Just a reminder in the midst of all the good advice: Don't wax the walking surfaces of your deck (makes more slippery).

C.G.

Welcome JohnCFI,

...to heck with president; we dub thee Pirate King of the Macgregor fleet of the southern seas!
(Perhaps a title will entice the Good First Lady).

Fair Winds...

James and Theo

Hello abiehl, Another bit of advice is to leave a sailing plan with your harbormaster or a responsible friend onshore before you head out into 'big water'. If your google "sailing plan" you can find examples and instructions. You can fill one out as you are planning your trip. Fair winds.....

Dear list members,

I am curious...how do those of you with an wash/wax/paint inside the centerboard sleeve and the center board?

Thanks.

JAmes H.

EZ, What's the process of balancing CLR (Center of Lateral Resistance) and COE (Center of Effort)? Not familiar with how you do that on a sailboat in general, and the Mac specifically. Thanks, Joe Hey Joe, The theory of boat balance is conveyed by this explaination: If your center of effort is in l...

Welcome aboard GeoffT,

We own an we just bought in May, and love it (and occassionaly curse it). Folks here have a wide experience with these boats and are immensely helpful. I still go out just to look at mine on the trailer!

Fair winds...

James and Theo

Happy Independence Day to all (in the USA)...

Flake it end to end, so when you place it over the bow pulpit you can unfold it like a paper window blind.

James

Hello Obelix, We finally put the cover on today. My impression remains that it is well constructed of sturdy materials. It was easy to put in place with two people working from the bow moving aft...it helps if you have flaked the cover beforhand. It comes with a circumference line that ties in the b...

Hello Finallysailing... One the mast raising system on our :macx: , care has to be taken that the gin pole is vertical, with a long spead between the pulleys, before we start raising. This allows sufficent span of line to bring the mast up. Perhaps this will help on your "S". Fair winds......

Hi Kevinnem and others, Our experience had been that getting and using our :macx: follows an S-curve...Rising excitement when shopping, going out for a test sail, and buying, peaking at the first time in the water on your own. Then follows a ride down the slope, with hard setups (at least harder tha...

Hey Obelix, We just bought one for our :macx: . We haven't used it yet, but it appears as described, it is heavy and well sown (not at all a ripstop tarp). The x version does not have a nose like the one shown, which is apparently for an :macm: with the furler/jib carried on the mast. Ours arrived p...

Hello Kurz,

On my older steel trailer, the ball size is 2 inches, and the trailer rides at about 19 inches (give or take an inch). I have no problems with the latch (so far).

Fair Winds...

James

Two cleats forward on our

We got the boat out for the first time under sail yesterday, and it was splendid. Wind was very light, but we did get the sail to fill (we only used the jib this time) and we quietly, slowly moved on the lake. When the wind picked up the boat would surge and the wake would gurgle and splash. we sail...

Hey there from Grumpypants and First Mate Fractious, We got the boat out on the water yesterday,with minor mishaps and slip-ups and absolute delight. As planned, we took it to a local lake. There were no crowds on a weekday, so we had plenty of room to set up and launch. Set up, which we have never ...