katysails wrote:

Jim admits BIG sailing boo-boo:
I do acknowledge that I don't have
personal experience sailing one of the new 26M models

You actually bought a boat that you did not test sail????I don't care
whether it's a Mac 26M or a Swan 50...you don't buy a boat without sailing
it first....DUMB thing to do...really DUMB....So, if when you get this boat
and you hate how it sails, hate the stiffness, hate the fussiness of the
ballast tanks, etc. are you going to admit that to us?

Yep. I'm basing my judgement on experience sailing previous models, and
on speaking with several who have sailed them, and on the incremental
changes made in succeeding models.

As you may note, I have refrained from making any statements regarding
the sailing charactistics and handling of the new model. - I'll be able
to provide that informatin in about three months.

On the other hand, I notice that others on this ng don't hesitate to
issue dogmatic statements regarding the sailing characteristics of the
boat, despite the fact that they haven't sailed it, and in most cases,
don't know anyone who has.

Jim