The point where the foresail is sheeted is fairly critical, especially beating upwind. When you change the size of the foresail, by whatever means, chances are you need to change the position of the sheet block to maintain proper sail shape. MOST of the time (but not all) if the sheet angle is conti...

The offending bolts can be trimmed off..Stainless lock nuts can be used to insure security. No threads need be exposed.

I thought you guys might be interested in other boats that pioneered the concept. http://www.sailingtexas.com/sbalboa26e.html http://www.sailingtexas.com/sbalboa26i.html http://www.sailingtexas.com/slancer27c.html These boats are proven bluewater cruisers from a bygone era. Their steel or iron keels...

The ability to raise and lower the sail quickly and store it easily on the boom, is a great benefit. You can then leave the sail on the boom when trailering, making take down and set-up much easier..

Getting the main up smoothly requires you keep the boat head-to-wind by whatever means. With slugs holding the luft in the mast grove, you can install a sail-stop, A special slug with thumb-screw that holds it in place under all the moving slugs. The main can then be flaked on the boom (held with a ...

That's how you learn. By experimenting. Try this. Sheet your sails in tight. slowly work the boat into the wind until she looses all speed and falls off on her own. bring her back up again but this time, steer to maintain a little headway. Now you are "pinching", a little above "close...

You did not mention your "point of sail" Trumpet..Lets go over them. Close hauled. Sailing upwind as close to the wind as you can get and still maintain decent headway. Close Reach. Upwind, but with the sails sheeted out a little.. Beam Reach. Sailing at 90 degrees to the wind. The wind is...

That Nor'sea is "Mindseye". She has sailed the Mediterranean, From the Chesapeake to Halifax, Seattle to Alaska twice, but never on Lake Granby. Her home port is Tempe, Arizona.

A blue hull and two rudders sticking up in the air..I wonder what that could be..

Chinook, You can easily buy the insurance in Mexico..You almost have to. U.S. insurance companies don't (can't) do business in Mexico. Liability insurance is inexpensive and available at any Marina. (they require you have it). If you want to insure the boat against loss, that can be tricky but it CA...

Yes, yes, just kidding. But, that wall going up across our southern border is ALREADY causing labor problems in Southern California. If the Chinese can knock-off Yamaha outboards, they can surely knock off a MacGregor...The only protection Roger has is shipping costs..

A couple of things to consider; at least I would now that I have had my 'wing' on the centerboard for a couple of years and learned some things. (1) I would go with a 1/3 larger foil with more sweep in the leading edge because the 80 degree angle on my current 'wing' has a tendency when it snags se...

Here you go Rich.. http://www.parkerdawson.com/gallery/main/gal.asp?fol=%5CHome%5CDawson http://www.parkerdawson.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=173&whichpage=1 NiceAft, I have indeed read some of the logs of the Conch Cruisers. By "Buddy Boating" they can mitigate most of the risk of open-wate...

"When someone says "Blue Water Boat", I think extended periods of time away from sight of land. Is that what you mean Question " Not really..That's Ocean Cruising, a completely different animal. Once a year maybe, we like to sail across to the Baja peninsula, a distance of 80 mil...

If every city could be a copy of Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. the world would be a fine place indeed. And yes, a few people have managed to get Palm Trees to grow there!

I don't own a McGregor (yet). I'm investigating other boats. See the "Bluewater Cruising" thread I started with my first post...