The Mac has sold...thanks for the inquiries to all. George __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing...
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giandubin@...
giandubin
Feb 16, 2004 11:45 pm
Mike, I am not selling Jersey Girl. I just figured out what to name her. Even my wife enjoys going out sailing! So lets review. I got a nice sailboat, a...
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angelwilliams69@...
angelwilliams69
Feb 17, 2004 7:36 pm
Yours ID obj -- Thank...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Feb 18, 2004 5:52 am
I have no idea what this email and it's attachment is about. I didn't send it and since it's an exe file, I'd beware of opening the attachment. Mike ... ...
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Ron Buckles
ronbuckles
Feb 18, 2004 3:14 pm
Mike, It is a virus. Hit us hard at work. You are right, the .exe files does some nasty things. Ron...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Feb 18, 2004 3:31 pm
I won't gloat about having a Mac computer that has the same 3 beginning letters as my sailboat, but aside from still being much more user friendly than a PC,...
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mandolin2k
Feb 22, 2004 6:22 pm
after visiting all the trailer-sailor and MacGregor websites and wondering where the Mac 19 owners met to exchange experiences and ideas on the web, I finally...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Feb 22, 2004 8:42 pm
Glad you joined us and hope our old messages, photos, files etc. are of any help. Ask any questions you have and we'll try to be helpful, just don't tell us ...
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mandolin2k
Feb 23, 2004 2:08 am
Never ceases to amaze me what a great place the WWW has become to bring folks with similar intersets together, its a wonderful thing! Hoping not to bore anyone...
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Ron Buckles
ronbuckles
Feb 23, 2004 3:23 pm
Welcome, You will find the Mac 19 to be a really great boat. If you are sailing along, about the best option to have on the 19 is sail slugs. If you do not...
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mandolin2k
Feb 23, 2004 5:54 pm
Ron, I don't have any spare ones, if that is what you mean? My sails are in excellent condition, all sail slugs seem to be in where they are supposed to be. ...
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Dave
djrmgb
Feb 28, 2004 12:53 am
Here's a question for the experts. The owner's manual for the M-19 mentions a "stop" on the centerboard line to keep the board from going too far forward when...
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mandolin2k
Mar 2, 2004 9:29 pm
I am considering doing the water pump / impeller, service / replacement work myself. Don't have any prior experience working on these things, anyone have an...
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mandolin2k
Mar 5, 2004 7:41 pm
Project complete, Replacing the impeller is not a hard job at all! Total cost - $100 including factory kit, and a new shop manual for the motor. Savings -...
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Dave Riordan
djrmgb
Mar 5, 2004 8:18 pm
You're killing me here. Lake Winnipesauke in NH where I'll be sailing this year still has about two feet of ice on it! Maybe I should trailer down to Jax!! ...
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mandolin2k
Mar 8, 2004 2:34 am
Launched my boat this afternoon at the ramp in downtown Jacksonville, and sailed with two experienced hands on the St.Johns River under winds of 20-30mph heavy...
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mandolin2k
Mar 15, 2004 2:31 pm
The weather this time of the year in N.E. Florida is superb for sailing, yesterday's temp topped out at about 78 degrees, and as Mark, Landon, and I launched...
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Ron Buckles
ronbuckles
Mar 15, 2004 3:27 pm
Jeff, I use nylon bolts keep the rudders in place while boating. I believe they would snap before the rudder would. You might want to get some of those until...
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mandolin2k
Mar 15, 2004 5:44 pm
... Thanks Ron, I actually recieved a pair of nylon pins from some folks (can't remember who, right this second) who post on the board, however, because they...
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Glenn Dubin
giandubin
Mar 15, 2004 8:14 pm
Jeff, sounds like a PERFECT M19 day...short of the busted rudder and getting stuck in the mud. TRY to find any other boat on the planet that would provide you...
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Glenn Dubin
giandubin
Mar 15, 2004 8:17 pm
My M19 trailer is in dire need of tires, and I am looking for a spare, I cannot read the tire size that came with the boat, any suggestions? Glenn Jersey Girl...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Mar 15, 2004 9:06 pm
Glen, check the old messages and photos. You can make a simple mounting U from some threaded 3/8" rod, shown in one of the photos. I'm using a mini spare, I ...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Mar 15, 2004 9:15 pm
You young guys must be a bunch of wimps if you can't raise and lower that short thin mast alone! Actually the mast raising system works great and is much...
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Ron Buckles
ronbuckles
Mar 15, 2004 9:23 pm
Guys, I found this on the web some time in the past. Would someone plese confirm this. I will check my tire size this evening when I get home. Happy sails, ...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Mar 15, 2004 9:34 pm
Jeff, if you still have the rudder(s), repairing them is probably not that difficult and faster and cheaper than new ones. You can buy fibreglas repair kits...
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Dave Riordan
djrmgb
Mar 16, 2004 12:36 am
I can vouch for the nylon bolts. A couple of times last summer I hit bottom in CT River mud. Applying power snapped the bolts off nicely and off I went. Of...
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mandolin2k
Mar 16, 2004 1:58 am
Not wimps, but un-used to raising it on a boat bobbing in the water,lol. Also wish I knew of a better way to secure the forestay, rather that the factory...
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Mad_Mac_Mod
safieradam
Mar 16, 2004 7:46 am
My boat came with a jar of wooden pegs for the rudders. I made more from a spare dowl rod that fit easily into the holes. The pegs came with little ruber...
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lyndonb@...
ljbethel
Mar 22, 2004 1:57 am
MAC 19 Circumventing Vashon Island, WA. next weekend any ideas on where to mount my 8 foot VHF radio antenna? -Lyndon Cecilia 1994 Macgregor 19...
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mike fortuna
angelwilliams69
Mar 22, 2004 2:09 am
Rear Railing if you have one. Otherwise, if the cable is long enough, the front rail. If you want it to be permanent, you'll want to drill a hole thru the...
