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- Sat Apr 22, 2006 4:17 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Central Florida
- Replies: 27
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Central Florida
My wife, Anne, and I have had our 98 Magregor 26X at Monroe Harbor Marina in Sanford for over a year. Our boat is named "American Spirit". We often sail on Lake Monroe or just cruise "down" river to Hontoon. The Swamphouse Grill is a nice stop along the way, for a meal, if there ...
- Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:59 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Does gasoline really go stale! Good Maintenance Manual?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6563
"shotgun" approach worked
Finally got back into the water. Engine ran perfectly, better than ever before, actually, and not a flutter at low RPM's. I will use the additives for all tank fulls from now on, and I will be more careful with keeping the tank vents closed between uses. Also, I will try to top off tanks whenever po...
- Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:38 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: scruffy looking mainsail
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1078
Cleaning sails
I recently enquired of Doyle Sails about cleaning my jib, and this was the advise Peter, their rep, gave me: "As far as cleaning goes you are going to want to do that your self...use comet and a brush plenty of water and then dry the sail in the sun. If you want us to clean it, it will be betwe...
- Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:50 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Does gasoline really go stale! Good Maintenance Manual?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6563
sputtering in Orlando
All of the info has been very helpful. I have taken a "shotgun" approach and done just about everything everyone has advised. First, I had the Merc mechanic do the 100 hour service and vacuum test the carbs. He found one carb way out of wack and the other three needing adjustment. That don...
- Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:39 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Does gasoline really go stale! Good Maintenance Manual?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6563
I discovered today when I took my 26X/50 HP Mercury out for the first time in about two months, which had run perfectly previously, that it would run fine at higher RPM's, but at lower speeds, particularly those needed for docking, it would sputter and not run smoothly. I switched to my other gas ta...