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MacGregor 25 Practical Owner's Guide: Inspection, Rigging, Launching, Operation, and Maintenance
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ISBN13: 9798189762994
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 268
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.56 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 268
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.56 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Section 1 - Before Every Trip
Trailer
Trailer
- □ Check tire pressure and tread.
- □ Verify wheel bearings are greased.
- □ Test trailer lights.
- □ Check winch strap.
- □ Verify safety chains.
- □ Check hitch latch and coupler.
- □ Install drain plug before launching.
Walk completely around the boat.
Inspect for:
One of the most important safety items.
Inspect:
Before stepping the mast inspect every cable carefully.
The MacGregor 25 normally has:
Always work slowly.
Recommended:
Inspect every rope.
Check:
Mainsail
Inspect:
Verify:
Inspect:
A practical tip from years of sailing:
When sails have been stored for months:
Minimum equipment:
Recommended:
Current motor:
Status:
□ Untested
Perform:
Inspect for:
- □ Cracks
- □ Soft spots
- □ Gelcoat damage
- □ Loose hardware
- □ Rudder condition
- □ Centerboard condition
- □ Centerboard cable
- □ Keel winch operation
One of the most important safety items.
Inspect:
- □ Rudder securely mounted
- □ Pivot bolt tight
- □ Rudder swings freely
- □ Lock-down system working
- □ Tiller firmly attached
- □ Steering smooth
- □ No excessive play
Before stepping the mast inspect every cable carefully.
The MacGregor 25 normally has:
- □ Forestay (forward stay)
- □ Backstay
- □ Port shroud
- □ Starboard shroud
- □ No broken wire strands
- □ No corrosion
- □ Turnbuckles lubricated
- □ Cotter pins installed
- □ Chainplates secure
- □ Mast base hinge secure
Always work slowly.
Recommended:
- Two people
- Remove travel tie-downs.
- Verify all shrouds are free.
- Raise mast slowly.
- Connect forestay.
- Tighten rigging.
- Install cotter pins.
- Check mast is straight.
Inspect every rope.
Check:
- □ Main halyard
- □ Jib halyard
- □ Main sheet
- □ Jib sheets
- □ Boom vang (if equipped)
- □ Reefing lines
- □ Outhaul
Mainsail
Inspect:
- □ Sail slides
- □ Stitching
- □ Battens
- □ Clew
- □ Tack
- □ Head
- □ No mildew
- □ No tears
Verify:
- Proper shape
- Proper tension
Inspect:
- □ Hanks clip securely to forestay.
- □ Stitching intact.
- □ No UV damage.
- □ Sheets attached correctly.
- □ Raise fully.
A practical tip from years of sailing:
When sails have been stored for months:
- Look for wasps.
- Mud daubers.
- Spiders.
- Bee nests.
Minimum equipment:
- □ Four dock lines
- □ Four fenders
- □ 100-foot towing line
- □ Boat hook
- □ Spare line
Recommended:
- Primary anchor
- Secondary anchor
- 100-150 feet of line
- 6-10 feet of chain between anchor and rope to help the anchor set and reduce chafe.
Current motor:
Status:
□ Untested
Perform:
- Compression test
- Cooling check
- Fuel inspection
- Water pump inspection
- Propeller inspection
- Shift test
- Idle test
- Full throttle test
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