I got 15.5 knots out of the Honda 50 as I drained the ballast to load her on the trailer. I had a little trouble docking in the side wind. As I got off, a member of this board, Harvey, came and introduced himself and gave us some pointers including the "Mac Bump". What a great guy!
Our first solo outing with our 26X
- Captain Wm Hook
- Just Enlisted
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- Joined: Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:12 pm
- Location: Oregon/ "The Cats PJ's 26X
Our first solo outing with our 26X
Yesterday, my wife and I took the new (to us) Mac 26X to Detroit lake in Oregon. We set up and motored until we saw ripples. Locked her in irons, ( the boat, not my wife
) and raised the sails. We tacked to the log jam by the dam then jibed and sailed up an arm of the lake. where we ate lunch. I was supprise how well she ran with the wind & how well she came about! (Our last sailboat was a Hobie 16'). We heeled her over to 30 degrees at one point.
I got 15.5 knots out of the Honda 50 as I drained the ballast to load her on the trailer. I had a little trouble docking in the side wind. As I got off, a member of this board, Harvey, came and introduced himself and gave us some pointers including the "Mac Bump". What a great guy!
I got 15.5 knots out of the Honda 50 as I drained the ballast to load her on the trailer. I had a little trouble docking in the side wind. As I got off, a member of this board, Harvey, came and introduced himself and gave us some pointers including the "Mac Bump". What a great guy!
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LOUIS B HOLUB
- Admiral
- Posts: 1315
- Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:40 am
- Location: 1999 Mac-X, Nissan 50 HP, Kemah, TX, "Holub Boat"
YEAH...me too.Idle Time wrote:Love to hear stories of X's and M's on the water....keep'm coming
I overnighted on my Mac over the weekend, took her out Fri PM, and Sat. AM. Only one incident occurred when a yacht was intering the Marina as I was leaving. I saw the Captain with his head down (not watching). The closer we came, I knew it was a disaster in the making
My check list add on for me: Put the Air Horn in the cockpit
- Catigale
- Site Admin
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- Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
- Location: Admiral .............Catigale 2002X.......Lots of Harpoon Hobie 16 Skiffs....Island 17
- Contact:
Louis - A whistle on a lanyard (short) around the neck...
- always works
- doesnt get lost
- can be reached anywhere on boat
Several short blasts signal 'danger' aka "Pay attention you d****a***"
to the powerboater on autopilot while he is watching the game down below..
I have both an air horn and give everyone on a whistle attached to their PFD too....
USeful off season at hockey games and Violin concertos too..
- always works
- doesnt get lost
- can be reached anywhere on boat
Several short blasts signal 'danger' aka "Pay attention you d****a***"
to the powerboater on autopilot while he is watching the game down below..
I have both an air horn and give everyone on a whistle attached to their PFD too....
USeful off season at hockey games and Violin concertos too..
