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  Diesel heater install (26m, outside installation)

  Ventilation - Zurich (MacGregor 26M) - May 31, 2025

  hello I installed a diesel air heater to extend the boating season — to enjoy some cozy moments in late autumn and early spring, and maybe even spend time at a beautiful anchorage in winter (with a Swiss cheese fondue ????). Important: No interior in...

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  Teak Swim Platform with Ladder

  Cockpit - (MacGregor 26M) - April 29, 2025

  I wanted to make a better boarding ladder system that was still convenient to lower, raise and stow and would have a wider ladder that was deeper in the water for easier climbing. Also, almost the entire rig is configured with standard hardware which...

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  Courageous Galley Mod

  Galley - Coupeville (MacGregor 26X) - March 18, 2025

  Here's my galley mod for Courageous' new cabinet under the galley top. Project was completed 3/17/25 and provided for three small drawers, two larger drawers and a below-sink access door (for trash). A 2 min. video outlining the construction of the g...

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  Motor Well Drain 26X

  Motor - Ohio (MacGregor 26X) - March 15, 2025

  Had slow drainage from my motor well since I purchased the boat. Unsure If drain was original? I Replaced all piping/tubing Supplies Two 1-inch PVC 90deg barbed fittings. Clear PVC Tubing inner diam 1-inch: 13in clear PVC tubing Two 3-inch segments o...

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  Tiller clutch rope re-route

  Sailing - Grapevine (MacGregor 26S) - February 25, 2025

  I consider my Tiller Clutch to be essential for single-handing, but two things I did not like about the original rope arrangement (see yellow lines in first photo) were how they interfered with seating and that releasing them to allow the tiller to s...

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  Pins for Spreaders

  Rigging - (MacGregor 26M) - January 8, 2025

  Trying to reduce the need for tool in setting up the boat. The original locking of the spreader bars onto the bracket on the mast was by small bolts and nuts. I have replaced then with a locking/lynch pin as pictured. Will not rattle loose although I...

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  Mac26X Swing Keel Lift Line Traveler Pulley to Reduce Require Force to Raise Keel by Half

  Miscellaneous - (MacGregor 26X) - April 13, 2024

  Hi All! We’ve found that the pull force to raise our swing keel on our Mac26X can be a bit much at times. Especially when tired and sore or when the conditions are adverse. To that end we decided to add a traveler pulley system when recently changing...

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  Mac26X Swing Keel Bracket and Pin Anti-Corrosion Sacrificial Aluminum Anode Washers

  Miscellaneous - (MacGregor 26X) - April 13, 2024

  We have noticed that our Mac26X 304 SST swing keel bracket and pivot pin have suffered measurable galvanic pitting corrosion. While we have checked this over the years and throughly blended out the observed corrosion pitting it has repeatedly returne...

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  Mac26X Mod for Single Handed Swing Keel Removal & Install

  Miscellaneous - (MacGregor 26X) - April 13, 2024

  Modification of the swing keel pivot bracket. Start with removal of ~23 year old corroding bracket Then take the replacement bracket from Blue Water Yatchs and replace the existing 3/8” dia x 3 inch lift screw with a 1/2” dia x 6 inch SST carriage bo...

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  Companionway hatch board

  Cockpit - Calgary (MacGregor 26X) - December 3, 2023

  The goal was to make the door multi-piece for easier storage. Decided as well to provide a means of securing us inside the boat if needed, for instance in a shady Walmart parking lot. Used HDPE 'cutting board', a 3x3 piece is enough. Cheaper than Sta...

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  Added Bow Support Bracket to trailer

  Trailer - (MacGregor 26X) - September 23, 2023

  One last project we finished today before launching was to finalize our bow support on our trailer. We actually got this from the replacement trailer we got and refurbished/adjusted for our runabout Scrambled. The replacement trailer was a Shore-Land...

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  Simplified Static Ballast Blowout System

  Safety - (MacGregor 26X) - September 22, 2023

  >>> Installed Simplified Static Ballast Blowout System to ballast tank As of right now our thought is that this ballast blowout system is there for the off chance we find ourselves aground with a dropping tide or a lake/river sandbar and des...

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  Easily Removable Sonar Transducer Stern Mount

  Instruments - (MacGregor 26X) - September 17, 2023

  Hi All! We recently completed a mod to allow us to have a removable sonar transducer for our Mac26X. Advantages to easily remove our sonar transducer > when not in use > minimize marine growth > when trailering > when backing into the bea...

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  My First Mod! Stern Berth Lighting

  Lighting - (MacGregor 26X) - September 1, 2023

  Hello there! We recently acquired ‘Courageous’ and have found the forum of tremendous benefit. So here’s my very first modification: lighting for the stern berth/storage area on our 26X. I ran low voltage wire from the battery compartment to the tran...

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  Easy Fwd Fender Retrieval

  Miscellaneous - (MacGregor 26X) - September 1, 2023

  Hi All! We have our fenders rigged to the cabin top lifeline stantion posts as well as the stern rails. This spaces them out reasonably well. We found that getting the forward fenders up and down was a bit of a hassle. Climbing up on the cabin deck w...

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  Modifying the bimini

  Miscellaneous - (MacGregor 26X) - July 24, 2023

  I don't know where the previous owner found this bimini But I've never seen one this tall on another 26X. Any suggestions for how to shorten, and tighten up this thing? Added picture of an actual mod, that I like, the adjustable back stay.

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  installing stern rail seats

  Cockpit - (MacGregor 26M) - July 18, 2023

  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu2GCXMRBYp/

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  Mod to 12 gal tanks on a Mac26X

  Miscellaneous - (MacGregor 26X) - June 25, 2023

  Original Post by OverEasy » Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:16 am Our objective is to prepare Over Easy and ourselves for extended cruising of the Atlantic Intra-Coastal Waterway in 2022. Given the remoteness, narrowness and lengths of many of the waterways we fe...

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  New Mid Cleats

  Miscellaneous - (MacGregor 26X) - June 12, 2023

  Hi All Our 2001 Mac26X came with the standard bow and stern cleats which have in general been relatively functional for tying up at the dock, slip and pier but there have been several times when having a set of mid cleats would have been advantageous...

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  Tool-free bolt mod

  Rigging - (MacGregor 26S) - May 19, 2023

  Tired of carrying two crescent wrenches in my pocket while rigging/derigging my 26S, I modified some SS bolts to accept split rings and rounded the ends for easy insertion. I do worry that the split rings might catch ropes, but time will tell on that...

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