I've never set up a Mac 26, but a number of years ago, we had a Mac 25
(a swing keel sail boat rather than the water ballasted hybrid the 26 is).

It took my wife and I awhile to get the routine figured out and at
first, some our antics while preparing to launch can only be described
as pathetic, but eventually, we got to the point where we would be
motoring away from the ramp about 15 minutes after pulling into the
marina parking lot. It took a little longer at the end of the day, but
just because of the time it took to do the fresh water flush of the
outboard.

Eventually, you figure out the quickest and easiest way to accomplish
everything and it's becomes like a well choreographed ballet.

jchaplain wrote:
I'd like to hear from Mac 26 owners.


I almost went the Mac26 route, and sometimes I wish I had.
They are a good boat for those who like to sail but also want to power
and trailer.
The thing that steered me away from it was watching 3 guys setting
one up one day. It took them a couple hours and they were young strong
guys. I don't think they really knew what they were doing, but
regardless, it seemed like a pretty big job setting one up and
breaking it down- more work than I want to be dealing with.

So, I bought a 24 foot Stingray 240CS and I'll be paying for gas this
summer at over 2 bucks a gallon....sigh...gawd knows what the marinas
will be getting per gallon this summer!
John C.

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