When purchasing my new 26X in 1998 I had a demo with the dealer rep Jeff Mott of Arena Yacht Sales, San Rafael, CA on San Francisco Bay. I have a Yamaha 50 four stroke carburetor. On the lake I trim the motor up in shallow water to avoid dinging the prop, but keep the water intake screen in the wate...

Update June 16, 2016: The instructional Mac rigging and sailing videos are still available on DVD and VHS. Orders placed on MacSailors go directly to Heath and are forwarded to me in batches. I haven't heard from Heath in a while and just responded to an inquiry from two hours ago from Rich about Mi...

Greetings fellow Macsailors! I apologize to anyone who placed an order here after July 20th and has not received their DVDs. That is the most recent batch of orders I received from Heath. The best remedy for this is to go to your email and forward directly to me your HK Innovations paid invoice to j...

ualpow, As posted earlier tonight on a new thread "Speedy Rigger DVD orders" and via private email which (apparently) you may not have received, please forward your emailed confirmation invoice from HK Innovations to jeff (at) speedyrigger (dot) com so I can process your order. This is the...

This is usually a busy time of year for orders of the Speedy Rigger Instructional DVDs, featured in a banner ad on this site, filmed for the Mac. I received an email today from a MacSailor who paid for the two DVD set on March 29th and has not received them. I responded that Heath must be out of the...

To: Doug W Please see my post toward bottom of page 4 of this thread about the wiring plugs. It includes this link: http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... sNum=10615 To ALL: I found when sailing at night NOT to plug in the steaming or anchor plugs to the deck fitting from the factory because th...

My actual RIGGING time is under 11 minutes from arriving at the ramp parking lot (getting out of driver's seat) to leaving ramp parking lot (getting into driver's seat) to go to the ramp for launch, every time. Difference is, I am single handed, no helpers for any of it. Also the boat is loaded at h...

Lots of brainstorming and ideas on this oft repeated thread. I stand by my 1998 setup as shown in the speedyrigger videos produced in 2000: A light that is Coast Guard approved with a 2 mile visibility mounted at the top of the mast with nothing blocking any angle of light. This requirement eliminat...

Thanks, Rich, for sending me an email about this thread to (see email below/Mods) . I am back up after being knocked down by a nasty cold bug two days ago and found your message sent a couple of hours ago; wish I had the Mac ballast! Every order I receive is shipped within two days of receipt, inclu...

Chris, I filmed the www.speedyrigger.com videos at Folsom and it is my primary destination, about ten minutes away. The lake is FULL right now. I launch at Granite Bay, across the lake from the marina. The ramp closes early on weekends, around noon due to lack of parking. (When the lake is low there...

Inexpensive Instructional DVDs from a sponsor on this site: ( scroll way down for these two: http://sailvision.net/cruising_instruct.html ): Celestial Navigation for the Complete Idiot Hundreds of years ago, Celestial Navigation was considered a national secret, because the country that could naviga...

Frank, The steel framed trailer (not aluminum) and photo of the stainless steel drum cover (not plastic open drum) tells me you have a 2007 or earlier 26M that is prior to release of the MacFurler from the factory in February, 2008. Use this link for the CDI owners instructions: You may also call To...

It is a tool designed by MacGregor Yacht Corporation that is/was listed in the Rig Box with a new Mac 26m in 2008. The original photo from Roger was made from varnished wood and, according to his e-mail, was to be included on all new Macs, effective with the introductory MacFurler. Never happened. I...

Just want to let everyone know about a new line of trailerable sailboats from Freedom Boat Works in advance of our banner advertising coming up on this site. We're displaying three of our five models in Seattle this week and will have all five in Oakland at the Strictly Sail Show in April. Visit our...

About the Mac Bump: I have not had as good of a "scoot" by the boat unless I do it right after coming up the ramp. If I try it after a few minutes, it doesn't move without a little more speed, so wet bunk carpet works for me. I'm on my second set of wood bunks and third set of carpet. The ...