Why, I'm not the one dumb enough to buy a Mac26xM.


"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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Scott Vernon wrote:

check the Mac list, dufASS.\


Why don't you show us some evidence proving that blisters inside the
water ballast chamber are a serious problem for most Mac owners? YOU are
the one who introduced this issue, not me, and you should at least
provide your sources and the probabilities that most Mac owners will or
will not experience such difficulties.

Jim






"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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Where's your evidence that this is a problem for most Mac owners,
Scotty? I'd like to see a report regarding the extent of this problem,
and an estimate of the additional expenses Mac owners can expect. Is it
going to cost $5,000 per year? $2,000 per year? $1,000 per year? Or is
it more like $100 per year, on average? Please provide addresses and
links to any sources you cite.

Jim



Scott Vernon wrote:


Funny, he never mentioned the problem of blisters, from the inside of

the

ballast tank, that Macgregors are infamous for.

SV

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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Jeff Morris wrote:



Its funny, the drawing on the web site don't show this to be "double

hulled".


The water ballast is on the center line, not around the chine - it

would be


easy


to penetrate the hull with a glancing blow to a rock.

Obviously the Mac don't have a complete double hull extending

throughout

the hull and chines. (Does your boat?)

My boat has two complete hulls, running the full length.




But it does have what amounts to
a double hull extending along its lowermost section for most of the
length of the hull.

All this means is that there are some situations where there is some

extra

protection. It does not mean you have the full protection that is

implied

by


"double hull." This is not a real "safety feature," it is just a

marketing


claim.