"i wouldn't call it a sailing venue...I live on Saluda lake. Not the best lake for sailing but it's pretty good for fishing, kayaking. Not as many PWC's as some of larger lakes here in the upstate (hartwell, keowee). I personally prefer to be sailing Hartwell. I'm looking forward to one day get...

Guys, If you want to use an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts, at least get the proper torque stick for your application, then you don't have to use a torque wrench.They aren't all that expensive and they do a good job.

pat

Retire ASAP; you can always make more money, but your time on earth is finite. I'm serious :!: Yeah well I waited and one week after I retired I had a stroke, no cruising last summer and it looks like no cruising this summer. Take good care of yourselves and visit your doctor, because in a flash it ...

kmclemore wrote:

!	kmclemore:
	Thanks for the clarification, Cheryl. Much appreciated. I wanted to make certain we got the facts straight and to quickly eliminate any rumors. Cheers, Kevin

now wait just a darn minute, what good is a forum without rumors and speculation?What fun is it if everything we post is true?

pat

anyone that is thinking about doing the loop in a sailbot should read about this trip http://pogopelli.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_archive.html it's not a mac, but I think it's a worthwhile read. The way the blog is laid out is kind of confusing at first, but you'll understand it after a few pages. what...

Jim, Sorry to hear that you are selling your Mac,now that I'm Macless I'm looking again, when I sold my :macx: I listed on boattrader.com in a free ad, graiglist, and a couple of other places. By far I got the best response was from boattrader. It was finally sold to someone that saw it on boattrade...

:) n. I'd like to say something about this forum however, i have alot of internet experience, jumping onboard at the outset and i have been to the end of the inet and back many times and been involved in a number of support boards for very worthy causes and none, i mean none! compares to this forum...

Erik, Just call Bill at MacGregor and he will e-mail or FAX a C/B drawing to you. I called him when I had to repair the C/B on my '99 X and he had it to me in about 15-20 minutes. The drawing looked like the original production drawing. I'd send it to you, but it went with the boat when I sold it la...

Since I was the OP, I thought maybe I should update what ultimately happened. After a series of "tire kickers" called about my boat, I went with the $100.00 demo sail and that weeded out those that were not serious. I had about eight interested parties that came and viewed the boat and thr...

Anyone planning on doing the Great Loop should spend some time reading this blog about some folks that did it on 23' sailboat. The blog is arranged kind of backwards, but it is a very interesting read. I found it about a year ago and spent an afternoon reading it, from beginning to end. After readin...

Just happened to see this mess,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS_1Yur8wnU

I really hope no one on the board had their boat slipped at that marina.

Pat

I don't know what the he!! these corporate types are thinking when they pull a stunt like this. These idiots spend millions of dollars in advertising to get you to buy their crap, and when someone does make a purchase decision, they just flat out forget about you. Don't these buttheads understand th...

Leon, None of the proposed "solutions" takes you into consideration, they are all basically working in the other party's favor, and at this point the other party is not your friend. Some variation of number 4 is the only solution that I would consider and even then I would have all the fin...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I do agree, brakes on both axles would be best (overkill for 3000lbs though), but the initial cost and additional maintenance are big negatives. My boat will be kept at a slip, so I only need to go about 40 miles, twice a year. It looks like we're split 50-50 on wh...

It's always the front axle. If you can afford it, add brakes to both axles.

Pat