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by NiceAft
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:03 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: premade 26X cushion covers
Replies: 21
Views: 6758

Re: premade 26X cushion covers

Truth be told, I don’t remember if we had cushions when we first purchased our 2005 :macm: twenty years ago. I taped together several brown paper supermarket bags which I had cut into sheets of paper. I laid them out on the cockpit seating and traced the outline of port and starboard seating areas. ...
by NiceAft
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:11 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Those with Facebook…
Replies: 3
Views: 95

Re: Those with Facebook…

I get this.
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What did it say that raised your cackles?
by NiceAft
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: MacGregor/Venture Discussion
Topic: Sail questions
Replies: 2
Views: 109

Re: Sail questions

To me, having two mainsails means either you have a spare, or the previous owner just never got rid of the old sail. As to the green bag, maybe that's a binnacle cover. Do you have a binnacle on a 26S? The only person I know who has a roller furler main is Jimmyt. That makes him the expert on what m...
by NiceAft
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:14 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Where are the "old guard" of this forum?
Replies: 41
Views: 5392

Re: Where are the "old guard" of this forum?

Thanks Dimitri,

You just shoved me down to number four. :wink:
by NiceAft
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: Performance & Tuning
Topic: Boomkicker vs Garhauer Rigid Boom Vang
Replies: 6
Views: 434

Re: Boomkicker vs Garhauer Rigid Boom Vang

Howdy folks, I'm looking to add a rigid boom support to my 26D, and I'm considering the Boomkicker from BW Yachts , as well as the Garhauer . Does anyone have experience with these? Specifically I'm interested if the pop-top is still functional. It seems to me that that Garhauer is probably the bet...
by NiceAft
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: Destinations, Clubs, Events and Venues
Topic: Portland Oregon area members?
Replies: 37
Views: 10231

Re: Portland Oregon area members?

C Bucks,

This photo is stunning.
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I would like to make a water color of it someday. Would you mind if I interpret it? I like to ask permission before painting someone else’s work. The composition is perfect.
by NiceAft
Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: Performance & Tuning
Topic: When is heel angle too much?
Replies: 18
Views: 666

Re: When is heel angle too much?

I can only speak in terms of my M. I have on occasion healed beyond 30°. However I find there is no real speed benefit to sail at that angle of heel. The boat sails faster with less sail between 5-20° and tracks significantly better. Absolutely true. I believe, the only reason to intentionally heel...
by NiceAft
Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:26 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Sound baffling for the motor
Replies: 27
Views: 1033

Re: Sound baffling for the motor

It’s hard to discern what is too loud. One captain’s LOUD , might be another’s purrr . Totally agree with this from Be Free. The BF50 is not a loud engine. At idle I can't hear it at all just a few feet away. It has a quiet hum up to about half throttle. Even at full throttle it is not uncomfortable...
by NiceAft
Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:10 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Mold?
Replies: 21
Views: 545

Re: Mold?

Starscream,

If the bilge areas are used for storage, how resilient is this compound to abrasion, or do you only apply during off season storage :?:
by NiceAft
Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: Repairs and Modifications
Topic: Poked a hole in muh boat.
Replies: 3
Views: 495

Re: Poked a hole in muh boat.

That may be the source, but not necessarily. Is the black fender strip that goes around the boat in good shape? That can also be a source if the boat took a couple of side impacts when docked?

Water flows to the area of least resistance, so the source of your leak could be farther forward.
by NiceAft
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Sound baffling for the motor
Replies: 27
Views: 1033

Re: Sound baffling for the motor

Kurz,

I always thought of you as an exemplary example of Swiss culture; polite, disciplined, and reserved.
kurz wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:47 am :wink:
Use earplugs... :D
:o

Now I’m not certain.:D :wink:

You’re just like everyone else. 8)
by NiceAft
Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
Topic: Sound baffling for the motor
Replies: 27
Views: 1033

Re: Sound baffling for the motor

On my :macm: I have used my companion way insert for that.

I found that it worked to soften the sound somewhat, but because it interfered with raising the motor, it wasn’t worth it. On an :macx: there may be more room there?
by NiceAft
Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:21 am
Forum: Performance & Tuning
Topic: When is heel angle too much?
Replies: 18
Views: 666

Re: When is heel angle too much?

When the skipper stops smiling. https://i.postimg.cc/CZKR7mt7/Healing-moment.jpg I loved this photograph. ⬆️ Stickinthemud57, I hope you don’t mind; I made an adjustment. The horizon needed to be leveled. When this is done, you see the real heel. I love it. https://i.postimg.cc/18Gp0NcR/IMG-2847.jp...
by NiceAft
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Performance & Tuning
Topic: When is heel angle too much?
Replies: 18
Views: 666

Re: When is heel angle too much?

Everything Bill said is spot on. Keep in mind, that before you get to any of those situations, you have the ability to prevent them; let out the mainsheet. You will then spill the wind out of the sail. You can then pull the sail back to engage the wind and start moving forward. As long as you have t...
by NiceAft
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: Performance & Tuning
Topic: When is heel angle too much?
Replies: 18
Views: 666

Re: When is heel angle too much?

You’re not going to flip over. As stated above, the air will slip over and out of your siail. As to the angle of heel we have gone to…..I don’t know. Our gauge only goes to 45 degrees. We have gone beyond that many times :evil: Does the 22 have a weighted center board, daggerboard, or a ballast syst...