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- Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:38 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Great Small Boat Galley Suppers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 94
Re: Great Small Boat Galley Suppers
Interesting article. We have never done more than 1-2 nights out on the MAC. We are wimps. But we have almost exclusively cooked on the Magma grill. Coffee on the stove, but everything else over the fire. Including eggs, bacon, burgs, steak, chicken, pizza. Love the grill. Now I remember from my you...
- Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:27 pm
- Forum: Performance & Tuning
- Topic: Speak Fluent NMEA 2000??? (I don’t :-/)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 104
Re: Speak Fluent NMEA 2000??? (I don’t :-/)
Very interesting and valuable info. Thanks for posting.
- Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:24 pm
- Forum: Performance & Tuning
- Topic: New study tackles dynamics of common—and difficult—sailing maneuver
- Replies: 6
- Views: 176
Re: New study tackles dynamics of common—and difficult—sailing maneuver
"It's more difficult in practice than in theory" Tell me about it. Loading the car this morning for the 6 hour drive to San Diego, where we'll spend the next two days in a mixture of classroom time and out on the water on a J/24 learning all about sail trimming and tacking. Can't wait to ...
- Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:15 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Brand new mac owner
- Replies: 21
- Views: 492
Re: Brand new mac owner
I only mention it as the wink MacGregor used in his marketing materials was indeed acted upon by the first owner I met. He also had a self installed internal gasoline tank that I could smell from the cabin. Hence I chose to fly to another city and buy a more stock example from that model year. Yea,...
- Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:07 am
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Brand new mac owner
- Replies: 21
- Views: 492
Re: Brand new mac owner
Yes, but the MacGregor marketing department definitely got ahead of the Macgregor engineering department some days. From the 26x brochure: "Here are your sailing choices: ( 1 ) With water ballast tank full and conservative sails, the 26 is an extremely stable sailboat, ideal for a beginner. ( ...
- Wed Jul 16, 2025 6:22 am
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Brand new mac owner
- Replies: 21
- Views: 492
Re: Brand new mac owner
You might want to connect with Ixneigh on this forum. He lives/sails the keys. He knows them like the back of his hand. I keep the ballast in all the time. The cost is a bit of speed and it wont get up on full plane, but the boat will motor fast enough with ballast in. It just feels safer with the b...
- Wed Jul 16, 2025 6:13 am
- Forum: Repairs and Modifications
- Topic: Best Bimini for a 26X?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9088
Re: Best Bimini for a 26X?
I’d like to add an extension to stretch out forward to cover the sliding hatch to further increase the shaded area while cruising. Not anything complicated but just a flat extension to our existing Bimini at the same height. We have the BWY bimini and dodger and bought this connector to join the tw...
- Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:21 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: $150 and a Wallyworld cutting board
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1263
Re: $150 and a Wallyworld cutting board
In our setup we have a Suzuki DF60AV 2022 engine that we start through a 60Amp resettable circuit breaker and marine grade #4 AWG stranded wire (it can easily handle up to 75 amps) run through flex conduit, from either or both of our onboard batteries. The circuit breaker has never tripped. That's ...
- Mon Jul 14, 2025 6:32 am
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: $150 and a Wallyworld cutting board
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1263
Re: $150 and a Wallyworld cutting board
That’s why my preferred solution is to go with a resettable circuit breaker. Just push and reset! Done! The safety and convenience of a reset circuit breaker is more than well worth the cost. I agree. I think Roger used an inline glass fuse for the main power to the panel. Trying to locate/inspect/...
- Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:50 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Our 26X boat tour on the last day of our Powell trip
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3935
Re: Our 26X boat tour on the last day of our Powell trip
Oh and the outboard still needs 12v right? So how do you deliver that?
- Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:50 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Our 26X boat tour on the last day of our Powell trip
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3935
Re: Our 26X boat tour on the last day of our Powell trip
You have given this much thought. That can be dangerous. I wonder how many TRUE 12v devices we have on our boats. You are probably right about LEDs being tolerant of dual voltage. I guess all this relies heavily on dual 12v batteries in a series. If one fails, the whole system might suffer. Or not i...
- Sun Jul 13, 2025 10:09 am
- Forum: Repairs and Modifications
- Topic: **NEW OWNER** Helm Station Repairs and Other Mods
- Replies: 3
- Views: 443
- Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:49 pm
- Forum: Trip Logs
- Topic: A New Journey Begins for OverEasy - 2023/2025
- Replies: 286
- Views: 120329
- Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:44 pm
- Forum: Website News & Announcements
- Topic: Website speed
- Replies: 0
- Views: 178
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- Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:21 am
- Forum: Repairs and Modifications
- Topic: Wish I had done this! (ballast blowout)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 965