Ellen MacArthur wrote:

JimC is full of it. He says MacGregor 26s are not flimsy. He's wrong. Here's proof:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...en&btnG=Search
I searched *MacGregor 26 broken* and got 295,000 returns. JimC says there are
30,000 MacGregor 26s sold. That means each one broke about ten times. Duh!
If that ain't flimsy nothing is.....


Cheers,
Ellen


Cheers to you too Ellen.

That's quite a Google search. Results include description of the
MadGregor dorm at MIT, reference to the Houston MacGregor Medical
Association (they are concerned that their urine samples may have been
contaminated), reviews of a book entitled "The Broken Cord" (from the
word "broken" in your search request), and some references to MacGregor
boats such as the second one down in which the owner of a Mac 26 states
that in four years of sailing his Mac, "nothing has broken and
maintenance has been nil" (I guess your search for the word "broken"
includes both boats that were broken and those that weren't.

In any event, this is just more propaganda of the kind that Mac-Bashers
typically come up with when they don't know what they are talking about,
have no evidence (and are too lazy to do their homework and come up with
any), and have never even sailed a current model Mac. - Really, Ellen,
this is simply ridiculous. If you had any self-respect and concern for
getting the facts, you would be ashamed of posting crap like this in the
first place.

Jim



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Every year, Houston's MacGregor Medical Association (MMA) provides
health care to some 3,000 pregnant women who dutifully leave urine
samples in plastic cups and proffer their arms for blood tests at each
checkup. When one patient's urine test result showed evidence of small
amounts of protein in early 1996, her doctor wasn't overly concerned;
such samples are frequently contaminated




Originally Posted by mackid068
What is the Mac26 like to sail (ie how does it sail)? Anyone like it?
Sails like many other light weight boats with high freeboard. Similar to
Hunters and others. Very decent reaching, so so up wind.

I have sailed on one (26X) and we averaged 5.5 kts (GPS record) after
sailing all day around Narragansett bay, RI. We passed a few boats going
down wind (doing 7.5 kts for a while) and a few boats passed us going up
wind. The boat was rigged with main and 150% genoa.

The big outboard made threading through a narrow marina and docking
incredibly easy. Turns and stops on a dime.

The magazine reviews I have seen are all positive. Wife liked it very much.
The owner of the boat I sailed bought it new. In 4 years of sailing
(about 40 outings / year) nothing has broken and maintenance costs have
been nil.
He dry sails it and spends 40$/year for the ramp permit and uses about
12gal of gas a year.

I may buy one.
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