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Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
JAXAshby wrote: I don't intend to take the Mac out more than 100 miles or so from shore. I do recognize that it wasn't designed for ocean crossings. Jim 100 miles? don't take it 1 mile from shore, or in waves above 2 feet or winds above 15 knots. I do intend to be somewhat conservative for the first few months. - Perhaps limiting it to 75 miles offshore, with winds of less than 50 knots. Jim |
Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
jim, do you sleep well at night pushing that b/s to peddle boats to the naive?
geesh, d00d. your mother would be embarrassed by your lack of morals. Jim, it wasn't designed to go one mile offshore. Every picture, every claim of "performance," is in absolutely flat water. This is the major shortcoming of the design - its completely worthless as a sailboat in open water. You may be able get t "blue water" quickly, but you won't want t stay there. Nope. The boat was designed as a coastal cruiser. It is routinely sailed to Catalina island, some 25 miles offshore, for which it's planing and motoring capabilities permit it to get out to the island in half the time normally taken by discplacement boats. - Wrong again, Jeff. Jim "Jim Cate" wrote in message ... Scott Vernon wrote: If 'getting back to your home port safely & quickly' is your primary concern, you should NOT leave the dock, and definitley should NOT be buying a sailboat (or a Mac26X-M ). SV I don't intend to take the Mac out more than 100 miles or so from shore. I do recognize that it wasn't designed for ocean crossings. Jim "John W. Bienko" wrote in message ... The Mac 26 is designed by a genius team.. Sailing is very dependent on the wind.. and if it dies down.. one can get back to home port safely and quickly.. dependably. THat is worth its weight in gold. W hat does one do sailing to Catalina Island.. 12 miles offshore and the wind goes down to a zepher.. I sail a C&C 27 Mark III and love it because of its performance with the Hood Sails and its wonderful lines. I rarely motor the Atomic 4 engine.. often sailing directly into the mooring through a narrow harbour entrance, along a long main harbour, making a turn into a smaller harbour, with a challenging current, into my 12 foot mooring.. singlehanded. -- Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea! Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_ Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___ q |
SPAM!! Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
If by yelling "SPAM" you are suggesting that I have some association
with the company, or that I might get some sort of financial benefit or cut, you're wrong. Jim JAXAshby wrote: SPAM!! If 'getting back to your home port safely & quickly' is your primary concern, you should NOT leave the dock, and definitley should NOT be buying a sailboat (or a Mac26X-M ). SV I don't intend to take the Mac out more than 100 miles or so from shore. I do recognize that it wasn't designed for ocean crossings. Jim "John W. Bienko" wrote in message ... The Mac 26 is designed by a genius team.. Sailing is very dependent on the wind.. and if it dies down.. one can get back to home port safely and quickly.. dependably. THat is worth its weight in gold. W hat does one do sailing to Catalina Island.. 12 miles offshore and the wind goes down to a zepher.. I sail a C&C 27 Mark III and love it because of its performance with the Hood Sails and its wonderful lines. I rarely motor the Atomic 4 engine.. often sailing directly into the mooring through a narrow harbour entrance, along a long main harbour, making a turn into a smaller harbour, with a challenging current, into my 12 foot mooring.. singlehanded. -- Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea! Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_ Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___ q |
Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:48:41 -0500, Jim Cate wrote:
JAXAshby wrote: I don't intend to take the Mac out more than 100 miles or so from shore. I do recognize that it wasn't designed for ocean crossings. Jim 100 miles? don't take it 1 mile from shore, or in waves above 2 feet or winds above 15 knots. I do intend to be somewhat conservative for the first few months. - Perhaps limiting it to 75 miles offshore, with winds of less than 50 knots. Jim That sounds like a good plan to me. All I ask is that you take several of your attorney friends with you when you venture out:) In fact, I can't think of a better use of the Mac 26. I think mac should offer discounts to those in the legal profession. Give karma a helping hand, or at least Darwin. |
Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
MacBoy, Don't forget the key phrase... under engine.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Jim Cate" wrote in message ... Jeff Morris wrote: Jim, it wasn't designed to go one mile offshore. Every picture, every claim of "performance," is in absolutely flat water. This is the major shortcoming of the design - its completely worthless as a sailboat in open water. You may be able get t "blue water" quickly, but you won't want t stay there. Nope. The boat was designed as a coastal cruiser. It is routinely sailed to Catalina island, some 25 miles offshore, for which it's planing and motoring capabilities permit it to get out to the island in half the time normally taken by discplacement boats. - Wrong again, Jeff. Jim "Jim Cate" wrote in message ... Scott Vernon wrote: If 'getting back to your home port safely & quickly' is your primary concern, you should NOT leave the dock, and definitley should NOT be buying a sailboat (or a Mac26X-M ). SV I don't intend to take the Mac out more than 100 miles or so from shore. I do recognize that it wasn't designed for ocean crossings. Jim "John W. Bienko" wrote in message ... The Mac 26 is designed by a genius team.. Sailing is very dependent on the wind.. and if it dies down.. one can get back to home port safely and quickly.. dependably. THat is worth its weight in gold. W hat does one do sailing to Catalina Island.. 12 miles offshore and the wind goes down to a zepher.. I sail a C&C 27 Mark III and love it because of its performance with the Hood Sails and its wonderful lines. I rarely motor the Atomic 4 engine.. often sailing directly into the mooring through a narrow harbour entrance, along a long main harbour, making a turn into a smaller harbour, with a challenging current, into my 12 foot mooring.. singlehanded. -- Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea! Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_ Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___ q |
SPAM!! Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:50:48 -0500, Jim Cate wrote:
If by yelling "SPAM" you are suggesting that I have some association with the company, or that I might get some sort of financial benefit or cut, you're wrong. Jim I think Jax might be off target here, as well. No one with the Company would dare make the absurd claims you have or they would be tied up in litigation from here on. We look forward with eager anticipation to your sea tales of 50-70 knot wind, 75 miles offshore. Actually, someone will probably post a newslink to the report when that happens. JAXAshby wrote: SPAM!! If 'getting back to your home port safely & quickly' is your primary concern, you should NOT leave the dock, and definitley should NOT be buying a sailboat (or a Mac26X-M ). SV I don't intend to take the Mac out more than 100 miles or so from shore. I do recognize that it wasn't designed for ocean crossings. Jim "John W. Bienko" wrote in message ... The Mac 26 is designed by a genius team.. Sailing is very dependent on the wind.. and if it dies down.. one can get back to home port safely and quickly.. dependably. THat is worth its weight in gold. W hat does one do sailing to Catalina Island.. 12 miles offshore and the wind goes down to a zepher.. I sail a C&C 27 Mark III and love it because of its performance with the Hood Sails and its wonderful lines. I rarely motor the Atomic 4 engine.. often sailing directly into the mooring through a narrow harbour entrance, along a long main harbour, making a turn into a smaller harbour, with a challenging current, into my 12 foot mooring.. singlehanded. -- Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea! Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_ Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___ q |
Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
MacBoy,
Perhaps you're an idiot. But, why quibble. You *are* and idiot. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Jim Cate" wrote in message ... JAXAshby wrote: I don't intend to take the Mac out more than 100 miles or so from shore. I do recognize that it wasn't designed for ocean crossings. Jim 100 miles? don't take it 1 mile from shore, or in waves above 2 feet or winds above 15 knots. I do intend to be somewhat conservative for the first few months. - Perhaps limiting it to 75 miles offshore, with winds of less than 50 knots. Jim |
SPAM!! Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
No. You're just a MacBoy.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Jim Cate" wrote in message ... If by yelling "SPAM" you are suggesting that I have some association with the company, or that I might get some sort of financial benefit or cut, you're wrong. Jim JAXAshby wrote: SPAM!! If 'getting back to your home port safely & quickly' is your primary concern, you should NOT leave the dock, and definitley should NOT be buying a sailboat (or a Mac26X-M ). SV I don't intend to take the Mac out more than 100 miles or so from shore. I do recognize that it wasn't designed for ocean crossings. Jim "John W. Bienko" wrote in message ... The Mac 26 is designed by a genius team.. Sailing is very dependent on the wind.. and if it dies down.. one can get back to home port safely and quickly.. dependably. THat is worth its weight in gold. W hat does one do sailing to Catalina Island.. 12 miles offshore and the wind goes down to a zepher.. I sail a C&C 27 Mark III and love it because of its performance with the Hood Sails and its wonderful lines. I rarely motor the Atomic 4 engine.. often sailing directly into the mooring through a narrow harbour entrance, along a long main harbour, making a turn into a smaller harbour, with a challenging current, into my 12 foot mooring.. singlehanded. -- Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea! Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_ Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___ q |
Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
jim, you have no morals trying to peddle those things as boats.
I do intend to be somewhat conservative for the first few months. - Perhaps limiting it to 75 miles offshore, with winds of less than 50 knots. Jim |
SPAM!! Are sales of Mac 26 down the tubes?
SPAM!!!
If by yelling "SPAM" you are suggesting that I have some association with the company, or that I might get some sort of financial benefit or cut, you're wrong. Jim JAXAshby wrote: SPAM!! If 'getting back to your home port safely & quickly' is your primary concern, you should NOT leave the dock, and definitley should NOT be buying a sailboat (or a Mac26X-M ). SV I don't intend to take the Mac out more than 100 miles or so from shore. I do recognize that it wasn't designed for ocean crossings. Jim "John W. Bienko" wrote in message ... The Mac 26 is designed by a genius team.. Sailing is very dependent on the wind.. and if it dies down.. one can get back to home port safely and quickly.. dependably. THat is worth its weight in gold. W hat does one do sailing to Catalina Island.. 12 miles offshore and the wind goes down to a zepher.. I sail a C&C 27 Mark III and love it because of its performance with the Hood Sails and its wonderful lines. I rarely motor the Atomic 4 engine.. often sailing directly into the mooring through a narrow harbour entrance, along a long main harbour, making a turn into a smaller harbour, with a challenging current, into my 12 foot mooring.. singlehanded. -- Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea! Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_ Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___ q |
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