"Paladin" wrote
... How much fun is it to be
thought foolish and ignorant?


Like most questions, the answer is "it depends." Is it bad
to be thought foolish & ignorant by the foolish & ignorant?
Is it like being in a club?


Scout wrote:
To each his own. The Mac is the right boat for some and if the shoe fits,
why not wear it?

Exactly. I try to not criticise the boat, only the
non-factual representation of it. We've had a number of
friends with these boats and they had a lot of fun with it.


.... I have my eye on the Precision 28, but in doing my
research, I've learned they are no longer in production. This may be a
temporary situation but no one at Precision can say for sure at this time.

Translation- they'd build you a custom one but it would be
real expensive.


So now I'm trying to hunt down a used 28.
The folks at Precision contacted me and informed me that they make their big
money on the smaller boats

That's a refreshing change. They build some good boats too.
I wish they would get into the one-design market, there is a
crying need for a good new dinghy design. I think the
Johnson 18 only opened the door a little bit to the
possibilities and the boat was not marketed very well. The
Vanguard Nomad is a bit too tame IMHO but shows some promise
....and is also not being marketed very well, I predict it
too will be a flop).


.... They suggested I look at the Hunter 27 as a close match.
I liked the swim platform on the Precision though, which to me seems like a
practical sacrifice of cockpit space if the owner (like me) will spend lots
of time in the water as well as on the boat.

It's all a compromise. The Hunter can make a servicable
family boat; there are a bunch of other options out there.
Boat shopping should be fun!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King