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thank you very much

thank you yes i used 1cm rubber blocks and it works a treat

gday m8,thank you for the question,i think i would connect a inline builge pump at the bow to wash the chain down as it comes up,i myself just get my wet/dry vac when i get home and vacum inside where the chain lies,i generally dont get to much in there though,i hope this helps

Thanks so much for your reply. I missed it, which is why I didn't respond till now. Further questions I have: What anchor do you use, and what length anchor rope and chain ( and ratio of rope to chain) Cheers, Luke

i think they brought Voyager round into the wind which made the boom come back to the boat,they where so lucky it didnt take there heads off,im so pround of Cathrine and my sister Helen

Gday John i hope all is well,Im not sure of the Model number but if u jump onto Muir Winched Austrailia they will have a list of all there winches and distributers world wide,when i looked they have size of boat range,this one was suited up to 26ft,i figured that the mac is a lite weight boat so this would be fine,its worked perfertly even up through the sandy straits which have exstreamly strong tides,i gave Muirs a call directly and they where very helpful in every way,www.muir.com.au/ this is there link,all the best Adrian

Gday John i finally got my next video up,Yay,I got Covid the other week but doing fine,On the Bright side being in iso gave me the chance to start Editing again,Happy Days

Thank u for the tip about the resin i will definatly try this next time,i ran the 2nd pipe to run the wires down so the chain would not get caught up and to keep it dry as possible,i still need to paint the pvc pipe up to make it look like part of the boat in the v berth,Kindest regards Adrian

thank you i hope this helps you,cheers adrian

awesome thank you,i have seen so many great pictures of late people doing there galleys,im about to change it again soon hopefully,Happy Days

Gday Coopers,hope all is well,all the nuts and bolts came with the Winch,the only time i change things is if i need longer ones,my videos are always only a guide,Thank you

good idea

Gday Wade,U could definatly use Cable to run the Guide line through for sure,The Rope seemed to go through without a Problem,I carry Cable with me in the 4wd drive now days as i once had the Main Halled line come out through the Mast at the Boat Ramp,Needless to say that weekend we wear a Motor Boat lol,Thanks for Enjoying our Videos,Hopefully more out soon,All the Best,Adrian

Hello There,It Does reduce the Harsh Knock we get at Anchor for Sure,I don't have any problems with pulling up the Keel,I recently finished a 600 klm round trip and had to anchor wind Against Tide with the keel up,OMG i woke up with my Mac Rolling from side to side massivly,I dropped the Keel and Rudders down and it did decrease the rolling effect allot,depends on your anchourage if its calm with no boats going past then for sure,but if u have strong tides or other boats motoring but i would definitly drop everything,In Austrailia we have busy waterways with large boats and strong tides around so find it more comfortable,even trimming the outboard down.hope this helps

She is Awesome,She has now Rented her house out and living on her boat in a Marina,100% Livin the Dream

Thats Awesome,we pulled her out of the Water in Ep 15 where she Voyager got Anti fowled and a set of new Electronics,She has the Lister in her,My sister has all the old photos of when she was built and all the regattas she has been in on the cabin wall,truly amazing

Hi Peter, this is Helen Wow small world. Looks like Voyager has come full circle. I have her now at Fishermans Wharf Marina at Urangan. Yes I am now living aboard her too.

very cool

Gday Scott Welcome Aboard,I used rubber matting about 10mm thick,i used a truck mud flap which i had as i have a tipper so had a few laying around,definatly dont want the chain to rubb on the fiberglass as it would wear a mark in it,i folded the matt in half to create a v which worked well then a second matt on the flat overlapping,works a treat,i have now 40ft of chain and30ft of 6mm rope with a 27 pound anchor,i dragged once in 50knot gusts and never ever wanted to go through that again,this weekend we had stead 20 up 30 knot gusts rear anchored to the beach(so the kids can jump off)side on winds and she held,i was testing a diy bow spit so i didnt use a snubber line(A big no no generally)and she held like a champion,

Gday Mike,Where u out over the break?we just came back from 7 days out,starting at Slipping Sands,Tipplers and Coran Cove for New year,the weather got the better of us and headed for home,i have a cradle for the mast to sit in,just the standard Mac one,i dont think it would be strong enough to hold a mast but did well as a solar panel frame,i had the forestay replaced by an unmentioned Company on the GC where i beleave they droped the mast from height onto the frame and snapped on of the poles and shattered one side of the panels so with days before xmas and no time i took it off for this trip,Always fun outsourcing work to others

@@livinthedreambrighteyes2032 Hi, Bought the rocket launcher and have it just have the legs set up loosely tied to the pushpit to get an idea of where to put them. The Sonata has the ice cream scoop type stern so it's narrow and the top pieces will only be about 1.2 m across. I have below deck access to where it will fit so I'll use backing plates bolted through. With the mast supported from the mast step and the pulpit I should be okay to have a crutch. Not much weight. I am going to use a sheet of marine ply with a flexible solar panel rather than a the solid panels. I have a 250 watt set for my camper trailer and they are really heavy. Not been on the water over Xmas. Camping on Moreton Island from 8 -18 Jan . Other mods on the go are an anchor drum winch which involves reinforcing the anchor well and a self furler for the jib. Fortunately my two sons are mechanical engineers and their help makes things a lot easier!

Thanks JD,Everyday was like seeing things for the first time,,Ive Traveled these Coast Roads many times before but never by water, and when asked if i would like to buddy boat up then sail Bright Eyes home,,,I think it took about 5 Seconds and i was on board,Then i thought i better ask my wife.lol lol

Thank you

Thanks Leigh

Thank you,all credit goes to my big sister,truly amazing

Gday Cecil,she is a planked Hull Vessel,not sure what type of timber though,I think its proberly best to leave it original so if have problems do happen we can c it straight away,and i think the cost would be crazy amount of money,My sister has had this in mind that its going to be her first boat and not the forever boat,so i think keeping a bidjet inmind is a good think,plus there will be plenty of maintance to keep Helen Busy lol

@@livinthedreambrighteyes2032l don't blame blame her if it's expensive though I have no idea what it would cost. My only knowledge about wood boats comes from watching Salt and Tar on UA-cam. They were saying that they would have to lift the boat out once a year without copper sheathing. I've also read that if you sail in fresh water that would kill the worms as well.

@@cecilpacetti1491 ahh cool i will have to tell my sister about them,she gets a diver to go down every now and again to clean the bottom,which is generaly just a Scrub,She did so well to tackle a wooden boat,she did the research and got trades or advice where need be,we did have some issues in comming episodes but totally unforseen as 3 months earlier she was on the hard stand getting all the checks,As what we always do.Theres the problem lets fix it

i know sorry for the life of me i couldnt turn the sound down lol, im learning slowly,thanks foe watching,she is now moored up at Harvey Bay where my sister has rented her house out and living onboard now,she is truly living the dream

lol

Thanks Steve,It was Surprisingly Easy with 2 people,So put the Pin Through the Bracket and the keel(same way it came out}before u bolt braket with nut into hull,I let the Trailing Edge of the Keel on the ground and just concentrated on getting that bolt through the hole,Once the Stud is Threw and u can put the nut on ,Happy Days she is away,

@@livinthedreambrighteyes2032 Thanks for that. As I have just bought my X I have a long list of things I want to check/repair and checking the center board was one of them. Thankfully, there is no rattle or banging at the moment so I guess one of the previous owners has already fixed that.

@@steveszekely780 Ur Going to love it,When the Center Board is down u get a knock in some swell,that will be the culprit,also if ur going to drop it check the hole where the big Pin goes threw the Keel the pin can oval the hole threw rhe fiberglass Keel,I was going to S/S Sleave it n Fiberglass in place but ran out of time,Happy Days

Hay Paul hope all is well,It was easyier than i expected.not shore about the spreaders,dread the day if i need to replace them lol,it was a shame to have to cut the video short,I would have normaly showed the completion,I had to be back on the water that next morning for my biggest trip so far.

Glad it was helpful! Thank you

thanks for the invite Zac,i love the Whitsundays,Myself and my Dad Did the Slate Roofs on Hayman,i think i was about 15,then Green Island some years later,then to Badarra Island,this was what started my love for North Queensland,Cheers m8

thank you im glad u enjoyed,we have been lucky up here in Queensland,Sonata"s are fantastic looking boats,Happy Days

Gday Paul,The Hydraulic Steering came with the Boat,After we Filmed Ep 10 We Sailed home and lost steering,The Bolt Going Through the Deck wore out the Fibre glass and made to much movement so i came up with the Sleeve Concept,Ive been in Decent 2m Swells last week and she is holding up a Treat,With the Hydraulic System now i can go down stairs or found myself being able to let go of the wheel with Bright Eyes slowly rounding up to the wind

Gday Cecil and Welcome Aboard,Do u Mean the Mast Support? I made it so to utilise the origial support bracket,Some one Could Definatly do Something like that for sure,My Panel is 250w with 1 Start battery and 2 house batterys

@@livinthedreambrighteyes2032 Cheers from the states. I guess I do mean the mast support or what ever it's called where you rest the mast when it is down. If my dream comes true I want to go with an electric motor regardless of what boat I end up with so solar will play a big part in that. Elco has a 50 hp outboard that might be just the ticket for a Mac.

gday Andre,thanks for watching,i still use the Standard bracket for holding up the mast,the mast clears the frame by about three inches,i figure that the u shape mast bracket holds it in place so theres no chance of the mast slidibg from left to wright in transit,Thanks Again,Adrian

Gday Luke,I would Proberly stick with the 30hp until it starts giving you problems or until need to replace it,I get about 14 knots out of the 50hp,Jump onto SEQ Macgregor on FB im one of the Founding Members there and from time to time a few of us catch up and is a great Source of information there,Once this Covid thing is Done we would Definatly love to catch up for a Sail,Where do you set out from?

Thanks, will do. See you on the water.

Gday Tom hope all is Well,We definatly love to Get a lean on,I Take it Easy When my wife and Kids are on Board as there not to Keen for the Lean,I Had my Big Sister and Good Mate on Board i just faced slightly to Starboard then let the wind take her,,It was definatly good fun,Happy Days

Thanks,this was my older sister first time on our Mac and she did all the Fliming,last time i went out was Ep 10 when we raced that was back in January,seems like so long ago

Thanks Sue glad you enjoyed it,we will have to get you guys out once this virus settles down,Happy Days

lol Susanne,we learnt not to take short cuts off the channel,Na what happened we had the wind on our Nose and thought we would make the channel beacon then yep under full sails we drove into Pelican Banks,Good Fun

gday Richard and thanks for the questions,i allowed the 90mm pipe to come up about 100mm inside the Anchor Locker then Fiberglassed it in with plenty of Matting and Resin which created a water tight seal,there is the hole in the Hatch where the chain goes threw but is quite small

i did a good test of the strenght of the hatch where the anchour was stuck deep in mud so i let the winch do the work,the bow dipped down at least 300mm before the anchor released and had no sign of falure but as i do when anchoring always apply a Snubber line as to not damage your winch as they recommend this,i hope this helps,Sorry in getting back to u so late,we sailed our Mac in the Surf to City Yaght Race and have been out for 5 days,this will be our next video,And we out Tack a 40ft Cat,We Even got an Indurance Award,I think u might grt a laugh out of this one,Happy Days

Thank you

gday paul the winch is going great,i have 98ft 0f 6mm chain and the anchor is a 27 pounder i did a test last weekend we where in 30kph winds gusts of up to 40,instead of motoring up on winch i let her do all the work,as we got up on her the bow dipped a good 100mm down then she released our of the mud,the hatch didnt move at all,over night i did put a snubber rope on her as it is not recomended to have strain on winch gear for extended time,we are very happy with the outcome,im glad our video helped u out,Thanks again Paul,Happy Days