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lbaldwin
- Deckhand
- Posts: 37
- Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:23 pm
- Sailboat: Tattoo 26
- Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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by lbaldwin » Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:58 pm
RobertB wrote:Post a picture of your windows, but I believe they are the same as my

. No moldings, just inner liner, gap, window.
Scratches - yeah, same when I received my
Mine was delivered by being towed behind a pickup truck across country. So, my "new" trailer already had several thousand miles on it when delivered
The inside had stuff thrown all over the place including loose hardware. The one remaining trailer light was in the process of falling apart. The other was somewhere between CA and MD.
Welcome to MAC/TAT ownership

These scrathes look like the are from the factory and yes, i think the windows are like the later model macs. Is there a mod for improving the look of the windows?
Like i said, pretty happy with the boat. Just need to sail it a bit more. It's moored at the back of the house on an airdock that i bought for it. No need to antifoul which is good. Just need to remember to empty the water ballast before lifting her out of the water as the airdock has a limited lift capacity.ri
Trying to work out the photo thing so pictures to come later.

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lbaldwin on Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
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beene
- Site Admin
- Posts: 2536
- Joined: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:31 pm
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26M
- Location: Ontario Canada, '07 26M, Merc 75 4s PEGASUS
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by beene » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:11 am
In your pic
Your furled headsail looks very slack
Means your forestay inside that furler is far too loose
Should look tight and straight with no bend from top to bottom
I know FF is for flex furler but... that is not what it is for LOL
With that much slop, your mast will bounce around.
G
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lbaldwin
- Deckhand
- Posts: 37
- Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:23 pm
- Sailboat: Tattoo 26
- Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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by lbaldwin » Thu Sep 11, 2014 12:46 pm
beene wrote:In your pic
Your furled headsail looks very slack
Means your forestay inside that furler is far too loose
Should look tight and straight with no bend from top to bottom
I know FF is for flex furler but... that is not what it is for LOL
With that much slop, your mast will bounce around.
G
It's not connected properly in that photo.
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Tenacious
- Chief Steward
- Posts: 50
- Joined: Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:04 pm
- Sailboat: Tattoo 26
- Location: Northern VA
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by Tenacious » Thu Sep 11, 2014 4:46 pm
lbaldwin,
You're boat is looking great. What is your hull number?
-Robert
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lbaldwin
- Deckhand
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- Sailboat: Tattoo 26
- Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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by lbaldwin » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:28 pm
Tenacious wrote:lbaldwin,
You're boat is looking great. What is your hull number?
-Robert
I think it's 65. Isn't that bad. Can't bloody remember. Took it out into the ocean off the Gold Coast at the weekend. The boat performed extremely well. The girls loved it so much they fell asleep down below.
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rruyack
- Just Enlisted
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- Joined: Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:09 pm
- Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
- Location: Putnam County New York
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by rruyack » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:04 am
Congradulations and welcome to the forum, lots of great information can be found here.
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Catigale
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by Catigale » Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:08 am
Mac26Mpaul wrote:The two best days in a sailors life are the day he buys his boat, and the day he sells his boat
Congrats Tenacious, Shes a beauty

Wait to see how much money you are going to spend buying presents for her now

The two best days of my life will be the day I bought my boat, and the day I die on my boat...

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dxg4848
- First Officer
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- Sailboat: MacGregor 26M
- Location: Cleveland, OH; 2009 26M; 60HP Etec
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by dxg4848 » Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:55 pm
Catigale wrote:, and the day I die on my boat...
PM me if you need a hand with that. Nothing makes me happier than helping others...
