What does this prove? Here's some more quotes about the
mac26Xm.

''John ''wrote....the Mac 26 is the flimsiest, ugliest POS
I've ever seen.


''JrJelly'' wrote.....the hull oil cans like a cheap screen
door. I'd be afraid to sail one of those anywhere but in my
pool.

"BFCrede" wrote..... buy a MacGregor 26? Don't make me
laugh!

" tommyGun'' wrote....(Mac26) worse boat in history

''BlueWaterBoy'' wrote.... while looking at the Mac 26 , it
was all I could do to not heave on the dam thing .

''KeViN'' wrote..... don't waste your money on a Magreger
26. It's not a sailboat and it's not a power boat. It's just
plain awfull!






"JimC" wrote in message
...
Doug, read the damn note a little more carefully before
you pop off like
that. Those comments were quotes from owners of Mac 26Ms
expressing
their own opinions of their own boats, posted here by me
to give the OP
some idea of what other 26M owners thought about the boat.
My own
opinions, posted over and over again, have been that the
Macs have good
and bad points and are not suited for everyone or for
every intended
use, but that there ought to be a little more balance in
some of the
discussions of the Mac. - What do you expect me to do? -
Track down
those Mac owners and tell them that they don't know what
they are
talking about and that they ought to apologize and issue a
retraction of
their comments? Apparently, the thought that some Mac
owners like their
boats and enjoy sailing them drives you up a wall.

Jim




DSK wrote:
JimC wrote:

The boat's best features: Sailing ability.She sails as
well as any
boat costing double the price I have sailed on.


Glad you added the qualifier of boats that *you* have
sailed.

I don't mean this to be insulting, but it is a fact that
the Mac26X and
successor the -M are slow, especially to windward. There
are many boats
that are cheaper which will sail rings around it.

Of course, JimC won't admit that, and he doesn't have to
because he
himself hasn't sailed any of them. I have.



The 26M is a practical fun boat that can be used for
serious sailing
without the major costs involved.


It is a practical fun boat that can have sails hoisted.



The boat's best features: She doesn't pound in 3 foot
rollers at
speeds of 14- 16 mph.


???

... She will sail well with just the main.


She won't sail "well" ever, unless you like going slow &
steering poorly.



.... There is something to be said about going to
Catalina and
arriving 2 or 3 hours ahead of the fastest sail boats
out there.



???

"Which "fastest" sailboats are these? Considering that
there are boats
which break 20 knots regularly, making this claim shows
your limited
knowledge & experience (or mendacity, depending).





...It will heel quite easily to 15-20 degrees, but at
this point, it
starts to lift the water ballast tank out of the water
and so stiffens
up and does not heel much more.


Physics isn't your strong suit, is it Jim? "Lifting the
water ballast
tank" has nothing to do with the boats stability. The
water ballast
tank, when full, lowers the boat's senter of gravity.

Gravity doesn't know or care if the water ballst tank is
"lifted above
the waterline."

Th "lifting above the waterline" effect of water ballast
has been stated
often, since the beginning of water ballasted boats, by
a bunch of
ignorant blowhards. I guess you believed it.




I have read many things on the web against the
macgregor. Frankly i
don't know what the _____ they are talking about.


Yep



The boat's best features: Easy to sail and forgiving,
excellent
handling under power. Mast raising system is as
advertised and a
pleasure. While rigging is neither arduous or
difficult, it is time
consuming, but not an issue for me since I keep the
vessel in a slip.
The vessel is comfortable for our use, which tends to
two adults and
(occasionally) a grandson.


I am glad that you like your boat Jim, and have a great
time with her.
It shows that you have chosen well.

But your remarks about the boat's sailing performance
are just plain
wrong, but it doesn't matter if you yourself are content
with the boat's
performance. But one might wonder why you feel the need
to either lie or
remain ignorant of what other boats are capable of.

We've had a number of friends with these boats, and they
have all been
happy with them. However they also moved on (as we did
too, from a
trailerable). I wish you many happy days aboard your
vessel.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King