We have at least 5 in my marina, ironic considering you only have to motor
about 500' or so before you can put up the sails. I have seen them putzing
about under sail, have even seen one under full power heading directly
upwind, quite a sight.I even have photographic evidence that they do sail.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43355546oSuBZF
And I have only seen one in the "full power" mode.
John Cairns
"SkitchNYC" wrote in message
...
The only review of the Mac26X that appeared in a magazine that
could be characterized as unbiased was the one that ran in "Practical
Sailor", you have to wonder what they were trying to say, they didn't
actually sail the boat.

Who does?

Who here has seen a Mac26X motoring along? Plenty

Who has seen one sailing? None

as much as some people hate them, others love em. Go figure.

Scotty

"John Cairns" wrote in message
...
We have at least 5 in my marina, ironic considering you only have to motor
about 500' or so before you can put up the sails. I have seen them putzing
about under sail, have even seen one under full power heading directly
upwind, quite a sight.I even have photographic evidence that they do sail.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43355546oSuBZF
And I have only seen one in the "full power" mode.
John Cairns
"SkitchNYC" wrote in message
...
The only review of the Mac26X that appeared in a magazine that
could be characterized as unbiased was the one that ran in "Practical
Sailor", you have to wonder what they were trying to say, they didn't
actually sail the boat.

Who does?

Who here has seen a Mac26X motoring along? Plenty

Who has seen one sailing? None

Someone posted a link to an owner's Mac page, he loved his boat and thought
it sailed pretty well, but then he made the statement that "he hadn't sailed
any other boats" so he nothing to compare it to. I don't hate Macs, I do
feel a little sorry for the folks that spend 25k for something like this
mainly because they don't feel confident enough to buy a used boat for their
first sailboat.
John Cairns
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
as much as some people hate them, others love em. Go figure.

Scotty

"John Cairns" wrote in message
...
We have at least 5 in my marina, ironic considering you only have to
motor
about 500' or so before you can put up the sails. I have seen them
putzing
about under sail, have even seen one under full power heading directly
upwind, quite a sight.I even have photographic evidence that they do
sail.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43355546oSuBZF
And I have only seen one in the "full power" mode.
John Cairns
"SkitchNYC" wrote in message
...
The only review of the Mac26X that appeared in a magazine that
could be characterized as unbiased was the one that ran in "Practical
Sailor", you have to wonder what they were trying to say, they didn't
actually sail the boat.

Who does?

Who here has seen a Mac26X motoring along? Plenty

Who has seen one sailing? None

as much as some people hate them, others love em.

Are we talking Max26x or Siedleman's?


RB

Never offered.

Cheers MC

Maybe there's a reason?

--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Who has seen one sailing?

I have. It was pretty pathetic. We couldn't figure out what was wrong. =
We came into Muskegon Lake from the channel on main and half jib, and =
let out the furler as we passed the marker buoy...the Mac 26X was up =
ahead of us with everything out, which is not considerable...dinky =
sails...and was making way at about 2 knots to our 5...and the wind was =
blowing about 10-12...at first we thought maybe they were on a bad point =
of sail but when we paralleled them we kept our speed and zoomed on =
past...the hull configuration is just all wrong to sail...either that or =
they need to stick on a stouter, taller mast, a longer boom and get some =
sails that will make all that weight move. Ugly things...would rather =
have an old fixer upper with a leak than a new Mac26X
--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

One is used to power upwind in the mornings when breeze is lightish
and sails home of an afternoon reaching and running at a very
respectable pace.
I believe the owner is using the boat as it was intended.

So what you're saying is that they're little more than a river barge.

--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Ugly things...would rather =
have an old fixer upper with a leak than a new Mac26X


Another words...the boat you have now!

RB

Congratulations Katy , on passing a Mac26X.

Scotty

"katysails" wrote in message
...

Who has seen one sailing?

I have. It was pretty pathetic. We couldn't figure out what was wrong. We
came into Muskegon Lake from the channel on main and half jib, and let out
the furler as we passed the marker buoy...the Mac 26X was up ahead of us
with everything out, which is not considerable...dinky sails...and was
making way at about 2 knots to our 5...and the wind was blowing about
10-12...at first we thought maybe they were on a bad point of sail but when
we paralleled them we kept our speed and zoomed on past...the hull
configuration is just all wrong to sail...either that or they need to stick
on a stouter, taller mast, a longer boom and get some sails that will make
all that weight move. Ugly things...would rather have an old fixer upper
with a leak than a new Mac26X
--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

There's always a reason. It's the nature of things.

Cheers MC

katysails wrote:

Never offered.

Cheers MC

Maybe there's a reason?