* Ed Gordon wrote, On 6/10/2007 2:03 PM:
You said a Mac26X wouldn't go 20mph with a 50H Honda. Well you were wrong.
I was looking through a Mac site and I found this:
http://macgregorsailors.com/cgi-bin/...iew&record=258

24mph with empty ballast and 18 with full. What have you got to say for
yourself now, man?


Sorry. I don't believe everything I read in the Internet, do you?
Lots of people have been known to exaggerate just a bit.

Be that as it may, this report is from a 26X, not the current 26M
which is a bit slower. The boat is light, "loaded for an overnight,"
which to me means virtually empty. AND, the ballast tank was empty.
Remember that with no ballast, people are warned to sit quietly in the
middle of the cockpit, staying low and aft. No standing up. Sorry,
you can't go to the head. And for God's sake don't you even think of
going up on deck! This should only be attempted when others are
around and rescue is sure to be quick. And never when the water is
cold, and certainly not if the waves are over 12 inches. All of these
warnings come directly from the MacGregor site. And we know that
people die when the Mac warnings are ignored, and Ed claims we
shouldn't blame the boat if this happens.

And I'll add this report from a dealer:

http://www.bwyachts.com/Engine%20Choices.htm

His comment about the Honda:
"Honda 50hp engine: All modern four stroke engines are reliable, quiet
and good on gas. The Honda engine does not perform to the standard we
were looking for though. It does not have good low end torque and
hence does not get the boat moving fast or find the top speed we were
looking for."