Do you have the center board and rudders down to help maintain direction in cross winds and current? Lee I know many do, I have been known to lower the centerboard 1-2' and lower the rudders a BIT. But as soon as you get your ropes over, you have to pull those up lest the ramp sneak up on you and s...

After buying a battery operated zero-breeze portable AC for big $ for next season, I came across this BougeRV option at a very, very reasonable price. It's apparently sold out, but for the price I would have given it a shot: https://ca.bougerv.com/products/3500btu-portable-air-conditioner This is r...

I read all of your comments before watching the video. That was informative by itself :D This was certainly a bad situation, but fundamentally he did OK. The big thing I noticed was the missing mast, sails and other equipment associated. When boats get confused about their identity they tend to misb...

All four of us will be there, We can't wait!

I looked at the month and day of your post and didn't notice the year until your last update :D I had to do some intense searching to find my boats.net order for my prop in 2022. -- Caveat is that my motor is the Honda 50HP, 4 blade PROP, SS (11-3/4 X 11) I don't have another prop to compare it to a...

3. Don,t use “grade 8” or whatever the SS equivalent is. Those bolts will get shock loaded and high strength leads to higher brittleness, which is not good for shock loads. “Grade 5” has adequate strength, and is much less brittle (a good hardware man can give you the Stainless equivalent of those ...

Don't forget to trade your sails and get some cool stuff from Sea Bags: https://seabags.com/our-company/sea-bags-sail-trade-program.html That Gray sail is very very cool. When I traded in my old sails to Sea Bags I got a duffel made from a Tanbark sail.. Very unique sails are awesome For my :macm: I...

I have seen how this movie starts!

Great sail log! I have had the same trouble sometimes where the wind ends up pushing me around instead of doing the whole air lift/physics thing with the sail to move me in the direction I want.

I sold my San Juan 21 four years ago and bought a 26M (wanted something bigger to say overnight, etc), I know this is an old post, and I'm glad it got brought back in our search for our friend BOAT. I came here to say that this was my journey too, for the same reasons. I had two San Juans before I ...

If I have two helpers, it takes even longer than that (I have to explain to each what they have to do, double-check, help the helpers, and that takes extra time). Came here to say ... this hit home, so hard, I doubled over in laughter and solidarity. "But you need help, I come help you"

You have gotten a lot of very good advice. The consistent theme is, in one year, this is too much. But spread out, it matches just about what all of us put in. A new motor is a wonderful proposition. In the time since your boat has been built, you could get a 75HP motor instead of a 50HP it probably...

Welcome! I think I saw the posting for your boat, well done!

I take the batteries off the boat in the off season and keep them on individual battery tender jr https://a.co/d/0RveTig

My battery well is like Jimmyt described, here's a photo. 2005

https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/macgregor-26m-used-boat-review There's a new article on the 26M published on January 8, 2025. Check it out :) ... positions the MacGregor 26 as an affordable option for those seeking a versatile, trailerable sailboat with powerboating capabilities. W...

We would love to be put on the "B" or "Wait" list! In July our newest apprentice was hired and there has been an observed challenge in life that was not present in going from 0 to 1 able bodied seawomen. Thank you Kevin for organizing this every year. I would suggest that even at...