Thanks to all for your responses!

I'm looking with a lustful eye at the Tide 28, http://www.tide28.com/

Haven't seen any US dealers though. Seems like she's a much more seaworthy craft (than the Mac), and since I like excursions off the Jersey shore, it would be a real comfort to have that 6' of lead hanging beneath me. And I like the fact that she'll draw less than 20" for ducking around the back bays behind Long Beach Island.

Scout

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Does anyone have any actual experience with the Mac 26M?

In my unending search for the right boat, this boat appears to have many features of interest. I understand that the sailing performance is compromised to gain in other areas, but if speed is not my thing, why should I care?

If the 26M is a poor boat, that what trailerable boat in that size range (abt 25') can do better?

Scout

Scout wrote:
Thanks to all for your responses!

I'm looking with a lustful eye at the Tide 28, http://www.tide28.com/

Haven't seen any US dealers though. Seems like she's a much more
seaworthy craft (than the Mac), and since I like excursions off the
Jersey shore, it would be a real comfort to have that 6' of lead hanging
beneath me. And I like the fact that she'll draw less than 20" for
ducking around the back bays behind Long Beach Island.


No that's a cool boat... except for the goofy looking windows...

The hull & configuration are similar to a modern sportboat
type; somepbody prob'ly figured that if it will plane with a
spinnaker, it will plane with a motor... beef up the transom
to carry the weight & torsion, that's all.

It's not that new of an idea, I used to know a guy who put a
75HP outboard on the back of his Flying Junior and go
fishing. Most of the time he'd leave the mast off though.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

"Scout" wrote in message
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Thanks to all for your responses!

I'm looking with a lustful eye at the Tide 28, http://www.tide28.com/

Haven't seen any US dealers though. Seems like she's a much more seaworthy
craft (than the Mac), and since I like excursions off the Jersey shore, it
would be a real comfort to have that 6' of lead hanging beneath me. And I
like the fact that she'll draw less than 20" for ducking around the back
bays behind Long Beach Island.

Scout

http://www.motosailer.ru/

As you can see there are a few boats in the Mac vein, there was also another
named the "Mast 28" -German manufacturer, saw one at the Chicago sail show
several winters back, it was fairly pricey, around 50k IIRC.
With the exception of the Mac, they are all European boats and might be
difficult to obtain or even inspect on this side of the pond.

John Cairns

John Cairns wrote:
http://www.motosailer.ru/

As you can see there are a few boats in the Mac vein, there was also another
named the "Mast 28" -German manufacturer, saw one at the Chicago sail show
several winters back, it was fairly pricey, around 50k IIRC.
With the exception of the Mac, they are all European boats and might be
difficult to obtain or even inspect on this side of the pond.


I like this one, the "Alekstar 25"
http://www.motosailer.ru/index.php?menuid=6

Looks like the Flying TIger 10m, a pretty generous & modern
sailplan.

A lot of boatbuilding in Poland, nowadays. The former
Yugoslavia too... any place where skilled labor is cheap.

DSK

Scout,

Dog and I watched a 26M go out of the Harbor the other day, Temp 74.
wind about 12 knots. It didn't even have a boom on. Owner wasn't even
pretending to be a wind jokey

He was the only power boat on the Bay though. He had his Mast up and
rigged.
Don't know if he had the boom & sail below? That cabin on the 26M is
probably big enough to hold that.

The wind was blowing out of the South, right on his nose. He may have
been motoring out to get some good, easy sailing. I was thinking that a
26M is exactly the right boat to do that but not rigging the Boom on the
Hard made me doubt it. Didn't hang around to see.




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