found a rope with Knot permanetly bound to my hull?

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found a rope with Knot permanetly bound to my hull?

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is this standard on all MacGregors ?? i have a rope with a Knot is this YEEE OOOOLLD boat makers MARK! :) :D :D :) its a 1990 26D looks cool makes me feel special inside. almost like i have witnesd the lock ness monster. but im thinking i should calm down after all i dident win the lotery but it is nice to discover an OLD tradition if thats what it is any ways. soo any history buffs would like to explain this one :) would deffinatly be appriciated. ohh and i compleatly understand that this is something i should have learned in elemetary and im ebarased to ask lol soo keep in mind im a new to this art of capturing wind for pleasure. aka Sailing :) :P :wink:
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Re: found a rope with Knot permanetly bound to my hull?

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Everyone has one.

Seriously, can you describe where it is ?
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it is up front bellow the V berth. if u were to walk up to the v birth and it would be the wall ur knees hit on the other side a 3 or 2 foot rope in a cirquil with a KNOT fiberglassed in. :) if we all have one were are they located on the :macx:
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Re: found a rope with Knot permanetly bound to my hull?

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I don't have the knot, but I do have a bas relief of Catigale in my bilge! :wink: :D
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I have one in my 95 26S also under the v-berth.
Due to the horrendous nature of repairs and mods that were done to my boat, I figured it was some lame repair, as though the PO had held something in place with a piece of rope and just glassed it in...
But now I suspect otherwise! :wink:
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Feature from Macgregor...."don't sail like this guy..."
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k9kampers wow a catigale in ur Bilge :o with that kind of luck u should check the big valve to the deep obysse for any MONALISSAS or maybe a Michalangelo ;) :wink: at any rate one should atleast find a hook and floater in yeee ollld head after a big meal ;) unless they have a knot or two in there bilge :wink:
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vizwhiz so u think its a bad REPAIR? sorry vizwhiz im to tierd got nothing maybe if i sleep on it :wink: but it would be to cramped and akward to sleep on the rope with knot :) :wink: . ill just stick with Catigales story :) so i can sleep in comfort :P :) ;)
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comi_cozi wrote:it is up front bellow the V berth. if u were to walk up to the v birth and it would be the wall ur knees hit on the other side a 3 or 2 foot rope in a cirquil with a KNOT fiberglassed in. :) if we all have one were are they located on the :macx:

I believe its what the use in the factory to pull the hull out of the mould.

Madguy :evil:
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Madguy beat me to it..I just remembered seeing the same on my :macx:

You use blue rope so you don't pull the hull out before the FG sets...its slower of course..
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Re: found a rope with Knot permanetly bound to my hull?

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Must be the umbiblical cord for a "berthed" boat! :D

I'll look for mine but it always feels like that bas relief iz watchin' me! :wink:
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