Well, that escalated really rapidly...

[BOAT]

You know, people our age really should get glasses.

I noticed that even Highlander drinks his beer out of a glass, maybe we should too.

[Highlander]

You know, people our age really should get glasses.

I noticed that even Highlander drinks his beer out of a glass, maybe we should too.

So u r telling me u r reading this with out reading glasses & I guess u go on a blind date wearing sun glasses miss the bus & end up on the subway to no mans land !!! singing the blues Oh Where Did I Go Wrong !!

Yes drink my beer outa a glass cause had a couple of close issues with bees drinking outs bottles & cans & that can be nasty !

So u done any more nice mods lately !

J

[Highlander]

Whoa John. Baring the fangs a wee bit are we now, Have a dram and simmer a bit

Ray

Nah Ray
Just razzing him a little , keep him on his toes ! , but I'll still take a wee dram anyway

J

[BOAT]

Yes it's true my eyes are really getting bad and I am missing things in the posts. I miss things on the charts too and if I don't get glasses I will run aground on a sandbar.

I stopped using glasses to drink beer when I was young because every time I tried to drink beer out of a glass I got beer on the back of my head. Drinking out of the bottle made that problem go away but now I guess I need to go back to learning how to drink out of a glass.

As for the mods we are still working out the upholstery for the folding table/dry bar that folds down to make a couch out of the dinette. In answer to the "reefer" issue and cold beer I have decided to put a very small 12 volt tub style reefer in the little compartment on the aft most section of the port side sitting berth. That little compartment there is okay for a good little unit and its also easy to pipe drainage to the sink drain from there. I can't sit in that spot when the wife is cooking anyways cause she does not want me there - she always makes me sit on the other side when she cooks so that little compartment being right there on the port side of the galley makes an easy place for her to grab veggies or dogs and such.

I'm trying to keep things as simple and light as possible - I know that is anathema to Highlander, but I think he understands. I need to stay fast to outrun the Flying Dutchman.

Do you guys put ice in that dram? is that what this is all about? I'm still freaking out over Matt buying a 38 foot boat just so he can have cold beer. I guess beer temperature is pretty important - I never noticed.

[mastreb]

I got the weekender 3-cabin version. Because its the demo boat, it came optioned up pretty well. It has the full galley and all the trons, and an in-mast roller-furling main.

And yep, it's quite a bit easier to sail than the Mac. Very stiff, not nervous at all, likes to be up on the chine, and doesn't require constant attention to the mainsail.

Macs will turn you into a real sailor

And I did it for the shower, not the cold beer. I don't mind room temp.

[NiceAft]

Do you guys put ice in that dram?

Ice is a foreign body that does not belong anywhere near scotch

Ray

[BOAT]

Do you guys put ice in that dram?

Ice is a foreign body that does not belong anywhere near scotch

Ray

That's what the captain of the Titanic said too.

Anyways, that boat that Matt is getting is the modern stuff - I see them in the harbor and the main sail on some of them rolls up into a fiberglass basket built into the boom. I have seen other that have a mainsail that rolls into the mast. I'm not sure how they do that - or where the stays go when that happens but all those boats are PAC ready and are no problem in the big stuff.

There is not much of anything on the West Coast that can touch Matt on that boat. Even the weather up north can't touch him now.

[BOAT]

Just to add to that - those guys over here in those big bennies like Matt is getting are going to Hawaii and Cabo ALL THE TIME. The harbor here is TINY so there is no room except to sail right to your slip or right out to the ocean so those guys that slip here are cruising quite a bit. I was with a friend on B dock where the bigger boats are over here and when the guys in the slips near him walk by and talk to John I always make it a point to ask them where they have been and I get Cabo and Hawaii all the time.

I think "wow wish I could do that!" but even if the little MAC could make the trip the bigger problem is that I have to work and can't get the months off to do it anyway. (That's the part that sucks)

Can't wait for retirement - I hope I make it.

Maybe i will see Matt here in my area now because so many of the big bennies sail between San Diego and Oceanside and Dana Point. We run into them all the time when we go out past the Three mile line off shore from our home port (on our usual day sails we head out to sea following the dolphins and stuff for 2 or 3 hours and then we turn back to make harbor in time to get on the ramp before dark. In a BIG boat you don't care what time it is - you just keep sailing night or day. (In a little boat you head in before dark unless your traveling somewhere).

LOT"S of BIG boats out there in the deep water!

[DaveB]

At my age, I don't think anyone gives a hoot. Even if by chance lookup the underside of a Ladies dress. Not that I do mind you but if I could....
I think in todays age, woman never heard of the dirty old men.
If they only new!
Speaking of others of course.
Whats wrong with drinking out of a bottle, been that way since Prosition oldest profession since drinking out of a bottle.
Dave

You know, people our age really should get glasses.

I noticed that even Highlander drinks his beer out of a glass, maybe we should too.

So u r telling me u r reading this with out reading glasses & I guess u go on a blind date wearing sun glasses miss the bus & end up on the subway to no mans land !!! singing the blues Oh Where Did I Go Wrong !!

Yes drink my beer outa a glass cause had a couple of close issues with bees drinking outs bottles & cans & that can be nasty !

So u done any more nice mods lately !

J

[mastreb]

BOAT, we are keeping the new boat in San Diego Bay for the rest of this year, but will be moving to Oceanside Harbor next spring so we can be closer to the Channel Islands. Going to start ranging down to Ensenada and the Coronados first, finally go see the rest of the Channel Islands, and then plan a trip to Hawaii next summer.

[Hamin' X]

You will need to hook up with the Baja-HaHa in the future. Ya got a great boat, Matt. Congrats.

~Rich

[seahouse]

Anyways, that boat that Matt is getting is the modern stuff - I see them in the harbor and the main sail on some of them rolls up into a fiberglass basket built into the boom. I have seen other that have a mainsail that rolls into the mast. I'm not sure how they do that - or where the stays go when that happens but all those boats are PAC ready and are no problem in the big stuff.

The in-mast furler is one of the primary convenience features in a boat this size. Crank the winch: the mainsail goes out. Crank the winch again: the mainsail goes in. Period. Done.

I assume you mean the battens, BOAT? On an in-mast furler, the battens are pocketed vertically, so they cause no problems rolling into the mast.

On boats the size of our Macs and smaller, in-mast furling is a borderline item because, among other reasons, the weight of the sail, larger mast, and mechanism, are carried aloft, reducing stability. An in, or on, or around the boom furling mainsail keeps that weight low.

-B.

[cptron]

BOAT, we are keeping the new boat in San Diego Bay for the rest of this year, but will be moving to Oceanside Harbor next spring so we can be closer to the Channel Islands. Going to start ranging down to Ensenada and the Coronados first, finally go see the rest of the Channel Islands, and then plan a trip to Hawaii next summer.

You could tow the Mac as a dingy!!

[BOAT]

Thanks seahouse, I always wondered how those boats rolled up that main like that and wondered what happened to the "battens" (I call them sticks ) It seems like a great way to store a main.

[mastreb]

You will need to hook up with the Baja-HaHa in the future. Ya got a great boat, Matt. Congrats.

~Rich

I'm planning on doing exactly that as my first big "offshore" exercise (we don't consider the channel islands to be off-shore round these parts). Unlike most of the people taking part however I will be sailing back (not trucking, towing, or having the boat delivered back to San Diego) and I'll be taking the offshore route for practice.

I was a little hurt to find out that "Boats 26 feet or less cannot take part in the Baja-haha"--seems like a specific dig at MacGregor to me, since the Catalina and Hunter are 27 feet...