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by sunshinecoasting
Sat Aug 16, 2025 10:44 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: showering on a Mac
Replies: 3
Views: 2826

Re: showering on a Mac

You don't have a shower problem you have a bimini problem. Lengthen the bows on your bimini so you can get your seat open with it up, it is definitely possible, see photo. Once you can do this then you have many options, I simply use a 12V camp shower in a 20 litre drum of warm water and sit on the ...
by sunshinecoasting
Sun Aug 10, 2025 12:58 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: How long have you owned a Macgregor?
Replies: 31
Views: 10471

Re: How long have you owned a Macgregor?

March 2013 and no sign of slowing up........yet.........ouch........my back........and everything else...............still not selling.........
by sunshinecoasting
Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:00 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Tips for anchoring a 26X
Replies: 11
Views: 4354

Re: Tips for anchoring a 26X

This stops swinging and rolling, it doesn't help with anchor storage though.

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by sunshinecoasting
Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:04 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Curtains for 26X?
Replies: 11
Views: 1539

Re: Curtains for 26X?

Have a look at my post from December, they worked perfectly by the way.
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by sunshinecoasting
Wed May 21, 2025 10:47 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: How to remove hydraulic tilt on Nissan 50
Replies: 4
Views: 575

Re: How to remove hydraulic tilt on Nissan 50

Hi Sunshinecoasting! If you don’t already know A Nissan 50 hp outboard motor service manual can be found on Amazon or eBay. Tohatsu also offers owner's manuals for their models, which are also Nissan branded in the US and Canada, as they are a rebadged Tohatsu product. so one nameplate manual can h...
by sunshinecoasting
Wed May 21, 2025 10:44 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: How to remove hydraulic tilt on Nissan 50
Replies: 4
Views: 575

Re: How to remove hydraulic tilt on Nissan 50

Is it important to totally remove the assembly to paint? Can you tilt it out and clean/paint it? Here's a guy who is replacing the motor on the tilt unit without totally removing it. Are you sure there is no weight on that pin? Maybe apply some heat? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-LL_vWae9I Hi R...
by sunshinecoasting
Wed May 21, 2025 2:12 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: How to remove hydraulic tilt on Nissan 50
Replies: 4
Views: 575

How to remove hydraulic tilt on Nissan 50

Has anyone ever tried to remove the bottom pivot pin from a Nissan/Tohatsu 50HP tilt before? I need to remove my lift motor to remove rust and repaint but have to get this pin (marked in red) out to reach it. I have the nuts undone, used gallons of CRC and tried moving it with a 7 pound mash hammer ...
by sunshinecoasting
Tue May 13, 2025 2:05 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Is Full Throttle BAD For Outboards?
Replies: 12
Views: 3212

Re: Is Full Throttle BAD For Outboards?

Four stroke.....probably shouldn't
Two stroke?........YESSSSSSssssssssss go for it.
by sunshinecoasting
Thu May 08, 2025 12:07 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Winch Handle Holder?
Replies: 10
Views: 1782

Re: Winch Handle Holder?

Dang, I didnt know I had winches on my X, I thought they were bollards. :D
by sunshinecoasting
Mon Jan 27, 2025 5:35 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Request tech and electronics
Replies: 8
Views: 1505

Re: Request tech and electronics

Actually, this post has got me wondering....... Do you not have to HAVE an EPIRB in USA waters? By law in Australia all vessels greater than 7.5 meters MUST carry a registered and in date EPIRB when travelling more than 2nm from land, so everyone here has one. https://www.amsa.gov.au/safety-navigati...
by sunshinecoasting
Mon Jan 27, 2025 5:29 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Request tech and electronics
Replies: 8
Views: 1505

Re: Request tech and electronics

Timer on an EPIRB? Sounds expensive if you forget you set it. Do you have any idea what the cost of recovery is if an EPIRB is activated? Especially a false activation. Besides, if you are three days from your EPIRB how would they know where to look? If you were two minutes from your EPIRB but too s...
by sunshinecoasting
Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:51 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Why didnt I know this 10 years ago??
Replies: 24
Views: 4122

Re: Why didnt I know this 10 years ago??

Thanks Overeasy, that may very well be it, I'm not sure how they would smell it as Lake Eyre is in the middle of a desert 400 klm's from the nearest sea water but maybe they do? I recently studied microbiology at uni and learned a lot about microbial odour, I even discovered that the smell of the ea...
by sunshinecoasting
Sun Jan 05, 2025 10:55 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Why didnt I know this 10 years ago??
Replies: 24
Views: 4122

Re: Why didnt I know this 10 years ago??

The darker green patch just right of centre is known as the Lake ayre basin, much of it is 15 meters below sea level so that would flood I presume, the rest is above sea level. It is normally a dry salt pan but does flood occasionally. 2 days after it floods it has pelicans sitting on it by the thou...
by sunshinecoasting
Wed Dec 18, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Macgregor Yacht corporation
Replies: 6
Views: 1433

Re: Macgregor Yacht corporation

Thanks anyway Kevin, I have been given the answer to my question and no longer need to be concerned about IP.

Cheers.
by sunshinecoasting
Tue Dec 17, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Macgregor Yacht corporation
Replies: 6
Views: 1433

Macgregor Yacht corporation

Does anyone know (and yes I'm looking at you Kevin) how to contact Roger Macgregor or someone that may still exist in his executive team? Their web site is long gone, this relates to manufacture of parts for his boats (after market and replacement).

Thanks in advance.
Dennis.