I removed the seat completly this added more usable seating area on the sides, I can now sit in the aft corners when sailing
Jack Sparrow
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- Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:40 am
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: Captain's Seat Not Fitting
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2545
- Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:12 am
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: Cairns Mac owners
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4878
Re: Cairns Mac owners
Yes its in the marina @ Yorkies
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow
- Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:39 am
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: Cairns Mac owners
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4878
Re: Cairns Mac owners
My Mac arrives in Cairns Thursday the 20th Sept can't wait it's been in storage for 3 years
Jack
Jack
- Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:58 am
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: MacGregor 26 in Townsville
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1814
Re: MacGregor 26 in Townsville
I live in Cairns but my Mac is down south and wont be here till May
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow
- Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:58 am
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: Cairns Mac owners
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4878
Re: Cairns Mac owners
No probs drop me a pm when you come up
Jack
Jack
- Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:20 am
- Forum: Repairs and Modifications
- Topic: 26 m Rolling mast [Rotating Mast}
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2407
Re: 26 m Rolling mast [Rotating Mast}
Only one answer it needs a modification.
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow
- Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:17 pm
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: Cairns Mac owners
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4878
Re: Cairns Mac owners
Lots have happened in the past couple of years I now live in Cairns the boat is down south and should be here April next year looking at berth options at the moment and have had quotes to transport it here. She needs a few more mods to get her up to scratch again aka a new mast I bent the OEM one Ja...
- Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:19 am
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: Cairns Mac owners
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4878
Cairns Mac owners
Is there any mac owners in cairns
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:01 am
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: Spinnakers from Australia
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4763
Re: Spinnakers from Australia
Factory asymetric
I run a jib so the front tracks run the cars I then load up the cockpit tracks with the spinnaker cars and sheets after stowing the jib I swap the jib sheets over on the factory winches as I raise the spinnaker
Jack Sparrow
I run a jib so the front tracks run the cars I then load up the cockpit tracks with the spinnaker cars and sheets after stowing the jib I swap the jib sheets over on the factory winches as I raise the spinnaker
Jack Sparrow
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:42 pm
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: Spinnakers from Australia
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4763
Re: Spinnakers from Australia
I have a factory supplied one and use it a lot of the time it is the only way to get the Mac moving
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow
- Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:58 pm
- Forum: Repairs and Modifications
- Topic: Solar Panel Tickle charger
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5284
Re: Solar Panel Tickle charger
http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=865
One panel will do the job, you will need 2 of the diodes one in each of the postive cables to each battery.
Jack Sparrow
One panel will do the job, you will need 2 of the diodes one in each of the postive cables to each battery.
Jack Sparrow
- Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:44 pm
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: Melbourne Cup weekend
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3949
Re: Melbourne Cup weekend
Blairgowrie for me
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:26 pm
- Forum: Repairs and Modifications
- Topic: Cabinet Locks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2228
Re: Cabinet Locks
Take a look at some of the more up market boats and use the same type of latch and hinges that they use. Make all the latch and hinges the same.
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:21 pm
- Forum: MacGregor Powersailor Discussion
- Topic: HooRay!!! the Pub is not running the show.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3726
Re: HooRay!!! the Pub is not running the show.
I thought it was me for a while but it looks as if quite a few other sailors felt the same
Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:03 pm
- Forum: Australia Group
- Topic: Sailing around Cairns in a Mac
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2250
Re: Sailing around Cairns in a Mac
Thinking about buying a keel boat. I work for a large OZ airline that is considering reducing staff (I also worked for another airline that reduced all of it's staff a few years back) the Admiral will not move this leaves me commuting so I am trying to kill 2 birds with the one stone possably live o...
