Thanks so much for the link! I think it will really help.

I was working on the boat today and noticed the upper forestay connected at the mast had two broken strands. I ordered a new one from BWyachts. I also have a CDI furler and was wondering if anyone had some pro tips.

I like to sail in 10-15 mph. For me it doesn't feel like I'm sailing until I'm at 4 knots,but I like 5 knots and that's what I aim for. Several times I achieved 6 knots comfortably. I hit 7 knots and thought imminent death was soon to follow. So I shy away from that if at all possible.

Free stuff is good stuff but I really dislike steel cable for winching anything I can use a rope or strap for. One steel splinter is one to many.

My first overnight in the boat included myself and the wife. We left from Yankeetown and sailed south toward Crystal River. We enjoyed approx 10-15 miles of wonderful sailing. No one I know sails and they ask me what it is like. I'm sure people with laugh at what I am about to say, but here it is. I...

Can someone please post pictures of the baby stays in use? The MRS pole came with my boat but no other rigging. I am trying to construct baby stays and would like to see the attachment points both to the deck and to the mast.

This is my first post to this forum or any other for that fact. As many others have done I have lurked in the shadows for many years dreaming of owning a Macgregor. I have many years of power boating experience in the oceans off Florida but never have I been on a sailboat. I purchased my 1996 Mac X ...