Hi and thanks for that - hugely useful. I knew the right rudder and engine were turning ok as i hadn't hit anything on the way into the marina :) so it narrowed down my searching considerably. I've just been down to the boat and discovered that the bolt that holds the collar onto the rudder bracket ...

HI all, After a great sail yesterday I moored up against the pontoon and gave the boat one last quick checkover before i left. I noticed that the port rudder is swinging free from side to side but when i checked the starboard rudder it behaved normally and steered with the wheel. The port one did no...

Hi. I purchased just the insert for mine (which had seized) from West Marine in L.A. ahen was there a wile ago. You can either buy just the insert or the full plug.

Hi again all and thanks for the posts. The solution to the problem appears to have been the simplest thankfully. Keeping tension on the furling line when setting the genoa did the trick and now it furls easily every time. Thanks.
Mike

Thanks all. Great advice. I'm up at the boat tomorrow so will check and test it again.
Mike

Hi all, I have a recently purchased Mac26M that i am getting used to and discovering the little jobs that need doing! One of those is the Genoa furler. I can hoist the Genoa fine by pulling on the sheets with little effort however when it comes time to furl the sail back up it is a different matter....

Update. I had a quick look at the rudders yesterday The starboard rudde has some slack iota bracket but not much, moving 5 to 10 degrees and should be easy to tighten up. The port rudder is a different thing altogether. It has about 15 degrees of movement in the bracket, again simple to remove, but ...

Hi all and thanks for the really useful ideas. Last time up at the boat I had a good look at the system and found that the cable moves freely and there is very little slack at all in that part of the system. There is still however almost a quarter turn of the wheel before you can feel any "fric...

Hi,
Thanks for the welcome and the info. I'm up at the boat again next weekend so i will do some exploring and see what i can identify. Surely it shouldn't have worn out after 3 to 4 years? Anyway i will see what i can find and might well have a few more questions for you then!
Thanks again,
Mike

Hi all, My first posting on this forum! I have recently purchased a 2008 Macgregor 26M and absolutely love it. What a great all round boat. I have noticed however that there is quite a large amount of slack in the steering with the wheel turning maybe a quarter turn or more until it finally bites an...