jchaplain wrote in message . ..

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.

How slow is the Mac26 under sail? I tried to check. Found a SF Bay
site that listed the Mac 26 as PHRF 221, Morgan OI as 216 (amazing)
and the Westsail 32 as 222. A Chesapeake based site listed the Mac 26
as being 234, Alberg 30s as over 240 , most Freedoms as over 240. I
was surprised at the "Name Brands" that had high PHRF. So, the Mac26
may be slow under sail but seems to be in good company with many REAL
sailboats being much slower.