In the "Mac Mods" section there are a few ideas, search Trailers. here are some http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=1468 http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=1469 http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=1466 Good sailing :)

Cool but the announcer said "Painted blue hull"

The large lock is down so some large commercial traffic will be affected, the one in the vidio is the small one.

Found on youtube A 26M at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks Seattle WA (Ballard Locks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=G2UbyRq ... re_related
Going from Puget Sound to Lake Union / Lake Washington.

Just what the Captain wants for R&R

With your CPAP & 12 volt. I to did not see the need to spend $$$$ for there adaptor, So with some surfing I found a site that was able to give me the Pos / Neg for the tip & I went to Radio Shack for the adaptor and have used it for more than 4 years with a average of 20 nights a year. Mine ...

You did not say if the motor does not turn as far or if it is just the handling of the boat. It may be prop wash. Check the direction of the props rotation.

You now know more about boats than MOST sailers. You and your crew should be very happy with the results you brought back from the DEEP. (IE on land) and gave life, sail safe and often.

Check WWW.NOAA.GOV charts # 18545,18546,18547 & 18548 to cover The Snack river from the Columbia to Idaho.
http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer ... able.shtml Have a good trip.

I was told by BWY in seattle that if you plan to leave the boat in the water to seal & paint. I then ask what about 3 - 4 week trip they said no problem due to the fact that you be on the go.
So paint or trailer storage is word of the day. Best of luck.

I went to the 2009 Seattle boat show & saw the Mac 26 M again. We had a 19 cuddy for 9 years & mis it but I want to move into a mac. Check out all of markartist/youtube it only got me more HOPED UP :D ALSO check http://chinook.home.dyndns.org:8080/comcast/~cecka2/chinook/alaska_2005/ for mor...

With any fuel storage think about StaBil stabilizer or other brand. I use it any thing that will sit for any time. Ie boat, lawn mower generator & the like. I just replaced my 6 mounth old gas (2 5 gal tanks) for my generator, run them threw the car with no problem.