A forum for discussing boat or trailer repairs or modifications that you have made or are considering.
arvid
Deckhand
Posts: 38 Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:50 pm
Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
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by arvid » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:07 am
bypassing the softtop on the way between cockpit and foredeck wasnt easy especially for kids , womens , old or drunk People so i made some Boards of tick & expensive Wood and clamped them on top of stainless tuberails With a clamp made of stainless flatbar - now my 26 x is a walkaroundboat .my x has a lot of improvements - i have weigthed keelboard and inmolded lead around in bottom , i have enlarged headroom so it fits adults too , ++++ ...
telwin
Just Enlisted
Posts: 15 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 2:28 pm
Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
Location: Malta
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by telwin » Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:37 pm
hi could you post some photos of these stepboards.
if you are a new member u have to post 10 times before posting photos is permitted .
rszobel
Engineer
Posts: 143 Joined: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:16 am
Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
Location: Haymarket VA
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by rszobel » Sun Jul 28, 2013 1:50 pm
ditto -- would love to see what you are talking about with stepboards.
fouz
First Officer
Posts: 214 Joined: Mon May 03, 2010 5:09 pm
Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
Location: Mobile AL. 2000X, T50 yamaha.
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by fouz » Sun Jul 28, 2013 2:07 pm
PHOTOS!!!!
DaveC426913
Admiral
Posts: 1912 Joined: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:05 am
Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
Location: Toronto Canada
Contact:
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by DaveC426913 » Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:09 pm
Yes! Please! I have been considering the same stepboard mod and would very much like to see how you did it.
BTW, I don't post pix via the board. I upload them through some other means, then just link to them here using the IMG tag.
mastreb
Admiral
Posts: 3927 Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:00 am
Sailboat: MacGregor 26M
Location: Cardiff by the Sea, CA ETEC-60 "Luna Sea"
Contact:
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by mastreb » Sun Jul 28, 2013 9:01 pm
Being 6'5", I definitely need max headroom. Please post pix!
cptron
Captain
Posts: 515 Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:08 pm
Sailboat: MacGregor 26M
Location: Hattiesburg MS. "Storm Walker" 2011 26m with ETech 60
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by cptron » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:05 am
Photos would be nice. I guess he doesn't have any