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Home Forums Search Boat Show TSBB Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources More Fun About TSBB	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Clear Cookies View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | Potential owner - mast raising and lowering question Posted By: Nelson Amen Date: 11/27/07 7:32p.m. Report: outside forum guidelines Many thanks to a friend who recommended this site. The Macgregor 26D's appear to be my boat of choice. Talking to an owner who has one for sale, he stated that going from trailer (all parts stowed for highway travel) to fully rigged and ready to sail is a lot of work. Nothing at all like I have been reading in the advertisements / manuals on the internet. My expectation was to keep the boat in my aircraft hangar, and then on a good day trailer it out to the lake (Medina lake is only 15 miles away, Canyon lake about 60 miles distant) set it up for a day of sailing, then trailer it back at the end of the day. Unrealistic? Storing it out of the sun and weather really appeals to me. My sailing experience is limited to the typical small boats (Sunfish) and also a 16 foot LoneStar day sailer (main and jib), but I love to sail. So, the question to the group is whether I am being reasonable and go forward as planned (my wife loves the larger size and port-a-pottie idea), or should I look into the cost of a slip or dry storage at a marina and leave the mast up? Just how tough is it to set up this puppy? I am no stranger to assembly. My airplane is a homebuilt and can also travel on a trailer. 45 minutes from trailer to taxiway. Many thanks, Nelson Amen San Antonio, Texas

Messages In This Thread

 Potential owner - mast raising and lowering question  -- Nelson Amen -- 11/27/07 7:32p.m.

It's doable -- Ken Cross (Mac 26D) Puget Sound -- 11/27/07 8:32p.m.

mast raise or slip -- Big Poppa -- 12/11/07 12:29a.m.

Go for it -- Andy McVeigh -- 11/27/07 11:42p.m.

Separated at birth -Looks like your boat had one window too! -- Eric -- 11/28/07 7:23a.m.

Windows -- Andy McVeigh -- 11/28/07 6:01p.m.

If there's an airstrip nearby, slip it... -- Bob Venture 25 Sweet Sue, San Mateo, FL -- 12/17/07 8:57a.m.

It depends -- Ron (MRHandy)-Mac26S-Cape Coral, FL -- 11/28/07 7:26a.m.

Used a slip for first time this year -- Gary, M26D, South Puget Sound -- 12/12/07 9:43p.m.

Manuevering a Mac Classic -- Ramblin' Rod s/v SeaQuell - Mac 26D - Georgian Bay, ON -- 12/13/07 6:57p.m.

Words to live by - Thanks -- Gary, M26D, South Puget Sound -- 12/15/07 1:18p.m.

slippin'... -- Francois M26S Vancouver Island -- 12/15/07 3:07p.m.

Once You Get a System Down, 20 to 40 Minutes -- jeff, H23.5, Hudson River, West Point, NY -- 11/28/07 7:26a.m.

Get a slip... -- Scott, Mac26D, Kennesaw, GA -- 11/28/07 7:28a.m.

It depends on where you sail -- Bob McLellan -- 11/28/07 10:01a.m.

Sailing Arizona -- Andy McVeigh -- 11/28/07 6:03p.m.

I used to live in Phoenix... -- Scott Widmier, Mac 26D, Kennesaw, GA -- 11/28/07 8:40p.m.

Absolutely doable -- Charlie Harrigan - Mac26S - Springville, NY -- 11/29/07 11:06a.m.

Ya know CH...? -- Francois M26S Vancouver Island -- 11/29/07 11:49p.m.

One difference on our boats.. -- Mike "Mikabee" Mac26s Victoria, Tx -- 11/30/07 1:21a.m.

I do try to keep the weight on the mast low -- Charlie Harrigan - Mac26S - Springville, NY -- 11/30/07 8:45a.m.

rig time -- sailbad -- 11/30/07 9:13a.m.

Excellent Cruise Description -- Rusty, San Diego, CA 82 Mac 25 -- 12/6/07 6:12p.m.

We never use a mast raising system. -- Ramblin' Rod s/v SeaQuell - Mac 26D - Georgian Bay, ON -- 12/9/07 5:35p.m.

Slip it if possible!!! -- John M. Huberty -- 12/2/07 11:55p.m.

Set up and break down..... -- cobraearl, 26S, NC -- 12/14/07 11:30a.m.

 

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