First Time At Sail Macgregor 25

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GaryMayo
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First Time At Sail Macgregor 25

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First time at sail in our Mac 25 and no one fell off the dock or the boat. We did not loose an An
Anchor, tear a sail, get lost or run aground. All went well. We cast off about 5 pm and walked off the dock to our truck about 9 pm. Thanks to Tony, we were able to see how to do it, and do it again by ourselves with no problems.

This morning Tony, my wife and myself went on a road trip to Kearney Nebraska to see our local Mac dealer and acquire some parts. We found a :macx: used for twelve with a kicker motor on it and a new :macm: for 34 thousand with a new 60 hp engine pushing it alone, in a blue hull viriety. Not giving em away. Pretty small showroom. I am in a retail business and I like buildings that give off an instant wOw factor. Big is a nessassary ingredient to allow maximum room for displays and items for sale. While they had a few items we needed to repair things on my boat, and change up some things, I was amazed by what I did not see. I did not see a lot of things for sale. Maybe I was looking at an iceberg. Wanted a boom kicker. Did not have one. Did get a hobby cat boom vang that should work.

Was able to walk into a cockpit of a :macm: Pretty sweet. Want to do the same with an :macx: The cabin looks to be larger on the :macm: and a slight sixe advantage may go to the :macx: in the cockpit length but it looks like walking room around the streering post goes to the :macm: Lots to think about as I look for the boat to replace my starter Mac 25.
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