"Vic Smith" wrote in
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On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:12:31 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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"Vic Smith" wrote in
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It would be new or gently used. I really don't want to
have any
serious fix-ups to do. Excellent hull and mechanicals
condition are
important to me. Frankly, that is what most attracts
me to the Mac,
because at a decent price you get a new, no-surprises
boat.
I'm not sold on that, and until I get to Florida and
hire/charter some
boats I won't know what's best for me.
The advice I get here will tell me what to look at, and
I really
appreciate that advice.
I would stretch my budget if I could justify it.


You have just proven you are a total ignoramus. First you
say that an
excellent hull and mechanical condition are important to
you. Then you
say that's what attracts you to a MacGregor26M. Ha ha
ha ha ha ha ha
ha ha!

What I meant by that is condition. No balsa cored hull
with rotten
balsa. No chopper gun glass. No diesel blowing smoke or
otherwise
ready to stop. No owner mods to holding tanks that have
let body
wastes saturate already filthy bilges. No moldy, rotten
bulkheads
and cabinetry. No half-assed electrics waiting to short
at the flick
of a switch.
A new boat won't suffer these insults.

A new boat also won't have mauve ( can you say gay) colored
cushions.

Scotty