forget the mods, till you use it for a year and contemplate what you need vs what you want, mix with time and your favorite "Margaritaville" and just waste away.sitting on the dock or in the back yardualpow wrote:I'm flying out tomorrow to look at it.I just want a boat to cruise a little and sail a little and be safe for my family. Just kick back, listen to some Buffett look up at the stars and be somewhere else.
it all lowers blood pressure.
Very true indeed, Mr Montana...I'll betcha most of us Mac'iers are just "laid back" folk that just enjoy the Mac for the simple basics and accomodations. Just fair weather sailors.RussMT wrote:
For us, just floating under the power of the wind is enough. We don't see other boats and don't desire to race them or get anywhere fast. So the Mac sails just fine. But for some who enjoy performance sailing, the Mac is going to be a disapointment.
--Russ
Im sorry for us both....OK I finally got it. You have a sense of humor much like mine.
No...I am sorry for the rest of us...Catigale wrote:Im sorry for us both....OK I finally got it. You have a sense of humor much like mine.
I agree that the chartplotter is a pretty cool device and I use it a LOT. But just a point that needs to be made is that there is no substitute for old fashioned charting and seamanship. If that puppy goes out, you better have the skills and backup tools to get home. There are plenty of sources for this education.Québec 1 wrote:The best colour gps with all the bells and whistles is not a mod its safety equipment for me, If you want simplicity I find it simpler to maneuver with my full function GPS than without it. With the Garmin on my pedestal I always know where I am(in colour) how deep the water is(in colour), how fast I'm going, what the water temperature is , where the next marina is, an anchor alarm, dept alarm etc.
Q1
I always carry a paper chart of where I'm going and out here I plan my outings according to the weather and the twice a day 20 foot tides. I also have a good pair of binoculars,a marine radio, a swiss army compass, the atlas of tides and currents for the St Lawrence, a local tide chart and a ditch bag. Seaman ship is a must here !RussMT wrote:[
I agree that the chartplotter is a pretty cool device and I use it a LOT. But just a point that needs to be made is that there is no substitute for old fashioned charting and seamanship. If that puppy goes out, you better have the skills and backup tools to get home. There are plenty of sources for this education.
--Russ
I know this is blasphemy to big water sailors, but "old fashioned charting" and "the skills and backup tools" are not skills or items necessary on most Macgregors. Very few Macgregors get out of sight of land. If they do, they still know that land is 'over there', or some direction, east, west or whatever.But just a point that needs to be made is that there is no substitute for old fashioned charting and seamanship. If that puppy goes out, you better have the skills and backup tools to get home.
Ken - your post is an excellent example of what makes this Forum so valuable. You can skip the posturing sailing board crap and get useful stuff over here. Even coastal cruising on Cape Cod, I have gone to charts only to practice the skill, but certainly inland this is skill is of little value.I know this is blasphemy to big water sailors, but "old fashioned charting" and "the skills and backup tools" are not skills or items necessary on most Macgregors. Very few Macgregors get out of sight of land. If they do, they still know that land is 'over there', or some direction, east, west or whatever.
Ten day transits just don't happen on Macs, maybe ten hours. Being lost on day seven or eight is not something Macs encounter.
