Some great suggestions here - many thanks folks

I will be storing my :macm: for the summer months in south Florida soon and am trying to make up a list of things to do. Here is what I have so far - maybe others can add: 1. wax haul 2. automatic charger connected 3. empty fresh water tank 4. grease gate valve 5. flush engine 6. fuel stabilizer in ...

Someone commented to me before I bought my boat that they had seen a MacGregor doing 15 knots across the water with the mast up and thought it was their imagination. So I named my boat Imagination .

I have also experienced this under conditions of following wind and current. My sense was that when the boat tops a swell it losses weight for a second (like a down elevator starting quickly) and is thus very susceptible to any sort of cross wind at that point. So if the wind is quartering over the ...

1. The single axle trailer tows fine - I think the dual is overkille and not really needed. Surge brakes can easily be disabled. 2. I have a jib and when the wind is 6 knots or less other boats of various types usually will gradually overtake me, but when the wind picks up to 10-12 knots+ I close on...

I installed an "inside the haul" depth sounder sensor for my Garmin 421 and it works perfectly.

Drilling holes below the water line is something I would not do unless my life depended on it. No holes - no bilge pumps.

Divecoz wrote:PUNTA GORDA?? !!! GOD Willing I will be your neighbor someday.............soon??
What a GREAT Place to Sail a Mac.... I sailed mine down there for about 5 1/2 weeks and was joined by my wife for another week.. Awesome trip!!!

Come on down brother, there's always room for one more Mac

Greetings! – New :macm: sailor here fresh off maiden voyage in beautiful Punta Gorda, Florida (Charlotte Harbor). This is my first post although I have been lurking here for over a year and have read over 1000 messages. So the first thing I want to do is thank everyone that has posted information an...