"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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Capt. Mooron wrote:

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
| I wasn't claiming the boat was
| completely unsafe; I was pointing out that it isn't correct to tout
the
boat's
| stability when its capable of rolling over at anchor in calm
conditions.

Bwahahahahahahahahaaa..... it's so-o-o-o-o TRUE! :-D

CM


Mooron, the incident Jeff is discussing involved a drunk skipper sailing

No he wasn't sailing, he was at anchor!


a MacGregor water ballas boat WITHOUT the water ballast, and with an
overloaded boat, with a number of guests sitting on the deck (which
MacGregor warns is highly dangerous if the water ballast tank isn't
full.)

That's not the point. The point is that the boats is capable of rolling
over if
misued. This is an extremely unusual property for a 26 foot sailboat.

Rubbish, Jeff!

Many boats are capable of rolling over if they are misused. In fact, I'm
lucky that I haven't dipped my masthead in the water yet.

There are many "tippy" 26 foot boats. They need to be handled correctly.
If we were to hold the manufacturer responsible for every capsize, then we
would consign most high performance monohulls to history.



Regards

Donal
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