I had a custom, aluminum, dual axle built for peace of mind on long trips.

That used to cost around 3k. Not sure what it would cost now. Probably more than I paid for the boat.

I also looked into a carbon mast a few years ago so I could easily raise and lower solo. The quote was 10k.

Please disregard my previous post. As it looks like the event has been rescheduled.

My friend, who was going with me, alerted me to red tide in that area. I have looked at the FWC map and it does look like a medium concentration has been reported in that area recently.

Does any live near there to give us a red-tide report before we travel that way?

Glad to see another :mac19: owner on here. Your work on the motor is the most important. The :mac19: is pretty but not great for sailing unless the wind is really going the way you want to go or at a slight angle to said direction. Hopefully you can search my posts to see my mods. I got rid of the r...

This sounds really fun.

If the stars align, I hope to join you all with my modified

Be Free is correct about the rocks in the Suwannee up-river from Branford. I have bent several props on my run about learning exactly where those rocks are. :| I would be interested in joining you out there on the gulf this summer in my :mac19: , especially around scallop season. You would have to w...

I will be in Marathon the last 2 weeks in December. Message me with your contact info if you would like to meet up. I will have my :mac19: with her 40 hp with me. I agree with the earlier post about staying on the Atlantic side. You better know exactly where you are going on the gulf side. That is n...

I dated a girl named Charity.
It didn't last very long.

If you are serious, I would be willing to rent my house in North Florida for real cheap in the winters while I am in South Florida.

I retire in two years, and plan to never freeze again after that.

Here in north Florida, you need more than a cardigan. Sometimes it gets cold enough here to burst pipes that were minding their own business. :? This little old man hopes to winter in south Florida and spend the rest of the year in north Florida. 8) If it is cold enough to burst pipes, I don't want ...

I had a similar thing happen years back with my first mac mast. Our drop was a bit more "exciting". Thankfully no one was hurt. We had luck with a wood wedge and a hammer. It will take time but bang her in there, then leave it and repeat. The damage is already done, you don't have to be ge...

With advance notice, I could help anyone near the Florida "armpit". St. George island to Cedar Key.

Sounds awesome, please keep us posted.

One day, I would love to do a Steinhatchee to Key West and back around loop in preparation for a great loop one day.

I retire in two years. For now, I will have to live vicariously through you.

Nice aft - I took my Miamistyle up to North Fl almost 20 years ago. I live in a small town about an hours drive from Stienhatchee. If you have never been to Stienhatchee, there is a long channel to get out into deep water. It used to take me an hour each way when I had a Mac Classic. I won't have th...

https://i.postimg.cc/640vCdjP/IMG-1391.jpg Got one of the last Evinrude 40 hp, luckily I had a small console that fit laying around. (Consoles this size are getting harder to find.) It runs like a dream and had no problem getting up on plane with my wife and two college age daughters on board. A lo...