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"Thrifty Mac26S" modification - tiller tamer - 30 cents -- Nelson Amen - Mac 26S, San Antonio, Texas -- 12/4/09 1:32p.m.

Any you can operate it from the bike -- Chris & Lenore - Mac S - Teliki -- 12/4/09 2:02p.m.

 when falling overboard   -- Joe/ Venture17, Hickory, NC -- 12/5/09 8:44a.m.

I LIKE it!!! Thanks! -- Sam Hunter, 93 Mac26S, Atlanta -- 12/5/09 12:43p.m.

For Falling overboard... (Not an original idea from me... I stole it! ) -- Sam Hunter, 93 Mac26S, Atlanta -- 12/5/09 12:47p.m.

Or another alterrnative... -- Ramblin' Rod s/v SeaQuell (Mac 26D) & Silhouette (Douglas 32) ON -- 12/5/09 4:03p.m.

overboard -- Jim J - '94 MAC S - St Cloud Mn -- 12/6/09 9:36a.m.

Whenever I'm singlehanding... -- Ramblin' Rod s/v SeaQuell (Mac 26D) & Silhouette (Douglas 32) ON -- 12/6/09 3:03p.m.

tether -- Bobby Centers -- 12/6/09 4:27p.m.

(Rod) carry a knife! -- MrBill_26D_FortLauderdaleFL -- 12/7/09 8:04a.m.

another alternate to the tiller tamer -- MrBill_26D_FortLauderdaleFL -- 12/7/09 8:07a.m.

If only a few sailors have drowned wearing a tether... -- Ramblin' Rod s/v SeaQuell (Mac 26D) & Silhouette (Douglas 32) ON -- 12/8/09 8:56p.m.

Rod - - looks like I will work on a "thrifty tether" in the future! -- Nelson Amen - Mac 26S, San Antonio, Texas -- 12/8/09 9:06p.m.

yep, they work -- MrBill_26D_FortLauderdaleFL -- 12/9/09 6:32a.m.

re: carry a knife - a switchblade -- kerry -- 12/14/09 7:03a.m.

Online sites?? -- Vick Vickery/Mac26S/Gulfport, MS -- 12/14/09 1:09p.m.

Singlehanding -- Jim J - '94 MAC S - St Cloud Mn -- 12/7/09 7:44p.m.

I agree with Rod's logic , but...my boat is too small for -- Kruse'n, Mac 22, Washington DC -- 12/9/09 7:35a.m.

We had jacklines, tethers, and harnesses on Serendipity (20 ft) -- Ramblin' Rod s/v SeaQuell (Mac 26D) & Silhouette (Douglas 32) ON -- 12/9/09 4:33p.m.

how do you run your jack lines? -- MrBill_26D_FortLauderdaleFL -- 12/10/09 6:35a.m.

Maybe use webbing? -- Mike B "Mikabee" Mac26s Victoria Tx -- 12/10/09 9:06p.m.

Mike, that is a good point. I have some 800# nylon web that would be fine -- Kruse'n, Mac 22, Washington DC -- 12/11/09 6:53p.m.

Our Jacklines Are Pretty Simple -- Ramblin' Rod s/v SeaQuell (Mac 26D) & Silhouette (Douglas 32) ON -- 12/12/09 6:25p.m.

jacklines -- Jim J - '94 MAC S - St Cloud Mn -- 12/14/09 9:13a.m.

web jacklines -- MrBill_26D_FortLauderdaleFL -- 12/14/09 10:28a.m.

I'm getting a different "read" from all this? -- Chris and Lenore Mac 26S Teliki Lake Erie -- 12/14/09 11:02a.m.

That's another line (haha) I hear a lot... -- Ramblin' Rod s/v SeaQuell (Mac 26D) & Silhouette (Douglas 32) ON -- 12/14/09 6:51p.m.

what little I know about jack -- mrbill_26D_fll -- 12/14/09 4:56p.m.