Do you have an aluminum or an older type, all steel trailer?
If aluminum, any concerns or problems so far with PT wood reacting with the trailer?
I have to replace my steel "V" on the aluminum trailer and everything I read about PT says not use it with aluminum.
Thanks,
BL

She actually makes really nice sail covers and at a good price. I purchased a set in 2008 and still very happy with them.
Give her a call - she knows Mac's and was nice to chat with, too.

My 2005 M with an ETEC 50 also had noticeable and significant electrolysis on the motor mount assembly because the OEM zinc was not long enough to be submerged in the water. I attached two zincs – one along the outside of the motor mount (using the threaded holes that held the OEM zinc) and one alon...

Thank you Leon! I had not paid much attention to the occasional fluffy corrosion on the motor bracket bottom till your thread. Have a 2005M with 50hp ETEC from Arena also. Mostly kept on the trailer. Recently had the boat in a slip at Pillar Point for 85 days or so, but out for a couple of days ever...

Without throwing too much green water on the trip; the sail to the Farallones can be treacherous. One has to cross all the major shipping channels for the Golden Gate. If the weather turns on you - fog, high seas, etc.; one might join the recent boats and souls of Davy Jones's Farallones trips. Sugg...

Don't forget Tides & Currents - can make a 3 or more knot difference in some places....

WOW!!! What a story/travelogue. Thank you so much for sharing it. Stopped what I was doing and read/viewed the whole thing. Of course, by then I was "Chin-hooked" and had to read the Alaska trip, too. You guys are great writers/chroniclers! You put them together as if this reader was on th...

I was thinking about buying a spair to carry with me. Is there a port and starbord bracket or or they the same? When I get one or a pair I can make detail drawings ................. The schematic drawings for the M26 rudder brackets are on the MacGregor26 factory site (macgregor26 dot com) under 'S...

I use a small 12 volt liquid transfer pump with 5/8 inch hose pieces attached to pump out the ballast for those times that I want to land at the dock with it full - ramp at Princeton is steep, lot of surge and usually windy. The pump was cheap - less than $30.00 (Harbor Freight - 12 volt Utility Wat...

Without a downhaul, have found that the main only drops down when you do not want it to or expect it to. A downhaul is fairly easy and simple to setup. It can be as trivial as hanging a block (with a piece of line or shackle) from the starboard (right) cleat on the mast; with the downhaul line attac...

FYI: I have a topping lift and boomkicker - and use them both - for sightly different purposes. A topping lift is fairly easy to install - only needs a block at the mast top and an optional cheek block on the mast bottom to lead back to cockpit if desired. The boomkicker is a straight forward instal...

Make sure your jib downhaul is truly functional. Titles to some good articles/drawings/pics that you can google below - (sorry, not enough post's to submit links - so far) For jib downhaul: I use a spring loaded-standup block attached by shackle to the port (left) side bow cleat. The line is 1/4&quo...

More sail handling tips: Most of my sailing is single handed - as a 63 year old f'rt - am not thrilled about hanging out on the topsides alone out there... After I pull the main down with the down-haul line: grab and pull the leech (back end of sail) and wrap the down-haul line around the loose sail...