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New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:43 pm
by simplesailer
Hi Everyone,
Have been stalking the board for a long time before i purchased my 95' Macgregor

. Have been wanting to Sail all my life and finally took the plunge. Must say this board has some great people and extensive amount of macgregor information. Just would like to give a hello to everyone and will be alot more communicative once i start getting my boat ready for the summer season. I live in Edmonton Canada so boating will be a little while yet. Have purchased a bunch of projects for the boat before we head out.. ( Solar panel 40 watt, power inverter, led lights, bbq, fishfinder plotter). Alot to learn to just start and a life long education of the art of sailing ahead. Cheers to my fellow Macgregor owners!!.. I will take the order for the pizza's..
Any local macgregor owners in Edmonton?
SS
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:25 am
by Tony E
Welcome simple!!! I am in Saskatoon and i know there is another Mac person here in toon town and at least one in Calgary. Let me know if you need anything and again welcome to both sailing and the site

Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 8:52 am
by npsrangerchuck
Welcome! Great to have you aboard. I'm sure you will love your MacGregor. I'm currently on my second (a 2005

), 20 years after selling my first (a 1971 MacGregor Venture '22). They are great boats....in every way!
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 9:11 am
by NiceAft
Simplesailor,
Welcome.
We will look forward to your eventual postings on your trips and your inevitable questions. We all have some at some time or other.
Ray
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:32 pm
by mrron_tx
Welcome aboard. Ron.

Dauntless
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 6:03 pm
by Daniel
Welcome to the group simplesailer. As you already know, you will enjoy your time here. The admiral and I keep our

"Spirit Wind" in Leduc during this hard water time and Lake Wabamun during the season. Hope to see you on the water.
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 7:14 pm
by simplesailer
Thanks guys for the kind welcoming.. Can't wait for the ice to melt fast enough here in the Great White North. Hopefully plenty of adventures to share with everybody.
Daniel, I will keep my eyes peeled for you at Lake Wabamun. I am sure i could use a lesson or two on getting it sailing .. We (Admiral and I) plan our making that our home base so I am sure we will run into you. Haven't named the boat officially but it looks like it will be "Solitude". Even with kids one can dream. haha! Do you have a slip at the Marina?
SS
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:26 am
by 81venture
Welcome...
Extra Cheese here
a 1995 eh? Man I thought I had the oldest

on the board
We're Based in Rolesville (raleigh area) NC... with the "Kaiju" and sail the coast here, as well as Falls lake unfortunately
cheers
Dave
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:20 pm
by JotaErre
Enjoy! I've had my

for six yeras now, and I enjoy it a lot.
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 6:04 am
by Doug W
Welcome aboard, Simplesailor!
Doug & Angie

Galactica
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:12 am
by Obelix
Welcome to the group, enjoy your boat.
Obelix
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:50 pm
by Daniel
simplesailer wrote:Daniel, I will keep my eyes peeled for you at Lake Wabamun. I am sure i could use a lesson or two on getting it sailing .. We (Admiral and I) plan our making that our home base so I am sure we will run into you. Haven't named the boat officially but it looks like it will be "Solitude". Even with kids one can dream. haha! Do you have a slip at the Marina?
SS
No, we are lucky to share a private residence location on Coal Point. See you on the water.
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:13 am
by taime1
simplesailer wrote: Haven't named the boat officially but it looks like it will be "Solitude".
If you decide to keep that name, be sure to pick up a Fortress anchor. That would be super, man

.
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:41 am
by Bilgemaster
Welcome Aboard! I'm a newbie 26X owner too, yet to set sail in her, so your questions will almost surely also be my questions too.
Re: New to the Board. New to Sailing!!
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:58 am
by 1st Sail
Welcome aboard. Help is always available here. There is a wealth of experienced individuals always willing to assist.