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by Gunkholer
Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:39 pm
Forum: Destinations, Clubs, Events and Venues
Topic: Picture Contest
Replies: 239
Views: 92166

Re: Picture Contest

Here are a couple of our first trip out...October 2008...Big Bear Lake, CA. We were lucky to have camped next to someone who recognized us from the prior days sail & offered to take a few pics of us on the water & email them to us 8) http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g177/jt562/Loala/BigBear...
by Gunkholer
Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:53 pm
Forum: Repairs and Modifications
Topic: 26X Steering Boot Replacement?
Replies: 3
Views: 1057

26X Steering Boot Replacement?

Anyone know where I can get the exact match for the steering boot that attaches to the hull on my 1996 26x?

Thanks.
by Gunkholer
Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:41 am
Forum: Destinations, Clubs, Events and Venues
Topic: 2 Harbors this weekend July 18th
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Re: 2 Harbors this weekend July 18th

Really enjoying the pics (& stories!) of your trips to Catalina. Hope to join in one of these trips :)
by Gunkholer
Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:41 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Why doesn't anyone make a port to replace the 26x winders???
Replies: 4
Views: 1263

Re: Why doesn't anyone make a port to replace the 26x winders???

Thanks everyone...another option I did find after some additional research was at Rutgerson (in Sweden) they seem more of a direct swap for the current windows size wise (27.56" x 7.52") http://www.rutgerson.se/default.asp?id=10&ShowProduct=35&childto=2&Group=91 They qouted me ...
by Gunkholer
Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:48 am
Forum: Repairs and Modifications
Topic: hatchboard dimensions?
Replies: 9
Views: 2095

Re: hatchboard dimensions?

I used fiberglass screen material with a strip of webbing and four snaps inside the hatch-slider at the top, and glass-bead weights sewn into the bottom, to make a screen that hangs down flat outside the companionway. It just brushes aside when I pass through the companionway. When I need it, I sna...
by Gunkholer
Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:19 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Safe to go to Catalina Island ?
Replies: 17
Views: 7418

Re: Safe to go to Catalina Island ?

Hardcrab, how many gallons does it take you to get to 2 Harbors?

TIA
by Gunkholer
Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:01 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Why doesn't anyone make a port to replace the 26x winders???
Replies: 4
Views: 1263

Why doesn't anyone make a port to replace the 26x winders???

It gets waaaaay tooooooo hot below deck and I want ports but they're all too small to fit in place of the existing winders. Does someone make a port that I can take the windows out and replace without having major glasswork done or sticking inside the window as it sits? Art if you're listening this ...
by Gunkholer
Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:19 pm
Forum: Destinations, Clubs, Events and Venues
Topic: 2 Harbors this weekend July 18th
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Re: 2 Harbors this weekend July 18th

Hey guys, how long does it take to get to Catalina under sail?
I'd like to try it with my X someday & it would be really cool to tag along with some other Mac owners! :wink:
by Gunkholer
Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:42 pm
Forum: Repairs and Modifications
Topic: Masthead Spark arestor or Lightning dissapator
Replies: 8
Views: 2708

Masthead Spark arestor or Lightning dissapator

Hi all. I do lake sailing mostly and a lot of times bad weather rolls in rather quickly. Wondering if anyone knows how to set up a lightning dissapator and where to get the supplies from? I've seen a few on the older 25's (I beleive) and know that they somehow attach to a metal plate on the swing ke...
by Gunkholer
Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:01 am
Forum: Trailers & Towing
Topic: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up
Replies: 21
Views: 6315

Re: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up

Ok Rich I got it. Thought about it for a while and was thinking there should be no difference between your truck and mine. Pulled the fuses, filed terminals with a flat needle file and replaced with new fuses and viola! We have brake lights now! Thanks for your help in getting this figured out. :)
by Gunkholer
Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:29 am
Forum: Trailers & Towing
Topic: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up
Replies: 21
Views: 6315

Re: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up

Hi Rich. You must have the Heavy-Duty with the 8-wire package? I do have the 6-wire setup. Like I said before, no plug, just bare wires. No OEM adapter to speak of neither...... When I test my yellow and dark green wires I do receive the turn signal voltage, but no power when the brakes are depresse...
by Gunkholer
Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:11 am
Forum: Trailers & Towing
Topic: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up
Replies: 21
Views: 6315

Re: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up

Ok Thank you. I spoke with a buddy late last night and he will check his truck Sunday when he returns from his trip. He seemed to think the bumper plug was wired to the harness, but there was a round adapter from Chevrolet that plugged into that, which did the electronic switching. I'll post after t...
by Gunkholer
Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:17 pm
Forum: Trailers & Towing
Topic: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up
Replies: 21
Views: 6315

Re: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up

Man o man I am having the worst luck with this! My truck has separate lights for brake and signals, and my trailer has the same bulb for the brake and signals. I cannot figure out how to get the two to talk to each other. I've tried three different converters and wiring every which way but loose and...
by Gunkholer
Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:33 am
Forum: Trailers & Towing
Topic: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up
Replies: 21
Views: 6315

Re: How do you wire a Macgregor trailer to a GMC Sierra Pick Up

Excellent information! Thanks Rich. I just ran out & checked and my truck does have all the trailer fuses in the fuse block. So I’ll clip the brake wire from the converter and see if this does the trick.

Thanks again!