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Cockpit Queen size bedCockpit - - December 1, 2019Its usually too warm around Corpus Christi to sleep inside our cabin when we travel and anchor somewhere to sleep. The solution is simple. Mount six one inch strips of wood 6- ten inches long, which have had one edge rounded, to 3/4 of an inch below ...
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Interior and GalleyInterior - - September 22, 2018I picked this 25 up about a year ago and started cleaning it up a little over last winter. It...s not finished. I stopped for the summer to learn to sail her. She spent the summer at Indian Lake in Ohio. We...ve had a blast, so far and will continue ...
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Ham Radio AboardElectrical - - July 22, 2018Ham radio aboard a sailboat can be difficult because of the all fiberglass hull. Good grounding, that is a good electrical connection to the earth, is not easy while sitting in a body of water, especially in my case fresh water. Salt water conducts e...
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Mac25 Kitchen and CabinetsGalley - - November 18, 2017I added some cabinets from an old kitchen I helped tear out, and modified the galley to sit on removable shelving brackets. So far it works great. Published by: fritz3000g
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Anchor StorageAnchoring - - November 18, 2017Figured how to put the anchor rode and chain in a cloth cooler in the little area forward of the v berth. It works nicely. The little cooler isn't waterproof but makes a nice filter for any gunk that gets on the chain so it won't flow into the bilge....
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Broken Keel wireMiscellaneous - - June 1, 2013
I was sailing the other day and my keel wire broke. Can I put a new wire while the boat is in the water? I have the boat on a mooring and can dive . I see the old wire still attach to the keel but it is broken about 4 feet from where it attaches Publ...
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Claw Anchor HolderAnchoring - - May 8, 2013Here's a simple, cheap anchor holder I mounted to my radar arch. It's nothing more than a piece of 3" PVC pipe from Home Depot and some stainless mounting hardware. The concrete bucket is made to be extra sturdy and comfortably holds 20 feet of chain...
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Cheap forehatch rain coverVentilation - - February 25, 2013Here's a simple forehatch rain cover using an inexpensive beach umbrella. I'm not sure if it would fit on the newer boats, but it should work like a charm on any classic Mac 25 equipped with a bow pulpit and lifelines. Just cut the umbrella tube as s...
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Venture emblemsExterior - - February 24, 2013Emblems from a Chevy mini van. Published by: THE CUSCUS
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Dyneema life linesSafety - - February 24, 2013Made my lifeline out of Dyneema rope (Amsteel). It's stronger than wire, and easier to make eye splices. The stantions are the two piece type by Garhauer. Published by: THE CUSCUS
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Turning a Vintage Mac 25 into a comfortable long term cruiserWater Systems - - February 11, 2013The swing keel MacGregor 25 fit our needs perfectly for a fun to sail, reasonably priced, trailerable cruiser. But the stock boats available were far too spartan to live aboard in comfort. I made numerous upgrades which have given us 6 years of fun m...
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Custom GalleyInterior - - February 10, 2013This is the custom galley I installed on Vagabond. The galley consists of a stainless steel sink with hand pump and an off-the-shelf 65-quart Igloo cooler wrapped with several inches of additional insulation. A small storage compartment underneath th...
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Radar ArchCockpit - - May 12, 2012I'm new to the forum, but I thought I'd share my new radar arch mod with the group. I found this arch online on sale for $150. I'm not sure if they're being discontinued and selling out existing stock, but they are still available if anyone else is i...
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Pop Top EnclosureExterior - - April 5, 2009My wife and I made a pop top enclosure to give us more room while cruising and overnighting. We placed isenglass panels in the sides and the front. The front window is zippered and allows us to open it to different degrees providing air flow to suit ...
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Tiller TenderMiscellaneous - - July 14, 2008When I added this tiller tender a bunch of work was taken away from my sailing duties. I still stand watch at all times but having the ability to move about the boat for short quick task sure makes it a lot more fun. Being tied to the tiller is a pai...
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setting the mast base into the stepRigging - - October 24, 2007
When moving the lowered mast from the bow pulpit to the step - use the boom vang tackle to pull the mast that last two inches into place to pin it at the step. I leave the baby stays in place, with the correct tightness, so when moving the mast base ...
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Mainsheet TravelerRigging - - July 24, 2007I managed to locate an inexpensive used 48" Schaefer traveler from a Hunter 30 on an on-line classified. It's a 1" x 7/8" track with double blocks. The cockpit and tiller layout doesn't leave many options for a traveler system. The PO of my boat had ...
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Electrical Panel OverhaulElectrical - - July 24, 2007Over the winter, I gutted the old electrical system on my Mac 25. I replaced the original three switch panel with a West Marine three switch with voltmeter and power recepticle. This required sligtly enlarging the original panel hole. This panel is f...
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Lines Led Aft to CockpitRigging - - July 24, 2007Here's my version of lines led aft for a Mac 25. I installed two Ronstan standing blocks at the base of the mast, a Lewmar 2 sheave organizer, and two Spinlock power cleats for the halyards. I also installed a topping lift by running a line from the ...
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FigureheadExterior - - March 21, 2007In January, we installed a bowsprit to our Mac 25. Now that the weather has given us a break, we completed the project by attaching the anchoring gear and a mermaid figure head. Amy and I carved the mermaid ourselves in January and have been dying to...
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BowspritAnchoring - - December 16, 2006The anchor mess on the bow, sometimes kept in a derelict & illegal USPS container, is finally replaced with a bowsprit. With grooves cut to better form to the deck, the bowsprit is a total of 60 inches, with 28 inches hanging past the bow. The anchor...
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Cockpit LazaretteCockpit - - December 16, 2006We soon found that everything in the cockpit ended up shoved to the rear, in a pile around the fuel tank. Not only did all this stuff get wet, dirty or broken, it was unsightly, so we set out to construct a cockpit storage compartment to house our fu...
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V Berth expansionBerths - - December 3, 2006We were tired of sleeping cramped, with the dropdown table rim in our backs, so we decided to expand the V berth. We got the idea from Chip's mod on the Wild Hair. The stock bathroom was cramped and closed off the boat, so we removed the forward wall...
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Lifeline clip for easier boarding (non-Pelican)Cockpit - - July 25, 2006Lifeline clips to lower the cockpit lifelines, made from adjuster parts and stainless steel or chrome-brass clips.... took a bit of grinding / sanding with a belt sander and round rat-tail metal file, to shorten shape the shroud adjuster parts to fit...
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Genoa furler extension/tensioner and auxiliary hank-on rigRigging - - July 25, 2006Furler extension / lever made out of stock MacGregor shroud adjuster parts, and some drilling, filing, grinding, fitting. Furler extension, pivots on back (lower) hole of forestay chainplate tang, furler drum easily attaches with quick-pin to top of ...
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Roller Furler SupportRigging - - November 25, 2004I found that if you cut a slice out of 3" schedule 40 pvc to make a "C" out of it (experiment on small piece to get the amount to cut) it will snugly snap onto the mast. I then glued these "brackets" to 4" schedule 40 cut in half. I made 1 long and s...
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Steaming light (mast) StandoffLighting - - November 6, 2002The mast light (for steaming) on my "new" 1982 MacGregor was mounted directly to the face of the mast. Obviously, the plastic Perko cover was cracked, there was a buildup of RTV/5200/Caulk (as yet unidentified) which rivaled the modelers rendition of...
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