A few to add off the top of my head:

"Come Sail Away" - STYX

"All at Sea" - Jamie Cullum

"The Mermaid" - Bobby Bare - FUNNY!! If you haven't heard this, look it up on youtube

- Andy26M

For the black streaks down the side I use something called "Awesome" which I get at Dollar General for a buck a bottle ($4 for a 1/2 gallon refill jug) - in fact, it cleans most anything. Also, before I use anything, the most important tool is a pressure washer - probably 90% of the topsid...

Hey all - I've read this topic before but I can't find it with the "search", so here goes: I'm looking to do a few cosmetic improvements inside my 2004 26M and I'd like to make the wood bits a fairly close match to the laminated plywood that was used for the cabinet/table, etc. from the fa...

Tom, On your 26M leak: Is it right below the area on the side where the two pieces of the liner overlap? My 26M leaked there on both sides and it drove me crazy for a while until I sat inside the boat in a rainstorm and tracked it. Using the garden hose never worked because I assumed (we all know wh...

Capt. Sharon wrote: Also beware on your first launch of the guideposts on the trailer If these are still the same as they were in 2004, they are too-short and made of steel with a rubber cap on top - on a steep ramp it's possible for the boat to drift over top of the stupid things, and voila more sc...

When you buy a new trailer for a boat, does the seller of the trailer adjust the bunks to match the hull? Or is there some kind of chart to look at for the individual hull design that allows the trailer to be setup? Also, the standard Mac trailer that came with my boat (2004, painted black steel typ...

Hey folks, I have the 2004 wide-open "M" layout and love it. I, too, hear the "wow this is way bigger inside than it looks from outside" every time anyone looks inside. Regarding "needing the extra berth from the table and benches" I'm a little confused, given that with...

If your question about "salt issues" is referring to issues related to buying a boat which has been kept in salt water: I kept my 26M in salt water (Narragansett Bay) for the first 3 years of her life. Several things make the Mac a good boat for salt water: no through-hull fittings below t...

I originally had a collapsible 20 gallon bladder under the V-berth, but I hated the effect that had on the boat's trim (pushed the bow down too far). So, I moved it aft under the rear bunk - it is restricted in how full you can get it back there because the space is so shallow, but it is center line...

Surfboard wax is more like candle wax than car wax - it is sticky and after every few applications needs to be removed (it gets thick and can ball up). It also collects dirt like nobody's business - and the dirt is stuck in there until you remove the wax. As stated above, the purpose is to provide a...

Congrats on getting back in the pool! When I lived in Singapore I swam laps 5 days a week outside (back in my younger days when I was serious, LOL) - yep, I had a superb tan! Now my doctor keeps looking at the freckles on my shoulders and back and telling me they are sign of sun damage and I've gott...

Hi Rich! I lived in Newport for the first 3 seasons with my 26M. On several occasions I started the trip to Block Island, but just my luck every time I got to Point Judith the wind came up out of the SouthWest at 30+ knots and I decided to spend the weekend inside the Narragansett instead... "G...

Only?? Ugh. I'm up to over 8000 yards per week in the pool but the more I workout the more my appetite grows!

My original trailer jack lasted 3 seasons. In the spring after the third winter, the wheel had sunk in the mud over the winter - rather than dig it out, I tried just jacking the tongue up with a regular car jack - I heard a metallic "pop" and the trailer came up ok - without the wheel or i...

Within three inches is what is required for safety. With the boat loaded and trimmed "normally" the ballast should fill to about this level and stop and on its own. However, if the boat is loaded heavily, or even if you just have some extra weight in the bow, such that she is trimmed down ...