Jeff Morris wrote:

"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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He seems to think he can make 'book speed', when that
speed is quoted for an unloaded and stripped-down boat.


What's the date and time of that particular post,
Wally? I can't seem to find it.




You've taken your lessons from RB well, Jim. You enjoy trading meaningless
insults but when it comes to the truth you suddenly get very quiet. You
blatantly lie about what others say, and then you claim not to remember your own
statements, even when they've been posted for you.

Here's your comments again:

"Am I going to be stranded off-shore in unexpected weather conditions? -
(Actually, since the boat can motor back at 18 mph, it has a better
chance of getting back to shore faster than a displacement boat."

The boat can motor back at 18 mph. As has been discussed ad nausium,
the speed is dependent on a number of factors, including weather
conditions, loads, whether the water ballast tank is filled or not, etc.
As understood, the question related to what I could do if stranded
off-shore, not what I could do if I had three or four passangers and had
been stupid enough to wait until the sea was building. As I have stated
over and over again, the boat is not a heavy displacement full-keel
vessel built for oceant crossings, and a prudent sailor (which I am) is
going to get back to shore as early as possible in the event of
worsening weather. This is not to say that I wouldn't sail it in blue
water, or sail it down the Texas coast, or that I wouldn't be prepared
to sail it in severe weather in the event I couldn't outrun it.

"I'm getting a boat that's capable of motoring in 1.5 feet of water and
sailing offshore, motoring at 18 knots to a desired destination, "


This is true. As discussed above, the speed is dependent on a number of
factors. In relatively mild whether and with a light load, it can motor
at 18 knots.calm

"Regarding access to good sailing areas, the MacGregor can plane out
to the desired sailing are at around 15-18 knots"


Again, all true. In this area in particular, we have to motor down the
Houston-Galveston ship channel for some 25 miles (boring and tiring in a
slow, displacement sailboat) and then motor some 5 miles further between
the jetties to get to some blue water. With the Mac 26M, the boat can
motor down the ship channel at around 15-18 knots, greatly reducing the
time it takes to get to desirable sailing areas.

"Like, planing the boat at around 12 knots under sail, or 18
knots under power."

Again, all true.


You're just a cheap lying troll, aren't you Jim?

Nope. Not at all. But YOU are a good example of a "cherry picker" who
scans my notes to find statements that you can quote against me, out of
context. You apparently hope to win some "atta-boys" from your buddies
on the ng. If you quoted my notes in context, and reviewed my several
discussions of the characteristics of the boat under various conditions,
you would have had to acknowledge various qualifications that I have
made throughout the discussions, to the effect that the speed of the Mac
under power is dependent on a number of conditions. Obviously, it won't
be able to make 18-knots under all conditions, or if conditions aren't
right. And if the skipper is stupid enough to sit around offshore for
several hours after getting a severe weather notice, or to sit out there
watching the weather building and heading toward him for several hours
before deciding to turn the motor on, Obviously, he isn't going to make
15-18 knots in 5-foot chop. On the other hand, the speed of the boat
under power is a great advantage (particularly in our area) for mototing
25-30 miles down the ship channel, which is protected and relatively
flat, and getting out to the blue water quickly, and for returning to
port quickly, and it is also a safety factor in getting back to shore
ahead of a storm.

Jim