I know somebody has already discussed this in great length, but I am wanting to put a solar panel on my mac 25 to keep the marine batteries topped off....I have one battery now...and will probably be adding another one for stero/cabin lights etc.... I was going to keep the two batteries on different...

Thanks....am investigating your advice....great job...

Good post...I have the exact same problem with my Mac 25....I have a big hole up front where somebody messed with the bow eye once before, after I make this fix, I am going to make a door to cover the hole up....I always wanted to build an anchor well somewhere in this area too....but am afraid it w...

I am needing to put a table in my Mac 25. There is nothing there now, where the two seats face each other and a table used to be there. I wanted to mount it to the wall, but am hesitant about screwing anything in. I am thinking there is an internal liner and a core before I get to the outside hull, ...

I am guessing there is another novice out there lurking in the shallows like me, who admires the experience and creativity of most of you saged experts on this forum and just logins onto this forum to read, learn and become better sailors. In light of all that my Mac 25 and my sons Rebel 16 neither ...

Thanks for the insight...I am still considering what to do. I still have some time to consider my options, my trailer is being reworked right now, so my boat is unavailable. The trailer the boat was on when we bought the Mac 25 was too tall for the boat...the boat sits too high and the center of gra...

I talked to the Macgregor people yesterday, and they gave me phone number for a dealer who talked to me about the macgregor mast lifting system. I was told that I could retrofit the system to my Mac 25 with a few extra parts that they would be happy to supply. They estimated the total cost for part ...

Excuse my naive question...but do you find fabrication shop in the yellow pages..or would it go by some other name?

Can you post the web site for the motor company?

Those are great pics.....did you fabricate that yourself, or buy it somewhere?

Thanks captain....I appreciate any and all help....

I looked at highlanders mod...I am not sure I could handle all the sail he has going on...its pretty cool though....I am still leaning toward a bowsprit...but will give it another year to percolate.....I still want to wait and see what other guys are doing.....

Thanks, I am usually buying used too....but didn't know how reliable that would be on something this important...I can just see myself as an newbie barley able to sail....and my motor conks out in the middle of nowhere...and I have to break out the paddlesI guess I can start checking on ebay......an...

I am getting ready to buy an outboard motor for my Mac 25. I am looking for a long stem with about 9Hp and an alternator to charge my batteries....does anybody have any suggestions on what brand to get and where to order it from? Thanks

I have a Macgregor 25 and have been fixing it up (as most everybody else does with their mac 25's too)...and I have been toying with the idea of putting a bowsprit on her, --and possibly an anchor rode "well" in the bow just above the V berth, --(since a bowsprit just begs a permanent anch...