what do you mean.. the admiral sits in the cockpit when rigging the boat. Gentlemen - my First Mate (the missus) she winches the mast as I guide it up. great exercise for the biceps and she gets a zumba work out on the waist at the same time. I watch the other blokes in the Marina in Awe of her when...

Hi Jim
very good video

are they lazy Jacks or Lazy Jims?

great.. set up

Paul

HI Jim
thanks for the pics - "I see the light" easier now understanding with the halyards loads are up at the blocks on top of the mast - there is ample room to allow for the rotation if block placement is in the right spot.

Paul

HI Brian
Sail Plan seems spot on.
the Centre of effort for the working jib is low and forward, and a flat main seems like the right shape for higher wind speed.

I'm interested in how your new keel performs

Paul

Thanks Paul

that looks great - does the base ever squash the side of the shackle?

I was wondering if a tang could be fitted to the mast to step bolt ... and then block onto that... hmmmmm?

Paul

Has anyone set up their 26M with halyards roving back to the cockpit. some of the issues Im trying to work through with the rotating mast 1: Mast Exit Sheaves - all forward? 2: Mast base to accommodate first turning block 3: Rope Clutch Base to be built up so leading onto the winch. Or am I better o...

Ahh .. right Im not familiar with all Macs.. the M's dont have a Backstay. an effective and reasonably priced backstay adjuster is: Teminate the backstay about 2m shorter than it is now, and swage and hard eye(thimble) for a an FWR (flexible wire rope) Block to be shackled on. Fix a pad eye to eithe...

Hi Brian yep correcting thinking regarding the Righting Lever "G Z" and an increace in weight in the lower aspects of the C/Board As the boat heels around G ( Centre of Gravity) Be aware as you increase the weight G moves up and the KG lenghtens increasing the force on GZ. I like your theo...

The boat in the U Tube Video is Tony Taylors' boat. he's located in Bundaberg, and that was his first sail in her. I met him on the boat ramp at Hervey Bay, on the sunday afternoon - he had the bigggest grin on his face, very impressed with his new girl. hmm.... guess we will need a spinnaker next y...

HI Biran & Val glad to have you up here - I'd say the passport to come over the boarder is your Mac!. Ill keep you on the list! hmm well if we get one more boat = 4 we might be able to get that first Mac Nationals sailed? should we approach the Hervey Bay Sailing Club to Host - One Race... 3 cla...

HI All we are the new owners of a 2003 Mac 26M located up on the Fraser Coast. We finally put her in the water a couple of weekends ago, and did a bit of a shake down cruise ( dad had to over come all those boat ramp fears - he's been sailing big boats for too long) anyway she is a beaut, and the fo...

As an Marine Radio Invigulator for the Office of Maritime Communications, I have noted over the years the resistance from recreational mariners to obtaining their VHF radio license. the Courses offered by VMR/ Coast Guard/ Local Tafe are of a very good standard. there appears to be some indignation ...

first question is why? the current centre board is hollow and when all the way down adds about 80kgs of weight below the water line? cool thinking by Macgregor - the centreboard initally is hard to get up from the fully down position.. but once it has begun travelling up.. the water clears the C/boa...

Hey Cruiser. Well Im an experienced YachtMaster Instructor and a commercial Master 5. I did a lot of trailer Sailing in Adelaide as a kid in Austral's from Outer Harbour to BSYC, across to Port Vincent and down through Troubridge LIght. Tricky short chop when the SW blows. As a big boat Racer and Cr...