How about..... A cheap printer connected to your laptop? b/w printout for the next mile or so, leave your laptop below, and place the printout in a plastic sleeve. Use a permanent marker or whiteboard marker depending on your preference, to mark your position as you go. Then your laptop/screen stays...

When I bought a brand new car six years ago, it had a minor scratch on the boot. (trunk, I think, in American). No longer than 2.5cm (1 inch) and inconsequential. But the dealer pointed it out and promised to fix it. When I took my pride and joy back to have it repaired, the service manager felt tha...

Hey, great mod! I take it the centreboard is largely hollow - so do you think there is any greater risk of it breaking, now it's got more weight behind it? I would imagine the forces providing that keel boat feeling must be exerting a bit more stress on the board's structure. NB: I'm not an engineer...

I like the MOB drill requirement. I would argue that the MOB drill should be the first event, and that completion of the MOB recovery must be successful before the boat is allowed to compete further. We should be mindful that in any organized event such as we are considering, there could be liabili...

Hi, check out: http://www.ussailing.org/safety/Studies/1986overboardstudy.htm This outlines a study where they review a 'quick stop' and a conventional recovery - the quick stop involves rounding up into the wind and slowing the boat, remaining in the immediate area of the overboard. The conventiona...

Is this our Mr. Therapy? looks like a nice yacht.

http://www.schock34.net


Maybe he (possibly Jeff) can comment....

Then again, looks like there are a few Schock yachts called Schock Therapy....

Hi, Sailing faster than the wind is hard to explain - try this link: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/sailing.html and have a read. Throw in Bernoulli's theorem and you've got a great debate. It's technical and goes into vectors, etc, but the illustrations kind of tell the story... I can almost under...

Just my 2 cents worth. A few years ago a well known NZ boatbuilder farewelled a million dollar yacht that he had just completed. The delivery crew took it up the coast from Christchurch, NZ. The last thing he said as they left was 'secure the anchor'. A few miles up the coast, the unsecured / lightl...

I think the answer is that Roger did sell them the concept - and David Lyons modified the design to suit an extra two feet of length, in addition to making it more of a 'yacht' than a powerboat. Philip King said that they can't export to the US because Macgregor has prevented this (ensuring that the...

Thanks for finding that link! The plans I saw were labelled 'Synergy 28'. The stern is very full and square - apparently this creates great footroom in the cockpit. The aft berth is slightly smaller than the 26M, with less sitting room available. It will be nice to see some photos - and I'll try to ...

Not yet - I'll be finding it out this week, though. I'm going to Brisbane just prior to the show, so I'll try to get to the factory and get some line drawings, photos, etc.

cheers
Phil.

I agree - it is getting pricey for export. But for us Aussies it is a relatively inexpensive option - given that the bare (ie $18990 USD factory price) 26M is $49,900 AUD (taxes are pretty steep), the extra might well be worth it. I briefly saw line drawings at the dealer's yard - and hopefully next...

Having met my local (ie Australian) Dealer, here's what he does to run the mast wires: He has assembled a long piece of conduit (presumably the narrow electrical stuff), and attached a wood drill bit to one end. He then turns the conduit as he bores the length of the mast. Sounds like a practical id...

the 26M with 50hp motor and the usual options is $65K AUD.

Ok all of you, you're going to have to take my word on this one..... I went down the coast from Sydney to Synergy Yachts - the local yacht dealer for the Macgregor 26. My wife and I looked over the 26M and she fell in love with it (Yay!) but.................better still....................... There'...