on. My old Coleman generator is twice as heavy, and twice as loud, I remmember when a neighbor showed me his "drivin...

Mike,

Why not streighten out the mast on the X by modifying the rigging, creating a 90 degree angle with the boom. It seems to me that if you put longer adjusters on the shrouds you could acheive this. Is the angle between the luff and foot on the mainsail not 90 degrees ?

Ric

I store my fenders underneath the head sink, and when I use the head, I leave the vanity door open. This increases the leg room. I'm 6 ft tall, I shared this "tirick" with my 6 ' 3" friend, and he is not afraid to use the head anymore. :wink: Why go to the trouble of cutting out the v...

I just changed the engine on my :macx: from a Suzuki 50 with a small prop to a Mercury 60 Big foot with a 14" prop. The first thing I noted is that the boat is more surefooted. I also installed a set of wedges so I could lower the bow angle when needed, also a big help. Because of stability iss...

If I remember correctly, clearance from mid-span is about 40' at mean low tide. Art My chart indicates that the 2 closest bridges from the entrance to Mission Bay, have a 38ft clearance at center span during low tide. The northeastern bridge has a 31ft clearance. Does the :macm: require 36ft of cle...