I need to replace the wooden companionway/hatch slider tracks on my Mac25. I'm not a do it yourself kind of guy. Does anybody sell these replacement parts? I checked MacGregorowners.com, but no luck. Is this part called a "slider track" or is there some other name that I should look for? T...

It feels and sounds like a ratchet type, but I don't see a way to lift the latch (as it were) and move the winch in the opposite direction. I managed to lower the keel, but definitely did not follow any standard or sensible protocol. Lying on my back I was able to get in behind the winch with a scre...

I've hit it with my hand, jerked it, tapped it with a hammer and the brake is stuck hard, as if it were working too hard to keep the keel from lowering. Hmm....

Hi Folks, This is my first post about my first problem on my first boat, a 1985 MacGregor 25. I sailed her once with the previous owner, so I know this to be a new problem (due, perhaps, to my own ignorance?) I successfully raised the keel to lift it from the trailer and got her safely moored, but n...