Down with Mac 26X naysayers!
 

Last time I posted here some people were claiming a Mac26X never went to
the Bahamas. Well, here's a site that proves you were wrong again.

http://pstobo.popstogo.com/bahama2.html

Read it and see how much fun a Mac26X is. The only thing I don't like is
where the owner says he's using a full tank of gas in only 20 miles. He
must only have one little six-gallon tank to use that much. And he says
he doesn't want to take down his sails halfway across to the Bahamas and
the picture shows the sail cover still on. I guess he's a little mixed
up with some other parts of his trip?

Right now I'm Googling for Mac circumnavigations like in around the
whole world. I've found some circumnavigations already but they are only
around islands and stuff like that. I just know Macs have
circumnavigated the world, it's just a matter of finding somebody who
made a web page about it.



--
Cheerio,
Ed Gordon
http://www.freewebs.com/egordon873/index.htm

Down with Mac 26X naysayers!
 

* Ed Gordon wrote, On 6/20/2007 12:41 PM:
Last time I posted here some people were claiming a Mac26X never went to
the Bahamas. Well, here's a site that proves you were wrong again.

I don't believe anyone doubted that a Mac has crossed over to the
Bahamas. After all, its only 40 miles so it should be no big deal for
a boat that can do 20 knots. In fact, the only surprising thing is
that you make such a big deal about it!

Down with Mac 26X naysayers!
 

Hell, even Neal motored across.


"Jeff" wrote in message
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* Ed Gordon wrote, On 6/20/2007 12:41 PM:
Last time I posted here some people were claiming a
Mac26X never went to
the Bahamas. Well, here's a site that proves you were
wrong again.

I don't believe anyone doubted that a Mac has crossed over
to the
Bahamas. After all, its only 40 miles so it should be no
big deal for
a boat that can do 20 knots. In fact, the only surprising
thing is
that you make such a big deal about it!

Down with Mac 26X naysayers!
 

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:41:09 +0200 (CEST), Ed Gordon
wrote:

The only thing I don't like is
where the owner says he's using a full tank of gas in only 20 miles.

Sounds entirely plausible. A 50 hp outboard burns about 5 gals per
hour. At that rate the 6 gallon tank goes an hour and 12 minutes.

As an FYI, we have cruised 750 miles in the last 6 days, with about
600 of that offshore. We saw our first Mac today, well inland in the
South Carolina ICW.