Jeff Morris wrote:

So the fact that of a group of dedicated sailors, no one is willing to say
anything nice about the boat was enough to convince you that its a wise
purchase. Yup, that makes sense.


Nope. It was the fact that no one on the ng had sailed the boat and few
even knew what changes had been incorporated in the 26M. Yet everyone
knew exactly what the boat would be like.

Jim




Actually, the other sailboat on my dock is Mac 26M, new last summer. Since the
family has two kids about the same age as my daughter I was hoping that maybe we
could meet up in the harbor sometime. The guy talked about having anchored out
for a weekend, so I thought maybe they'd be using the boat some. After our
first chat I never saw the boat leave the slip. By the end of the summer I had
to go on board to secure the boom and other things that had worked loose from
rolling (we are in an absolute flat hurricane hole).

I got to walk by it everytime I went to my boat, and now it's in the yard next
to mine, so I see it a lot. It looks like the same junk as its predecessor.
Since it never goes out, I haven't had a chance to see it perform, but anything
would be a step up from the previous model, which seemed incapable of making any
headway if there was a small chop.


Obviously, I can't explain why these owners didn't sail their boat.

Jim



I suppose there is some situation where the boat makes sense, though at $30K you
could have had a far nicer powerboat, and sill had plenty of money left over to
charter a proper sailboat.



"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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John Cairns wrote:


"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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In the interest of full disclosure, I recently placed an order for one
of the new 26M boats. Having carefully studied all the helpful advice
and unbiased reports posted on this and other newsgroups, it became
obvious to me that the Mac 26M was definitely the best choice in the
under $75,000 price range for my intended applications. So, I'm one of
the lucky few who will be able to take delivery of this wonderful new
model in the next few months, since demand far exeeds the supply, and
deliveries are normally several months behind schedule.

Thanks to all for the helpful and educational advice.

Jim


Nice Troll!

The truth is that I had actually hoped to get some substantive
information from contributors on this ng who had sailed the 26M or
spoken to otherw who had. I finally gave up on this one, and placed my
order for the 26M last week.

Jim