"Parallax" wrote in message
Checking out the Practical Sailor rewview of the Mac 26:

They state a PHRF of 240-250. Would have to refigure the PHRF of
other boats to make them consistent with this figure.


Perhaps - but that still make them very slow. Slower that virtually every other
rated boat, including numerous smaller boats.

PS says the Mac 26 is built with a hull deck joint on an outward
turning flange with SS bolts every 4", this is pretty good. Look at
some older boats, even "name brands" and you find riveted joints,
sometimes "pop" rivets to hold them together while the glue in the
joint dries.

PS implies the Mac26 has too light rigging. Macgregor says it has
never been a problem. Any remarks about this anyone?

Mac specs show Lewmar winches and Doyle sails, could be ok.

It could be, but it really doesn't mean anything. Lewmar makes many sizes and
styles, And, given the quantities involved, Doyle would accomodate any budget.



Other than the remark about the light rigging, PS has little bad to
say about the Mac26.

They also had very little good to say. They never sailed the boat. Actually,
they said very little other than echoing Roger's comments, and those of a
dealer. The most important comment is a direct quote from Roger: "The 26 was
designed for typical small cruising boat use-inland waters and limited coastal
sailing." I interpret "limited coastal sailing" as significantly more limited
than what is appropriate for a "coastal cruiser."

http://www.boatus.com/reviews/sail/review2.asp