Mac-less

[yukonbob]

i feel similarly to you.
i just find my a tad too small- not as good a sailer as i would really like- and hate the euro styling
so am in the process, with chosen NA- designing a motor sailer- 33' ish x 10'- totally trailerable. water/lead ballasted. inside helm station. pilot house. full amenities. removable tiller steer. twin dagger boards. but with old school salty lines- kind of retro motor yacht x sleek schooner type sail hull. many different sail plan options- but a modern boat under the old school appeal.
i know how you feel YB- just need something a wee bit more than the mac- more space- and there just really isnt anything out there in the market place for that- so i have resorted to building my own- might be a lot quicker, cheaper and easier if we could just find something to buy!!

Not a lot more room overall but there is a Norsea 27 with trailer for sale in Juneau AK craigslist aft cabin model. Meets most of your criteria. We had considered 33-34 but decided to go a little bigger and not have to move up when we decide to cast off and go cruising. We hope this is our last big boat. Big enough to be comfortable and raise the boys but small enough to single hand or short hand with just me and the admiral and cavernous storage.

[Wayne nicol]

very pretty little boat indeed. cant find it on line- what was it going for?

my planned size was restricted by its "towability".
10' wide makes for a nice 33" loa- and should fall sub 10 000 lbs- to be able to tow with a 1 ton truck easily.

i still like the higher speeds that the macs can give- and as such the new boat will also have higher attainable speeds- plan on twin outboards- about 70 hp each- should give the same speeds as the mac. but with twins for redundancy!

it is designed in such a way- that it can be motored with the masts on deck- in the gallows. so it can run in true powerboat mode- but without leaving the rigging at home!

so often, the weather is just perfect- the salmon are running, and we just want to go out for a few hours in an evening and get some fish- with all the rigging and de-rigging on the mac- too much time is lost. with my old powerboat- i could leave home, and be in the water, run out to the fishing grounds and be fishing in 45 mins to 1 hour tops!

would love to see some pics of your boat as you get more!

[Starscream]

In general, the overall maximum width of a trailer or its load is 102". At 10' you would need to obtain a permit each time you wanted to take a boat of that width onto the road, so that would really limit its trailerability.

With the goalposts installed on my X trailer I am just below the legal limit. When I had PVC goalpost extensions on the original trailer, the tops of the goalposts just exceeded 102" and I was risking a fine.

[Wayne nicol]

heya starscream
max trailerable width here in bc is 8'6"
between that and 10 ' its an annual permit. and between 10' and i think its 14- then its an over the counter day permit- single use
over that and its special permits/ oversize etc- havent really looked into that side of it.

i figured on about 9'10" just to be safe, ensuring that the boat is wider than the trailer- will always keep me legal- and i also have permanent goalposts on my trailer- but thinking the goalposts on this bigger boat will be removeable- after loading the boat- remove and travel!

cheers

[yukonbob]

very pretty little boat indeed. cant find it on line- what was it going for?

Too mcuh like everything else in AK

http://juneau.craigslist.org/boa/5867640897.html

[Highlander]

heya starscream
max trailerable width here in bc is 8'6"
between that and 10 ' its an annual permit. and between 10' and i think its 14- then its an over the counter day permit- single use
over that and its special permits/ oversize etc- havent really looked into that side of it.

i figured on about 9'10" just to be safe, ensuring that the boat is wider than the trailer- will always keep me legal- and i also have permanent goalposts on my trailer- but thinking the goalposts on this bigger boat will be removeable- after loading the boat- remove and travel!

cheers

I believe anything over 10ft is restricted to day light towing only

J

[BOAT]

Victoria BC Canada - that's some nice digs John,

How long you been in the Queens Dominion?

Been there many times - took these pictures:

The Straights are really ruff there:



But the harbors are sure nice:



The locals were nice to us:

[Highlander]

Thx Boat
Hauled the boat over from Ontario last week in Sep.


waiting for the ferry to cross over to the Island


New Digs with own boat slips in back yard


Yep Happy with retirement Life

J

[Wayne nicol]

holy smokes mate- yer in our back yard- we live on the islands just above you- called "haida gwaii".
and yup the over 10' is a daylight only T.O.P. ( temporary operating permit).
welcome to the land of lots of fish, big bears and even bigger mountains!
cheers
wayne

[sailboatmike]

I recon that up there you could sail for years visiting a different island every day and still not explore all those coves and inlets, that is magic sailing waters

[BOAT]

John,

Do you actually LIVE in Victoria BC? I mean are you close to Craigdarroch Castle? I might have some relatives close to you.

[Highlander]

John,

Do you actually LIVE in Victoria BC? " Yep I do"

I mean are you close to Craigdarroch Castle? "Yep about 15-20mins away I guess depending on traffic"

I might have some relatives close to you.

"NO, NO, NO, say it Ain,t SO "

Only Kiddin

So yer telling me u might b coming up for a visit & a sail

So u,ll have to tell me when so as I can tell u what kinda Scotch to buy me @ duty free liq. store

U know their is a Big Mac Meet with the MYCBC in Victoria BC on the July 1St 2017 wk-end if u r up here then I,ll let u crew on my boat if u wanna do some clipper sailin with 4 headsail,s weather permitting

J

[BOAT]

I'm not on my way and when I do go I keep my head low - (got into a little trouble there once hanging with 11th providence folks) - but one of my safe houses is right next to Craigdarroch Castle (I know a few janitors and maids in the area).

The next time I am there I will arrange for scotch near CC

[reastmure]

Wow Bob! Fantastic! Very envious. Looks very capable for anywhere you want to go.

[reastmure]

Bob,
Make damn sure you have a boat ready for "northern roundup 2017" early next summer, as you said earlier in this thread ".. I'll also still host a northern roundup but I'll prob be at the back of the pack from now on" I'm holding you to that statement!
I doubt you will be at the back of the pack with whatever boat you find (if we sail, otherwise motoring you might be).
Anyway, after leaving you and Dick last summer I spent close to 2 weeks in or around Juneau and there were at least 2 Mac 26m's in the marina I was in, maybe you can borrow one or convince them to join NR2017?
Of course you are always welcome to crew with us for NR2017, but I am pretty sure my seamanship skills would try your patience. Cliff

Hey Cliff,
Got any dates in mind for NR2017?