I've used Micron Extra for the past 4 years and have to say am impressed by it's performance. Our :macx: is in the water from March to November and gets a slight slime which is easy to remove but nothing more. I clean it at the end of each season with a jet wash and re-apply which is a truly horribl...

I use grease - yes ordinary grease. I know what you're thinking: it will be too slippery, but if used sparingly and if you polish it in properly then finish with car wax it works perfectly. Lasts about a year and then needs doing again. I've done this for 3 years now - costs next to nothing and stil...

We have a berth for our :macx: at Cobbs Quay in Poole but bring it back to Berkshire for the winter so two towing trips per year. I hire a Mitsbuishi L200 for about £60/day and towing is simple enough if you remember the length and don't cut corners too tight. Cruises happily at 50-55mph. The last 2...

I've just had a new Yamaha 70 installed on my speedboat and the dealer insisted that "as it's a 4 stroke" you need a fuel/water filter separator in the fuel line. I have been using my with a Yamaha 50 4 stroke for years without one so is this really necessary?

discovered that the forward starboard removable seat back/cushion is designed to be used to extend the port v berth if placed on top of the port bench seat cushion. I guess everyone knows this but I did not

I wasn't aware of this - how is it supported underneath?

Are you serious about crossing the channel in a MAC? Where from. Are you going to motor or sail?
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of these boats too - I love my - but would be reluctant to do this unless it was on it's trailer on the ferry. It can get very nasty very quickly out there.

Just an observation: "every model eventually runs its course." - may not be the best decision justification in the whole wide world. A model that continues to sell and has steady demand can continue as long as demand continues. Agreed, instead of ending production why not update the model...

Hi Bob It was simpler than I thought. The bracket which holds the centreboard is secured with a single nut. You can find it on top of the centreboard housing if you look in the storage space underneath the front dinette seat. Undo this to drop the board onto a couple of carboard boxes to break the f...

Never had any problem with water coming in but when under way we jam the companionway cover under the seat so it closes off the open transom. Apart from the fact that it is somewhere to keep it without having to take it below, it allows you to put small items like shoes, fenders and so on under the ...

Now you haev me worried. I used simple braid - same as that which was used originally. Perhaps I should have gone for something more durable? On the other hand the original lasted over 10 years so I am hoping it will perform OK.

I replaced mine a month or so ago on my 2001 26X. There was no wire, just rope all the way and it is secured by a knot which sits in a recess on the centrboard. Simple enough when the boat was on the trailer.

Sorry to hear about the loss. We had our Yamaha 50hp stolen off the boat when it was on a swinging mooring in Poole Harbour overnight. Quite a feat when you think of the boat rocking around in 3m of water 200m from shore but the police were not surprised. The insurance only paid a fraction of what i...

Well the new Tattoo 26 is at Southampton Boat show and very nice it is too. Apparently this is the first one in Europe. If you order one now you'll have to wait until May for delivery so production is obviously in full swing - perhaps this is why the 22 is behind schedule.

Tweed heads/Coolangatta Wow, this takes me back. I was a £10 pom and grew up around here in the sixties, well at Kingscliff actually. Dad taught at Murwillumbah High school and I learned to swim Snapper Rocks in Coolangatta (although I understand it was demolished many years ago). Left to come back...

Puzzled by this. I can understand Roger wanting to retire but why not simply take over the reigns and keep/improve the existing product? Why start all over again? The M26 has a pedigree and is a proven design with a good following and it works. Stopping production, chucking out the moulds and beginn...