Trailer Sailor Discussion Forum


Good Old Boat magazine

trailer guides

Posted By: Jim J - '93 MAC S - St Cloud Mn
Date: 4/7/09 7:53p.m.

Report: outside forum guidelines

In Response To: Well you know... (Sumner -- Mac 26S -- Blanding, UT)

OK, I've been driving all day and have the advantage of reading this whole string in one sitting. On the other hand, I'm tired so I may be wrong here.

So here is my two cents - I think how great an idea Sumner has in designing this type of "loading guide" is getting lost in the shrapnel. Also, I think that what Chris was worried about is the tops of the uprights digging in to the gelcoat. Maybe not, but that is what I'd worry about. I would also worry that with the tops cut off straight, the right wave could drop the boat down on one giving you a vertical scratch and the same rub rail problem the P.O. of my boat had when the side of the boat came down on a piling at the dock during a storm.

Sumner, thanks for this idea and all the others. If I get into trailering frequently I'll probably do something similar.

http://http://www.holderness.info/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=11&MMN_position=27:27

Messages In This Thread

Well you know... -- Sumner -- Mac 26S -- Blanding, UT -- 4/5/09 1:27p.m.
Sumner - I was only trying to pass on what happened to Teliki -- Chris & Lenore - Mac 26S - Teliki -- 4/5/09 2:51p.m.
bow stops -- James Bielinski -- 4/13/09 10:19a.m.
I'm glad you asked that. -- Mike Coon 26S -- 4/13/09 11:34a.m.
bow roller -- walt26scolorado -- 4/13/09 1:20p.m.
James - such is the life of a Mac owner -- Nelson Amen - Mac 26S, San Antonio -- 4/13/09 4:12p.m.
Have you heard about the "Mac Stump"... -- Ben -- 4/13/09 6:10p.m.
to each his own, but .... -- Nelson Amen - Mac 26S, San Antonio -- 4/13/09 6:24p.m.
Go ahead, try it just once -- Mike B "Mikabee" Mac26s Victoria Tx -- 4/13/09 8:17p.m.
bow stop -- James Bielinski -- 4/13/09 8:33p.m.
On a knock down -- Bob McLellan, Mesa AZ -- 4/14/09 6:15a.m.
I do not use the steel lockdown bolt, I use a wooden dowel -- KRUSE'N, Mac 22 -- 4/14/09 12:47p.m.
Conservation of Karma at work... -- dvideohd -- 4/13/09 9:02p.m.
Much easier - just spend $10 on "liquid rollers" -- Chris & Lenore - Mac 26S - Teliki -- 4/14/09 5:21a.m.
Just because someone disagrees with your methods -- Michael Jackson, MacGregor 26s, Bay Saint Louis, MS -- 4/5/09 3:02p.m.
And I was only trying to pass on... -- Doug...M26S..Santa Rosa, CA -- 4/5/09 3:13p.m.
Hey Sum -- vwjon-M25 -- 4/5/09 6:14p.m.
thick skin? -- John -- 4/5/09 6:29p.m.
VWJON -- Bob s-v Watermark - Mac26S - Ottawa River - ON -- 4/6/09 6:46a.m.
retrieve ease -- John -- 4/6/09 8:53a.m.
Sure Do -- Mel -- 4/5/09 6:30p.m.
6 decimal places... -- dvideohd -- 4/5/09 7:32p.m.
7' 10" + nuthin - 0.021142" -- Mel -- 4/6/09 7:30a.m.
decimal point? -- John -- 4/6/09 9:07a.m.
humor.... -- dvideohd -- 4/6/09 9:20a.m.
I remember in college... -- Mike B "Mikabee" Mac26s Victoria Tx -- 4/6/09 9:39a.m.
zeroes.... -- John -- 4/6/09 10:51a.m.
 trailer guides   -- Jim J - '93 MAC S - St Cloud Mn -- 4/7/09 7:53p.m.
That was my worry - every time I look at Teliki... -- Chris & Lenore - Mac 26S Teliki -- 4/8/09 5:43a.m.
Trailer guides -- Mike "Mikabee" Mac26s Victoria, Tx -- 4/8/09 7:20a.m.
trailer guides -- Jim J - '93 MAC S - St Cloud Mn -- 4/8/09 9:31a.m.


To post in a Trailer Sailor forum you must be logged in.

 

Macgregor/Venture Forum is maintained by SailboatOwners.com with WebBBS 5.12.