Mac19s are even rarer in Europe. When I sold mine in the UK it was taken to Italy by a dealer for resale! I had a couple of emails from the new owner somewhere on the Italian Riviera.

Strap failure can result in this.........



Glad it wasn't steel wire!

(BTW I do bruise easily as I have to take Warfarin/Coumarin)

Hey KM, what does the above mean as I can't find/get into the forum/thread?

Well Pacamac, my :mac19: , has now been sold and has been taken 1200 miles over the Alps by its new owner to Italy to sail the waters of the Italian Lakes. Mmmm, nice. We've had a good three + years with Pacamac, some good days and some bad, but it's my wife's apprehension about going to sea out of ...

It's bolted on the transom just like other outboards of that size! Same as a 26X or 26M.

The 19 was designed for a 40HP.

Bransher wrote:Interesting video demonstrating Beneteau's new Dock & Go system. It shows a 50' Beneteau turning on a dime and parallel parking.

See it HERE.

I want to be able to do that with my 26M.

And on a windy day??????

I kept my Mac19 at yard which had a very shallow gradient ramp (if we had realised this sooner we may have searched for a better locaion). The only way we could launch and recover efficiently was to back down the ramp, unhitch the trailer, fit a tow rope and them reconnect to the towbar with the rop...

Quote........"Switch from a rope to a heavy strap on your winch"............ You need to be careful whatever you use. I ended up with nasty bruising to my upper arm when my strap tore apart and whiplashed towards me. Very painful but a very impressive bruise for a week or more! I suspect t...

Go ahead if your a self made Millionaire and spend a $100+ of LED Spreader Lights from any of the Marine supplies OR!!!!! Discount Auto has All Plastic weather proof LED running lights for gang bangers cars for only $19.95............ Anybody got a link for these LEDs so we all know what you were t...

I always carry a spare wheel, wheel nut brace/wrench (usually a different size to the car), spare set of bearings, water-resistant bearing grease plus grease gun and of course something to lift the trailer to change the wheel......called a jack in the UK but this seems to cause the the North America...

About time we properly joined Europe and got rid of GBP! Make life a lot easier for all of us. (With any luck it may put all the chinless wonders called foreign exchange traders in London out of work which is what they and their banks deserve after the monumental mess thay have made of our economy.....

I assume you don't have the original owners tool kit that probably came with the engine?

Try ebay as there are always all those things you have lost or need urgently!

Exactly, couldn't have put it better myself. I've had enough trouble with a trailer winch on the trailer without using one where all may come crashing down on my head! Best to keep it simple and all you need is the gin pole, a pair of baby stays and the main sheet. Oh... and a wife to keep an eye on...

The centreboard on my :mac19: was found to be jammed fast by a piece of driftwood caught up beside the board. I did manage to move the board a couple of times before I realised what was going on and it took a couple of hours of picking away at it and eventually splitting it with a saw before I could...

Get a couple of smaller diameter wheels to use temporarily when storing the boat. My Mac19 has 12" wheels and this allows the Mac to get into my garage with 1" to spare under the door. The 12" wheels I have fit over my 10" brake drums that I believe are standard to all Mac traile...