Greetings! Haven't posted here for quite a while but felt I should share this experience with other Mac owners. I purchased a new 26M from Mike Inman back in 2007, with a newly installed 2006 Blue Etec 50. (I say "Blue" because I have since learned that the preferred saltwater version of t...

Mostly Anacapa & eastern Santa Cruz. Haven't ventured out to Santa Rosa yet. The Santa Barbara Chanel is unique when it comes to sailing. If you can sail the Potatoe Express, you can sail just about anywhere.

Greeetings, Here in Southern California it seems like metered power at permanent slips is the standard. I have my 26M slipped at Chanel Is. Harbor off the central coast. I have it plugged into shore power all the time in order to maintain the batteries topped off with a three stage Guest charger. Th...

Purchased a Moehler Fuel/Water Separator & was planning on installing it on the port side of the outboard well on my 26M. The plan was to drill two 3/8" holes & fasten the filter head to the well with SS bolts with washers & nuts. I've since discovered that the inner fiberglass line...

Thanks for the tip Ixneigh, You're probably right about the Etec not having enough zinc anodes to cover the bracket. Your idea of tap & screwing on one or more on the bracket sounds like a good idea & is something I'll try out when I take the boat out for the winter. BTW, how did you dangle ...

Maybe checking the owner's manual every now & then would help.. Duh!



Thanks for the input guys. I'll be checking the mount anode next time I'm at the slip.

Hi again, My :macm: has been in a slip off the central California cost for about 3 months now. No bottom paint (yet) but have been paying for monthly bottom cleaning service to keep it from growing a beard. (It's a mystery... I leave it parked out there for a few days & out of nowhere, nasty stu...

Hi Judy, Thanks for your interest. Actually, the halyard ocassionally snags on the port side locking nut of the mast raising winch hound . I've covered it with aluminum flashing tape, which helps a little, but doesn't totally solve the problem. The halyard leads up to a cheek block at the top of the...

Yup... the darndest thing, eh? Everytime I go out, they get stuck at least once. Your tip on keeping the main halyard taught seems to be the only way I can keep it from snagging on the portside of the hound while raising the mainsail. The mainsail halyard cheek block at the top of the mast is on the...

Hi there Hardcrab,

Thanks for the post... BTW, finally got a slip in Oxnard. Using our a whole lot more now. Not a bad price for the amenities that come with the clubhouse.

Finally replaced the OEM Doyle genoa with a much better quality Hyde 150% genoa. Excellent construction for the price... What a difference! There is an annoyance that hasn't gone away with the new sail, though: Occasionally, while tacking fully unfurled, the genoa sheets get snagged on the base of t...

Ah, reversing the bolts to prevent snags... I think I'll try that. Thanks Terry. I'm sure that several setups work well & diferent configurations are preferred by others, but as for the Harkin 140 & the :macm: ... I couldn't find a similar swivel block without a camcleat & I think the 14...

Come to think of it Jim, the snag does seem to happen only when raising the mainsail... I covered the offending nuts with aluminum flashing tape & although that helped somewhat, I still have an occasional snag.

Ray

Hi Paul, After trying a few options, I found that (since the :macm: has a rotating mast) the Harken 140 is the way to go. I removed the cam cleat that came with the 140, ran the line to a block with swivelling shackle plus a second straight shackle to the base of the stanchion, just starboard of the...

Thanks Bobby,

Blocking at a yard may be a good alternative for me.

BTW, how do you clear the bridge?