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- Wed Jan 06, 2016 4:05 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Name & Order of Your 3-5 Most Important Mods
- Replies: 84
- Views: 24862
Re: Name & Order of Your 3-5 Most Important Mods
Man that's tough ,does tandem axle aluminum trailer count ? Air conditioning,solar ,boom roller ,led lights ,lengthened v berth ,the one thing we did not do because the boat came with it was propane galley stove use it all the time !
- Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:17 am
- Forum: Repairs and Modifications
- Topic: adjustible propuls propellers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3269
Re: adjustible propuls propellers
I remember the variable pitch ones that were like spring loaded and pitch would change automatically?
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:11 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Poop Deck (or, "What's the best composting head?")
- Replies: 31
- Views: 12403
Re: Poop Deck (or, "What's the best composting head?")
If you do not get it done ,,hawks cay at duck key are very professional and offer free pump out !
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 4:41 pm
- Forum: Performance & Tuning
- Topic: kicker question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5608
Re: kicker question
Sprays alot of water when I run the big motor ,under sail you are right it does not mater ,I ordered aluminum stock to try and make longer arms for the bracket ,they say you have to really be careful because of the spring tension ,but I am planning on trying to give it little more lift and I assume ...
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:36 am
- Forum: Performance & Tuning
- Topic: kicker question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5608
Re: kicker question
When I put my 6 h.p sail pro ,which I can not rave enough about ,uses almost no fuel ,cruises my fully loaded mac at hull speed and has 5 amp battery charge .but I got a 25 inch shaft but the drop bracket has 11.25 inch swing up and down ,as a result to get the motor deep in the water I measured and...
- Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:26 pm
- Forum: Destinations, Clubs, Events and Venues
- Topic: Travel guide to Cuba from Active Captain
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3165
Re: Travel guide to Cuba from Active Captain
There is a group leaving key west for Havana and staying at the Hemingway resort for a week .i know its this month .
- Sat Dec 12, 2015 5:03 am
- Forum: Destinations, Clubs, Events and Venues
- Topic: Doin' The Upper Keys in Feb.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7114
Re: Doin' The Upper Keys in Feb.
We just did that month at hawks cay and I just can not rave enough about it ,they have villas that have seawalls to tie the boat up 10 feet from your porch ,5 or 6 pools .marina alone was 900.00 for the month but that included all resort amenities and truck and trailer parking ,Bahia was only like 2...
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:49 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Autopilot
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7378
Re: Autopilot
My mac seems to have a good bit of slop in the steering ? How does this affect the performance of the autopilot ? Thought about switching to hydraulic helm ?
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:15 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Evinrude E-tec outboard warranty transfer question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1186
Re: Evinrude E-tec outboard warranty transfer question
They made a adapter plug I thought ...
- Tue Nov 03, 2015 5:55 am
- Forum: Destinations, Clubs, Events and Venues
- Topic: Anyone at Lower Keys November 28th till December 9th?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4091
Re: Anyone at Lower Keys November 28th till December 9th?
Man we just did almost a month and it was fabulous ,we got lobsters ,swam the reefs ,saw shipwrecks from the 1800's .
- Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:01 pm
- Forum: Trailers & Towing
- Topic: New trailer tire warning
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8148
Re: New trailer tire warning
All my trailers I only use maxxis ,my 5th wheel camper to boat trailers.,I can not stress enough how bad the Chinese trailer tires are !!!! Maxxis are fabulous,never had a issue ,tried a bunch of others ,bought a new set of carsile tires and literally had 4 blow outs in 500 miles !!! Do your researc...
- Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:14 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Repowering M26x with Evinrude E-Tec 90HP
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2016
Re: Repowering M26x with Evinrude E-Tec 90HP
I really like mine ,I hit around 6.5 mph @1500 rpm and sip fuel ,little harder on fuel above 1500 rpm but not bad .its fun to get on plane and the boat performs really well ,almost as if it was meant for it .but also its great for docking with currents and tides .kinda of the best of both worlds .i ...
- Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:31 am
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Bahamas for Christmas
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6774
Re: Bahamas for Christmas
It's great ,5 pools ,free Starbucks coffee in the a.m ,gym ,all resort amenities,hard to beat ,secure truck and trailer parking ,pump out works .
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:18 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Bahamas for Christmas
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6774
Re: Bahamas for Christmas
I burn twice as much fuel @ 2k rpm as I do @ 1500 rpm ,1500 rpm is around 6.5 mph .staniel cay I believe is around 217 miles from here . I have a etec 90 ,but I did just mount a sail pro on a drop bracket that gets me 5.7 mph @ 1/4 Gallon a hour for those long crossings .
- Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:33 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Bahamas for Christmas
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6774
Re: Bahamas for Christmas
I posted before ,we got a slip at hawks cay for 900.00 monthly and that includes all resort amenities,and we use it as a base ,Bahia Honda is a easy day sail ,22 miles ,pennecamp is 48 miles and key west is 55 miles .