Hello All! After wrenching the back both handling the ropes and dealing with the mast - we are thinking about a perma demasting and keeping our Mac X as a powerboat. I have read everyone's comments about their demasted Macs but I have a few more questions. I understand the gas savings, the room, etc...

Hello all and hope you enjoyed a nice Fourth of July Holiday!

Has anyone found a place to purchase a traveler for our 26x's? I checked both BWY and Macgregor's website and could not find one. We want to get a boom vang and traveler going so we can have a higher bimini in the cockpit.

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Okay, I thought we were to fill the ballast tank on our 26x to within 3" of the plug hole. I have read that some are filling it to where it spills into the hole surrounding the plug hole and then fitting the plug and then sponging up the leftover water...... WHICH IS IT!!!!?????? Or is it neith...

Hello, we are wanting to keep the ballast tank full for safety but we do not know if the boat will plane or what kind of speed, if we want it, we can expect with the tank full. (We have a 50 hp Mercury 4 stroke that was surveyed and alleged to be in fine working order and the first time we put it in...

And do not forget the 'insta pop up pilothouse' to keep us comfy on rainy days and the 'push out bathroom' kind of like the rooms on motorhomes only this one is so amazing it can push water aside as it expands to accomodate the elbows and knees of a tall man. I was recently sailing on a 47' Nauticat...

Where on our cockpit or thereabouts can we mount our lifesling in our 2002 MacX? We are green horns still setting up the boat..Thanks in advance.

Hello- I so enjoy this forum as a teaching tool to help us get it right the first time, saving energy, time and money. Thank you all! With that-effective vents? I really know we are going to need one for the head as well as at least another for the cabin to keep her fresh in our damp Pacific Northwe...

Sorry, I understood the word modification to mean 'to change something' and did not think this applied. Will put ideas under 'mods' from now on. This was a borrowed idea simplified even further.

Here is an, inexpensive, NO POWER TOOLS NEEDED way to bring ambiance with functionality for those who care to incorporate a bit of interior loveliness to our Macs. 1. Privacy and sun shades -no sew-no glue and so easy to do. Store flat under seats or rolled up until privacy/shade is needed. Material...

Hi Jerry, Proportions-yikes-Heres from memory- 1/3 a standard bath tub full of water-1 cup borax for the mildew and two good squeezes of Planet Earth dishwashing liguid to degrease. Then I put two smaller pieces or one berth piece of upholstry material in and swished around and then let it sit in th...

Hello, Iused this product for the interior fabric and was happy with the results. However, I posted a disclaimer because I am not sure how your fabric will react. I DID NOT put the fabric covers in the dryer. My emphasis here is on the safety of this product, especially compared to bleach. I have ha...

and upholstry. I do not own stock in this company either. This is a non toxic, natural, biodegradable product that has cleaned up our mildewed boat cushions and original Mac uphostry beautifully. I am highly sensitive to bleach and most other chemicals so I gave this a try. Disclaimer : I cannot say...

Sounds like we will havy plenty of water and I appreciate the marine head installation guide from night......(sorry-could not remember your name). Hope to install one next year. There will usually be my sailor boy and myself on board most weekends with the exception of our grandson once a month so I...

Tim Bastian appeared to have done a nice installation job. Now I am wondering-how is it and others working out? How much water does it take to flush? Are they holding up? How much more space are they taking up compared with a porta potty? We have a 24 gallon badder serving both galley and head. Will...

That makes sense as the manual specifically states we are not to remove any flotation-WE WILL PUT IT ELSEWHERE as we would like this space for storage. Thanks!