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Article Count = 281
Mac Class
Article Title
Description
Author
Journal
Pages
Mac 26
"Rodney" Nautech Autohelm on a 26 (001.pdf)
Fitting and testing
M Birley
1977S
22-23
Mac 26
Around the Corner '90- Sail improvements in a 26 (002.pdf)
Reducing weather helm
H High
1990A
13-15
Mac 26
Belerion Modifications - continued (003.pdf)
Fitting a heater/Increasing stowage space
G and M Ambrose
1993S
17-18
Mac 26
Carry On "Massanda" (004.pdf)
Owner's refurbishing of
D Whitehead
1976S
20-24
Mac 26
Cutter at Last - converting a 26 (005.pdf)
Photo illustrated info on a 9 year old 26 conversion of Rig
N Phillips
1994A
36-39
Mac 26
DIY - Conversion of Nadette (006.pdf)
Interior layout alterations to a 26
B Cole
1971S
25-30
Mac 26
Don't Be a Drag - improving sail performance (007.pdf)
Notes on Drag and weather helm on a 26
D Wood
1976A
21-22
Mac 26
Down with Those Shroud Plates! (008.pdf)
Modifying shroud anchorages and sheeting angles on a 26
L Small
1974A
31-34
Mac 26
First Mate Autopilot (009.pdf)
A 26 owner's satisfaction
N Whittaker
1977S
24-25
Mac 26
Fools Rush In ?Sail trim in a 26 (010.pdf)
Modifications to standing rigging
L Small
1975S
27-31
Mac 26
Home Extension (Mac 26 cover) (011.pdf)
Adding a cockpit canopy to a 26
C Puddicombe
1993A
23-25
Mac 26
Impossible takes longer (012.pdf)
Engine refit/cutless bearing change on a 26
A Beard
1970A
19-21
Mac 26
Jib Roller Reefing (Mac 26) (013.pdf)
An owner's experience following fitting
W J Nicholls
1977A
31-33
Mac 26
Macadamia - One Man's Macwester (014.pdf)
Article/photos - interior refurb of 26
J Tomlinson
1972A
21-24
Mac 26
Modifying a Mac 26 (015.pdf)
Improving sailing performance
R Gandia
2001A
22-27
Mac 26
More Problems with Mac 26 Rudders (016.pdf)
Renewing a rudder
A Lovering
1992A
16-19
Mac 26
New Loo for Nadette (017.pdf)
Maximising space in the Heads of a 26
B Cole
1972S
37-39
Mac 26
Notes on Mac 26 - Extracts from .. (018.pdf)
Historical note on build and performance
J Roy
1981A
42-43
Mac 26
One Man's Modifications (to a 26) (019.pdf)
"Probably the fastest 26 afloat!"
L Small
1970A
15-18
Mac 26
Opening up Belerion's Galley (020.pdf)
Galley conversion on a 26 to increase space
G and M Ambrose
1992S
7-10
Mac 26
Rudder Bearings and Mods on a 26 (021.pdf)
Re moving Rudder and repairing the stock
N Phillips
1991A
41-44
Mac 26
Rudder Tube Replacement (022.pdf)
Corrosion removed; All steel unit fitted.
A Pink
1993A
32-34
Mac 26
Salty Tiger' - extending a 26 (023.pdf)
How it worked in practice
Anon
1973S
39-40
Mac 26
Single Handed Mast Raising & Loweri (024.pdf)
Modifications to provide for this on a 26
N Phillips
1993S
38-40
Mac 26
Sketches from Yard Notebook (025.pdf)
4 methods of keel protection for the 26
J Roy
1989A
31-32
Mac 26
Some Boatbuilders Stories - The "26" (026.pdf)
Origins of the marque, as told by Jim Roy
J Roy
1983S
9-16
Mac 26
Stern Tube and Bearing Removal (26) (027.pdf)
Owner's suggestion as to right way to do it
L Small
1971S
29-31
Mac 26
Story of an American Macwester (028.pdf)
Tale of a 26 after sailing the Atlantic
R Gandia
2001S
19-21
Mac 26
Tuning a Macwester 26 (029.pdf)
Altering sail/boom/spreader sizes, & rudder
J Edwards
1978A
23-25
Mac 26
Weather Helm - I've lost it (030.pdf)
26 owner's remedy
S Ryland
1981S
40-42
Mac 26
Salt Rat Attack (032.pdf)
Stainless steel corrosion on rudder fittings
K Wickham
2005S
33-34
Mac 26
More mods to Gemini's rudder (033.pdf)
More improvements to overcome weatherhelm
K Wickham
2005A
19-20
Mac 26
The end of varnishing? (034.pdf)
Another way to preserve exterior woodwork
P Rich
2005A
37-38
Mac 26
Modifications to a Mac 26 (035.pdf)
Keel extensions and shoes shaped and fitted
T Almond
2006A
41-42
Mac 26
"Checked the bottom of your mast lately?" (036.pdf)
Revealing and curing a major rust problem
P Rich
2008S
32-33
Mac 26
Modifications to a Mac 26 (037.pdf)
Rig/Prop,Drive/Rudder; internal shelving
Anon.
1974S
11-16
Mac 27
Building of #654 - The .. (038.pdf)
Construction of and Fitting-out a 27
S Dewell
1988A
16-18
Mac 27
Buying and refitting a Mac 27 (039.pdf)
An owner's experience - a thorough overhaul
C Wilding
2002A
7-9
Mac 27
Cockpit Comforts (Mac 27) (040.pdf)
Fitting new cockpit lockers/tiller/warps store
M Broad
1990A
21-25
Mac 27
Correction to Line Plan of Mac 27 (041.pdf)
Re. dimension of aft deck
Archive
1985S
19-20
Mac 27
Doing up the "Nora Harfield" (042.pdf)
Complete refurbishment of an 8 year old 27
M Coleman
1980A
20-30
Mac 27
Protecting exterior woodwork (043.pdf)
Some recommendations from a 27 owner
D Thomerson
1976A
36-37
Mac 27
Line Plan of Mac 27 (044.pdf)
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Archive
1984A
35-36
Mac 27
Macrame's Boarding Ladder (045.pdf)
Designing/constructing stern ladder for a 27
J Bryant
1992A
29-31
Mac 27
Macrame's New Cockpit Table (046.pdf)
Article/sketch of design/construction for a 27
J Bryant
1990S
12-14
Mac 27
Mainsail Furling (047.pdf)
A simple modification for a 27
M Pickles
1983S
38-39
Mac 27
Making a Tiller for "Gypsy" (048.pdf)
Designing/constructing a tiller for a 27
B Harland
1984S
35-37
Mac 27
Modifying my Mac 27 (049.pdf)
Fitting slab reefing - Increasing ballast ratio
B Taylor
1982A
19-20
Mac 27
Noise Insulation of Mast (050.pdf)
?whilst fitting a VHF aerial on a 27
F Milns
1987A
38-39
Mac 27
Racing a Macwester (051.pdf)
Preparing a 27 for racing!
T Cleal
2002A
26-30
Mac 27
Replacing the Cutless Bearing on Macrame (052.pdf)
Explaining exactly how to do it
J Bryant
1994A
19-19
Mac 27
Stern Gland Problems on a Mac 27 (053.pdf)
Fitting a modified seal
A Ulet
1990S
36-37
Mac 27
Who Needs a Diesel? - Well I do, actually (054.pdf)
Owner's appreciation of a new Diesel engine
J Fletcher
1996A
3-4
Mac 27
Repairing a rubbing strake (055.pdf)
New s/s fixings to replace rusted bolts
J Bryant
2005A
39-40
Mac 27
Rubbing strakes ??. (056.pdf)
Replacing wood strakes with aluminium(!)
D Harding
2006S
26-27
Mac 27
It's better with a Beta (057.pdf)
Replacing Yanmar 12hp with Beta 20hp, Yanmar 2GM20 16/18hp replaces VolvoMD2B 25hp
D Harding
2006A
14 & 27-16
Mac 27
Passage up the Thames - engine failure (058.pdf)
diesel
J Bryant
1988S
22-24
Mac 27
Rudder Repairs for a 27 (059.pdf)
Detailed solution to dealing with a loose pintle
J Bradshaw
2009S
26-29
non-specific
Builders' Certificates (060.pdf)
A note on procedure for obtaining:
J Roy
1981S
36-37
non-specific
Self Steering with Sharp's Autopilot (061.pdf)
Article/photos - fitting a tiller autopilot
A Cope
1972A
24-27
Mac 26 & 28
Bowsprits (062.pdf)
Bowsprit advantages to the 26 and 28
J Roy
1982S
19-24
Mac 27 Mk1
New Forehatches for Old (063.pdf)
-
Anon
1981S
45-46
Mac 27 Mk2
How to scuttle your vessel without .. trying (064.pdf)
Another tale about replacing seacocks
B Tuffnell
2006A
13-14
Mac 27 Mk2
More about rubbing strakes (065.pdf)
Detailed description of replacement
B Tuffnell
2006A
37-39
Mac Atlanta 28
Extra deck stowage/an alternative anchorlight (066.pdf)
Some good ideas
L Ladd
2005A
38-39
Mac Atlanta 28
Painting the Topsides (067.pdf)
Info: starting from scratch to 1st class finish
L Ladd
2007A
39-40
Mac Kelpie
New Rudder for a Kelpie (068.pdf)
Making a new rudder; another K owner's help
T Whitehouse
1997S
14-15
Mac Kelpie/Rowan
Some B'builders Stories - Kelpie, Rowan (069.pdf)
Story behind birth of the Kelpie & Rowan 22
J Roy
1983A
7-12
Mac 26
A Rudder Job (070.pdf)
Major Mac 26 rudder repairs clearly explained
V Morgan
2010A
29-31
Mac 27 mk2
Main hatch ? Before and After (071.pdf)
Applying a veneer to upgrade a hatch Visible security ? to check hatch security from shore Replacing brown wasahboards with a single
B Tuffnell
2011A
26-27
Mac 27 mk2
From Sloop to Ketch in Easy Stages (072.pdf)
Aiming to improve performance of a '69 Wight
B Tuffnell
2011A
27-28
Mac 28
Altering a Mac 28 (073.pdf)
A single, white panel to replace brown washboards
J Frost
1976A
8-12
Mac 28
Raniki's new Keels (074.pdf)
Account of modifying Keels and Skeg on a 28
M Taylor
2008S
28-30
Mac 28
Replacing Head-linings (075.pdf)
Renewing the head-lining in a Mac 28
M Taylor
2010A
13-15
Mac 28
New hatch for old (076.pdf)
Replacing an old Lewmar hatch with a Bomar model
M Taylor
2011A
12-13
Mac Malin
Bad Vibrations (077.pdf)
Fixing a major shaft log leak in a Malin
J Gallon
2002S
22-26
Mac Malin
Modifying a Malin - Marissa (078.pdf)
Fitting 2nd bow roller/in-mast reefing etc.
J Charnaud
1990A
12-13
Mac Malin
Messing about with a Malin (079.pdf)
Improvements to bilge pump; gas lines; greaser
D Haydon
1984A
18-20
Mac Malin
New Colours for Angee (080.pdf)
Refurbishing a Malin, inside and out
J McCormick
2003S
32-33
Mac Malin
New Suit for "Cristala" (081.pdf)
New sails for a Malin, incl. a mizzen spinnaker
A Taylor
1980A
42-44
Mac Malin
Rigging Plan for Malin Ketch (082.pdf)
Full Rigging details
Archive
1986S
38-38
Mac Malin
Mediterranean Cruising Notes (083.pdf)
Preparing a Malin for Med. Cruising
B & R Davies
2005S
18-21
Mac Malin
Beating those old Washboard blues! (084.pdf)
Making/fitting new companionway doors
J Gallon
2007A
30-32
Mac Rowan
Storage improvements in a Rowan (085.pdf)
All Shipshape and Maldon Fashion - Numerous ideas for creating storage space
P and S Gould
1976S
25-29
Mac Rowan
Bilge Plates and Bowsprits (086.pdf)
Pros and Cons relating to a Rowan
Anon
1973S
39-41
Mac Rowan
Building of Tarka (Rowan) (087.pdf)
An owner's experience
B Jones
1976A
22-27
Mac Rowan
Change of Plan for a Rowan (088.pdf)
Berthing at excellent Gillingham marina
J and G McCutcheon
2000S
36-37
Mac Rowan
Cheap and Effective Burglar Alarm (089.pdf)
Fitting an alarm connected to washboards
B Robinson
1996A
15-16
Mac Rowan
Instrument Panel for a Rowan (091.pdf)
Diagram/detail of owner's construction
P and C Hall
1994A
12-13
Mac Rowan
Looking After Rowan 22 Varmint (092.pdf)
Refurbishment/modifications after purchase
P and C Hall
1994S
27-30
Mac Rowan
More Power to your Rowan (093.pdf)
Experiments with twin headsails
P Gould
1973A
34-39
Mac Rowan
More Rowan Odds and Ends (094.pdf)
An owner's modifications
G Nebel
1994S
31-32
Mac Rowan
New Forehatch for Pipki (Rowan) (095.pdf)
Fitting an acrylic hatch to provide more light
B Robinson
1992S
32-34
Mac Rowan
Relining Varmint (Rowan) (096.pdf)
New headlining - vinyl with foam backing
P Hall
1995S
28-30
Mac Rowan
Roll your own (097.pdf)
Building a Rowan 22 from hull upwards
R Stares
1985S
13-15
Mac Rowan
Rowan 22' rigging (098.pdf)
Full Rigging details and spec.
Anon
1987S
47-49
Mac Rowan
Rowan Odds and Ends (099.pdf)
Mods to cockpit sole/bow rollers
P Lindsell
1993A
4-7
Mac Rowan
Rowan Wrinkles (100.pdf)
Outboard bearing replacement - Legs for Rowan/Crown
J Melville
1976S
23-27
Mac Rowan
Diagram and measure ments (101.pdf)
Diagram and measurements
J Roy
1986S
34-35
Mac Rowan
Work on a Rowan 22 (102.pdf)
Photos of mods made to improve space below
I Spinks
1997A
28-31
Mac Rowan
Rowan Forestays (103.pdf)
Fitting a second forestay; text and diagrams
P Hall
1994S
22-24
Mac Rowan 22
Varmint - Mac Rowan 22; Sail No. 175 (104.pdf)
Buying and updating a Rowan 22
P & F Spanton
2008A
7-9
Mac Rowan 22
Appledore Belle (105.pdf)
Restoring storm damaged, 25yr.old Rowan
G Wright
2008A
13-18
Mac Rowan 22
Outboard well construction for a Rowan 22 (106.pdf)
A detailed description of how this update was made
A Bradley
2009A
22-22
Mac Rowan 22
Appledore Belle sails again - but not very far (107.pdf)
General renovations
G Wright
2010S
25-28
Mac Rowan 22
Appledore Belle - the saga continues! (108.pdf)
Seemingly horrendous problems - read about them!!
G Wright
2011S
26-29
Mac Rowan 22
Appledore Belle ? a happy ending? (109.pdf)
An oil leak and engine problems!!
G Wright
2011A
7-12
Mac Malin
A Problem Solved (226.pdf)
Problems with raw water cooling system
Derek McManus
2011S
18-19
Mac Rowan 8m
Macwester promotes Safety (110.pdf)
A Rowan 8 stars in a film about liferafts!
A M Ulet
1989A
19-20
Mac 26
Vela Dare - A dream in the making (227.pdf)
Renovating a Mac 26
Ken Jacobs
2012A
11-16
Mac Crown
Essential repairs for Handa (111.pdf)
Cockpit drains/seacocks. Rudder bearings
J Stickland
2007A
18-20
non-specific
Seacocks and Barnacles (228.pdf)
Problems with seacocks and barnacles
Geoff White
2012S
13-14
Mac Seaforth
Big Decision (Fitting Radar) (112.pdf)
Detailed info on fitting Radar
H Crossley
1998S
4-6
Mac 28
Crumbling Joints and Unreasonable Contortions (229.pdf)
Problems with crumbling seacocks
Mandy Taylor
2012S
14-17
Mac Seaforth
New Shoes for Tiarri II (113.pdf)
Fitting wooden keel shoes on a Seaforth
D Reed
1996S
2-3
Mac Wight
A Nice Weekend (230.pdf)
Dealing with problems at sea
Mike Yorke
2013A
6-9
Mac Seaforth
Rigging Plan for Seaforth - 1977 (114.pdf)
Technical spec.
Archive
1985A
27-27
Mac Malin Ketch
A Little Bit of History (231.pdf)
Original riggers notebook
Stuart Roy
2013A
20-21
Mac Seaforth
Trouble with seacocks (115.pdf)
Emergency replacement of bronze fittings
K Casbolt
2005S
27-29
Mac Wight
A Little Bit of History (232.pdf)
Original riggers notebook
Stuart Roy
2013A
21-22
Mac Seaforth
The making of Wander Forth (116.pdf)
Recovering/customizing neglected Seaforth
C Nixon
2008A
27-29
Mac Wight
Black Smoke (117.pdf)
Dealing with a seized water pump
Dan Donnelly
2002S
32-33
Mac Wight
Fitting a Heater in a Wight (118.pdf)
What make, where and how?
D Donnelly
2001S
21-23
Mac 26
Mac on the Motorway (236.pdf)
Things to remember when transporting a boat
Richard Barton-Wood
2013S
21-23
Mac Wight
Ideas & Mods on Wight "Semreh" (119.pdf)
Chart stowage/helmsman's seat & much more
B Spring
1980S
39-43
non-specific
Cruisers Tips (237.pdf)
How to make life afloat easier
Darlene Luxton
2014A
9-10
Mac Wight
In Search of the Holy Grail: - a Better Balanced Wight (120.pdf)
Owner/yacht surveyor's solution
P Stevens
1999S
27-30
non-specific
Questions Answered by Jim Roy (238.pdf)
General questions and answers
Jim Roy
2014A
18-21
Mac Wight
Lower your Mast singlehanded (121.pdf)
A scale diagram showing mods. (Wight)
R Burrows
1986S
27-28
non-specific
A New Tiller From Scrap Metal (239.pdf)
How to replace yor tiller
Mandy Taylor
2014A
24-25
Mac Wight
More Rudder Repairs (122.pdf)
Improving the rudder stock on a Wight
S Dewell
1993S
23-25
non-specific
A 21st Century Solution (240.pdf)
Solving problems with grab rails
Mandy Taylor
2014A
25-26
Mac Wight
On Getting One's Feet Wet (123.pdf)
Removing water from keels/ making 'shoes'
M Yorke
1997S
20-22
non-specific
Cruisers Tips (241.pdf)
How to stop things rolling about
Anonymous
2014S
8-9
Mac Wight
Rubbing Strake Problems on Wights (124.pdf)
Dealing with rusted bolts and modifying
1996A
11-12
Mac Wight - Mk 2
Where to put a Liferaft (242.pdf)
Making the most of deck space
Tony Almond
2014S
10-11
Mac Wight
Solving the Wight Leeway Problem (125.pdf)
Altering keel shape
A Middleton
1998A
33-36
Mac 28
Creating a Locker and Re-Siting a Table (243.pdf)
Creating a new locker and solving problems with cockpit dining
Mandy Taylor
2014S
14-17
Mac Wight
Dealing with an air-lock in the system (126.pdf)
Dealing with an air-lock in the system
D Marshall
2001A
21-22
Mac Wight
Engine Water Temperature (244.pdf)
Jim Roy answering questions
Jim Roy
2014S
19-20
Mac Wight
We Bought a Wight (127.pdf)
Fitting fridge, wind generator, windows
P Rogers
1995S
8-11
Mac 26
Strengthening of Keels (245.pdf)
Jim Roy answering questions
Jim Roy
2014S
20-21
Mac Wight
What do you do when the Keels Drop Off? (128.pdf)
Draining rusty water from the keels. Whether or not to fit keel "shoes"
A James
1996A
12-15
non-specific
Super Seaforth (246.pdf)
Full specifications of a Dekanian
2014S
25-27
Mac Wight
Wight Dual Fuel Tanks (129.pdf)
Owner's experiences - electrolysis problems
E Durkin
1995S
34-35
non-specific
Sea Cocks (247.pdf)
Warning - check your seacocks!
Chris Nixon
2015A
9-10
Mac Wight
Dog-House fit for a Dog (130.pdf)
Redesigning and building a new wheelshelter
K Calton
2005S
35-37
Mac 26
Vela Dare - A dream in the making (248.pdf)
Refitting a Mac 26 - Part 4
Ken Jacobs
2015A
14-16
Mac Wight
New Steering Gear for a Wight (131.pdf)
Fitting Hydraulics, new pedestal and deck base
B Dallimore
2008S
30-32
Mac 27
Macrame's New Cockpit Table (249.pdf)
Design and make a cockpit table
John Bryant
2015A
12-14
Mac Wight
Hydraulic Steering for a Wight (132.pdf)
Updating steering by 'going hydraulic'
B Dallimore
2008A
25-27
non-specific
Refurbishing Raniki's Main Hatch (250.pdf)
Replacing the main hatch cover
Mandy Taylor
2015A
22-24
Mac Wight
Shoes for bilge-keelers (133.pdf)
Sketches from the Yard Notebook
C S J Roy
2010A
31-32
non-specific
New Handrails for Raniki (251.pdf)
Making new handrails from UHMWPE
Mandy Taylor
2015A
24-26
Mac Wight
Wight Twin Fuel Tanks - More Thoughts (134.pdf)
Curing fuel tank overflow when heeled
J Hughes
1995A
16-17
non-specific
From the Archives (252.pdf)
Dealing with Osmosis
Jim Roy
2015S
10-11
Mac Wight Mk1
Adela?s Cockpit Seat (135.pdf)
Wight Mk1 - heightening a cockpit seat
D Marshall
2003S
18-19
non-specific
From the Archives (253.pdf)
Rudder Bearings
Jim Roy
2015S
12-13
Mac Wight Mk1
Alterations to a Yawl (136.pdf)
Wight Mk1 - installing a fixed windscreen
B S Kern
1976S
18-21
Mac Seaforth
Galley Rebuild (254.pdf)
Refurbishing the galley on a Seaforth
Alan and Darlene Luxton
2015S
24-26
Mac Wight Mk1
Alternative Washboard (137.pdf)
Translucent panel to improve ventilation/light
S and M Cooper
1992A
25-26
Mac Seaforth
Refurbishing the Back Deck (255.pdf)
How to smarten up your back deck
Chris Nixon
2016A
15-16
Mac Wight Mk1
Balance - A Matter of .. (138.pdf)
Balancing sail on a Wight
J E Dolan
1989S
7-8
non-specific
Cockpit Drains (256.pdf)
Further warnings about keeping your cockpit drains healthy
Simon Pauley
2016A
16-17
Mac Wight Mk1
A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse (139.pdf)
Converting a Wight Mk1 to cutter rig
D Marshall
1994A
32-35
Mac 26
New Gas Installation (257.pdf)
Advice on renewing gas systems
Andrew Freese
2016A
19-21
Mac Wight Mk1
Improving a Wight Mk I Ketch (140.pdf)
17 ideas for improving a Wight
D Donnelly
2000S
31-36
non-specific
Fitting A Cockpit Tent (258.pdf)
How to make a cockpit tent
Andrew Hargreaves
2016A
21-23
Mac Wight Mk2
Keel Protection (141.pdf)
Fitting mild steel shoes to a Wight's keels
M Russell
2003A
10-10
Mac Rowan
Another Warning Drain Gate Valves (259.pdf)
Looking after Cockpit Drains
Geoff Wright
2016S
7-8
Mac Wight Mk2
Kingpin Improved (Wight Mk2)) (142.pdf)
Major mods. prior to voyage to Azores
I Mitchell
1994A
29-31
non-specific
Gate Valves - Get Rid of Them! (260.pdf)
Removing gate valves
Alan and Darlene Luxton
2016S
8-10
Mac Wight Mk2
Macwester into Pocket Clipper (143.pdf)
Fitting a bowsprit/additional sails on a Wight2
A Middleton
1996S
33-36
Mac 26
Fitting a Holding Tank (261.pdf)
How to fit a holding tank
Peter Stebbings
2016S
19-20
Mac Wight Mk2
Pages from Rigger's notebook (144.pdf)
Rigging info.for the Wight Mk2
J Roy
1985S
19-20
Mac Seaforth
A Mast Replacement Saga (262.pdf)
Problems with having a new mast
Alan Luxton
2016S
23-26
Mac Wight Mk2
Rigging Design for Wight class Ketch (145.pdf)
Wight Mk2 - full Rigging info.
J Roy
1986A
40-40
Mac 26
How To Clear Cockpit Drains (263.pdf)
A new idea for clearing boat drains
Geoff White
2017A
17-18
Mac Wight Mk2
Rigging Plan - Wight Mk2 ketch (146.pdf)
Full Rigging details
Archive
1985S
20-22
Mac Malin
Fitting A Bow Prop (264.pdf)
Installing a bow thruster to a Macwester Malin
Henk van der Meulen
2017S
26-27
Mac Wight Mk2
Saga of Piper of Dawn (147.pdf)
Refurb of Wight Mk2 interior and electrics
J Ratheram-Browne
2004S
27-31
non-specific
Winter Jobs (265.pdf)
Tips to making your boat winter-proof
Chris Nixon
2018A
11-12
Mac Wight Mk2
Talamanca (148.pdf)
Improving sailing performance - Wight Mk2
M Kosky
2003A
32-34
Mac Seaforth
Curing 'Leakitis' (266.pdf)
Checking for trickles into the bilges
Mike Hotard
2018A
25-27
Mac Wight Mk2
Wight Mk II (Gaff rigged mizzen) (149.pdf)
Converting mizzen to gaff rig
A Middleton
1997A
17-19
Mac Seaforth
Messing About with a Lifting Bow Roller Plate (267.pdf)
How to deal with a lifting bow roller
Mike Hotard
2018S
17-20
Mac Wight Mk2
Will Your Mast Fall Down? (150.pdf)
Check those deck U-bolts! & new keel shoes
P Stevens
1999A
38-39
non-specific
Winter Boat Maintenance - In Summer (268.pdf)
Tips for keeping your boat healthy
Ben Dallimore
2019A
19-21
Mac Wight Mk2
Fitting a Bow Thruster to a Wight (151.pdf)
Detailed description of what the owner did
B Hiscutt
2007A
36-37
Mac Rowan 22
Hatch Cover Repairs (269.pdf)
Replacing a rotten hatch cover
Robin Gosman
2019S
7-8
Mac Wight Mk2
Renovation of a Wight (152.pdf)
Redesigning and refitting the interior
B Hiscutt
2007A
43-44
non-specific
Rubbing Strake Rot - The Ultimate Fix (270.pdf)
Replacing your rotting rubbing strake
Bob Tuffnell
2019S
22-24
Mac Wight/Malin
Easy Clearing of a Fouled Propeller (153.pdf)
Making a prop access trunk on a Malin/Wight
S Dewell
1993A
30-32
Mac Wight - Mk 2
Engine Problems - Part 2 (271.pdf)
Continued from Spring 2020
Tony Almond
2020A
7-8
non-specific
"Are Piles your Problem?" (154.pdf)
Warps snagged on rotting piles
T Harrold
1982A
10-11
non-specific
De-Pooping the Poop Deck (272.pdf)
Tips for keeping your boat poop free
Steve Harvey
2020A
22-23
non-specific
"We have a little problem?" (155.pdf)
A confessional article - what can go wrong
H Moon
1986A
32-32
Mac 27
Fitting a Black Water Waste Tank (273.pdf)
How to meet new waste requirements
Bob Tuffnell
2020A
27-29
non-specific
About Gas - in boats, vehicles, caravans (156.pdf)
Aspects of Safety and Security
J Carver
1983S
33-34
Mac Wight - Mk 2
Engine Problems (274.pdf)
Problems with fitting a new engine
Tony Almond
2020S
8-9
non-specific
Alternator failure (157.pdf)
Ford Fiesta alternator; cheaper than marine
L Ladd
2003S
33-35
non-specific
Shower Facilities for an Old Boat (275.pdf)
New ideas for taking a shower aboard
Keith Calton
2020S
15-17
non-specific
Are your batteries charged? (158.pdf)
Calculating battery needs; regular servicing
J Edwards
1980A
33-36
non-specific
Lead Smelting for Ballast (276.pdf)
Making your own ballast
Keith Calton
2020S
17-18
non-specific
Atlantic Weather Forecasts (159.pdf)
Forecasts - in French!
P Mawhood
1988S
42-43
Mac Seaforth
Seabird Goes Ultrasonic (277.pdf)
Guide to using ultrasonic antifouling system
Mike Hotard
2020S
18-20
non-specific
Bends - Hitches (160.pdf)
Constrictor knot and Zeppelin knot explained
J Carver
1986A
6-7
non-specific
Homemade Door Catches (278.pdf)
Replacing door catches without a huge cost
Geoff White
2021A
11-13
non-specific
Bespoke Spare Parts for Macs (161.pdf)
Member K Wickham can arrange; see mem. list
2004S
23-24
Mac Wight
Inaccessible Hanging Locker to Useful Cupboards (279.pdf)
Making the most of space aboard
Keith Calton
2021A
16-18
non-specific
Beware Your Chainplates (162.pdf)
Renewing chainplates/rigging screws in s/steel
A Pink
1992A
32-34
Mac Seaforth
Saving Veralan (280.pdf)
Repair and Resoration of a Seaforth
Paul Stevens
2021S
8-16
non-specific
Catastrophic Engine Control Failure (163.pdf)
Jammed at max revs - clip failure Morse cable
D McManus
2004A
33-35
non-specific
How to clear the Cockpit Drain on a Macwester (281.pdf)
Clearing Cockpit drains
Geoff White
2021S
5-6
non-specific
Clean as a Whistle - for 60p (164.pdf)
Tips on antifouling (ex Admiralty Red)
L Small
1972S
33-37
non-specific
Age alert (282.pdf)
Rigging inspection
Peter Stebbings
2022A
17-18
non-specific
Coping With Emergencies (165.pdf)
Owners' account of a fouled prop at night
D & J New
2002A
21-22
non-specific
The Wooden Hatch and its Metamorphis (283.pdf)
Revarnishing a wooden hatch
Dominik Munch
2022S
11-12
non-specific
Course-Correction Nomogram (166.pdf)
Trigonometrical info.
J Carlile
1976A
26-29
non-specific
Retro-Fitting a Sugar Scoop Stern (284.pdf)
Fitting a Sugarscoop Stern
Keith Calton
2023S
32-37
non-specific
D I Y Hints (167.pdf)
Paint for sail covers/Curing sticky oilskins
Anon
1982A
24-25
non-specific
D I Y Ideas (168.pdf)
(A joke)
Anon
1981A
24-25
non-specific
DIY VHF Radio Antenna (169.pdf)
Detailed instructions on how to make:
J Edwards
1980S
12-14
non-specific
Editor Rambles (170.pdf)
Using Bondaglass-Voss for anti-osmosis
N Phillips
1992S
17-18
non-specific
Emergency Pack (171.pdf)
Suggestions on making up an emergency pack
M Pickles
1987A
42-43
non-specific
Engines and Fuels (172.pdf)
A paper detailing properties of different fuels
A Middleton
1997S
7-9
non-specific
EPIRBS - What are they? Useful? (173.pdf)
Scope and range of the EPIRB system
Archive
1986S
20-24
non-specific
Finding Compass Deviation using Sun (174.pdf)
Technical info for the traditionalists
J Edwards
1981S
44-45
non-specific
Fitting out for Med. Cruising (175.pdf)
J Galharry
1988A
47-48
non-specific
Fright of a Lifetime (176.pdf)
Dealing with broken anchor chain emergency
J Landa
1991A
21-21
non-specific
Fuel Problems from I C M I A (177.pdf)
-
J Carver
1984A
20-21
non-specific
GMDSS - VHF Radio Qualification (178.pdf)
Owner's experience of a GMDSS course
L Ladd
2004A
10-11
non-specific
GMDSS - What is it? (179.pdf)
An explanation - general and technical
J Puddicombe
1998S
26-29
non-specific
GMDSS - Where's it got to Now? (180.pdf)
Progress - but don't act too quickly to get one
P Lowry
1999S
17-19
non-specific
Heaters on Boats (181.pdf)
Safety Regulations
Anon
1983A
13-14
non-specific
Hypothermia and Immersion (182.pdf)
Essential advice from an expert
Dr D Thomerson
1982S
27-29
non-specific
Improving Windward Performance (183.pdf)
Good advice from Jim Roy
J Roy
1986A
17-20
non-specific
Info. sought on Nav. Equipment (184.pdf)
Requesting owners to submit their ideas
S J Richards
1989S
6-7
non-specific
Installing a VDO Sumlog (185.pdf)
-
P Gould
1975A
31-34
non-specific
Just Gassin' - LPG installations (186.pdf)
An insight into Butane and Propane
J Carver
1979S
33-37
non-specific
Macwester 26/28 Class - 20 years onwards - Addresses several construction issues (187.pdf)
Suggested routine checks on the older craft
CSJ Roy
1987S
7-13
non-specific
More About Volvos (188.pdf)
Overcoming drive-shaft wear on the V2002
M Russell
2004S
33-34
non-specific
New Lighting Regulations (189.pdf)
Describing the imminent changes (June 1983)
J Carver
1983S
8-9
non-specific
Notes on Epoxy Tar (190.pdf)
How to apply this anti-fouling
M Pickles
1988A
30-31
non-specific
Oiling Up - starting problems with 2-strokes (191.pdf)
Keep the mix fresh to prevent separation!
L Small
1973A
38-40
non-specific
Osmosis Protection: Epoxy Coatings (192.pdf)
The best way to prepare hull and apply.
K Cox & P Gulliford
1988S
31-37
non-specific
Painting a Macwester (193.pdf)
Hull prep'n and using Veneciani Yacht Paint
J Edwards
1978S
21-24
non-specific
Painting the Hull (194.pdf)
Preparing/painting a 20-yr old hull
A Pink
1994A
14-16
non-specific
Propellers and Sailing yachts (195.pdf)
How to reduce drag. A 2-bladed prop?
L Small
1971S
30-32
non-specific
Racal-Decca Navigator System (196.pdf)
?prior to the introduction of GPS
D Arigho
1986A
29-30
non-specific
Reinforced Sail Repair - A .. (197.pdf)
Emergency repairs on-passage
A J Harrold
1981S
39-40
non-specific
Rising Damp - repairing a cracked hull (198.pdf)
Locating the problem; draining the hulls
J Good
1991A
33-33
non-specific
Safe Use of Gas Appliances (199.pdf)
Detailed advice on fitting and servicing
J Carver
1988S
37-40
non-specific
Shop early for Christmas (200.pdf)
Macwester dedicated gifts in pottery
J Roy
1981A
42-43
non-specific
SOLAS Requirements (201.pdf)
Safety at Sea information
RYA
2003S
32-34
non-specific
Specs. of Macwester Yachts ..cont'd (202.pdf)
Dimensions - 30a/c, 30c/c, Rowan Rose & 22
J Roy
1986A
13-14
non-specific
Mac 26, Kelpie, 28 a/c and 28 c/c (203.pdf)
Specs and drawings
J Roy
1986S
12-13
non-specific
Stainless Steel fittings - Macwesters (204.pdf)
A supplier in Canvey Island, Essex
J Roy
1986A
32-32
non-specific
T B T from British Boat Industry News (205.pdf)
France bans use of TBT antifouling
J Carver
1984A
20-21
non-specific
Take the Tables out of Sun Sights (206.pdf)
Using the 'Sinclair Enterprise' calculator
J E Dolan
1983A
26-35
non-specific
Taking Charts out of plotting Sunsights (207.pdf)
Technical info for the traditionalists
J E Dolan
1984A
25-29
non-specific
Tides and Tidal Streams (208.pdf)
A brief but comprehensive guide
M Coleman
1982S
35-46
non-specific
Tidy Tide Tables (209.pdf)
A quick, easy solution with stickyback plastic
M Pickles
1983A
36-37
non-specific
Trailers (210.pdf)
Brakes and tyre Regulations applying to trailers
J Carver
1988S
30-31
non-specific
Trials of Lining the Cabins (The) (211.pdf)
Prevention of condensation
P Gould
1977S
31-34
non-specific
Tuning the Masthead Rig (212.pdf)
Instructions & diagram from the sailmaker
Kemp Sails
2002S
39-40
non-specific
Using a Cruising Chute (213.pdf)
How to do it - by Kemp Sails Ltd.
Kemp Sails
2004A
32-33
non-specific
Variation & Deviation - Try it this way (214.pdf)
An instructor's navigation ideas
B Spring
1981A
9-11
non-specific
W G M Products (215.pdf)
Makers of most original Mac wood fittings
J Roy
1981S
35-36
non-specific
Who Needs a Diesel? (216.pdf)
Tuning a Stuart Turner 10hp two-stroke
A Lovering
1996S
11-14
non-specific
Winter Planning (217.pdf)
Check list of what's to do over the winter
J Roy
1988A
33-34
non-specific
Worst Bit is the Engine! (218.pdf)
Comparing 13 marine engines
A Baker
1997S
23-24
non-specific
Yachtmastery (219.pdf)
Advantages of being a Yachtmaster
T Harrold
1982S
33-35
non-specific
Your Boating - SOLAS Explained (220.pdf)
RYA's explanation of the Regulatons
RYA
2002A
37-39
non-specific
Yuloh - a type of Chinese wood (221.pdf)
Sculling a cruiser in an emergency
D Marshall
2000S
40-41
non-specific
Macwester Hull & Sail Numbers (222.pdf)
Info about oft asked questions on the subject
B Tuffnell
2007S
26-27
non-specific
Moorings Liability (223.pdf)
Where does accident liability lie?
M Russell
2007A
26-27
non-specific
Macs in the 21st Century (224.pdf)
A detailed look at updating Sails (by Jeckells)
P Rich/M Russell
2008S
11-13
non-specific
Macwesters Then and Now (225.pdf)
History and Legacy (& more on Sail Numbers)
S Roy
2008S
23-26
Mac Rowan
Varmint's (Rowan) Smallest Cabin (300.pdf)
Heads You Win - refurbishing - Modifying and improving the Heads
P Horth
1996A
16-18