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Marty wrote: JimC wrote: Out of curiosity, I asked the MacGregor discussion group whether anyone had heard of a Mac 26 breaking up and/or sinking in heavy seas. (Many of the Mac owners have taken their boats offshore.) No one had heard of any such incidence. As you say, there are thousands out there, all over the world and in all types of conditions. Well Jim, to use your tack, please provide reliable evidence of a Mac26 surviving an open ocean passage that involves a significant storm, duration greater that 48hrs, oh hell I'd settle for 24. Hi Marty. Before I respond to your note, would you please show me any note I posted stating that the Mac is suitable for use on an open ocean passage of any kind? Seems to me that what I stated was that I wouldn't want to take mine 200 miles offshore. Nevertheless, the Mac's do have positive floatation, and they don't have a heavy keel that would drag the boat quickly to the bottom if the hull were compromised. Marty, so far, no one has provided ANY EVIDENCE AT ALL of one breaking apart and sinking under ANY conditions, offshore, inshore, heavy weather, squalls, drunk skipper, collisions. No one. Nada. Despite the thousands of Macs out there. As stated above, the Mac 26 is one of, if not the most popular series of sailboats ever made, with thousands still in use both in the US and in various foreign countries. And many Mac 26 owners (in the US and in foreign waters) have taken their boats offshore, though few are used in open crossings. In view of the thousands of Mac26s out there, if the Macs did have a tendency to break up and sink, under stress of any kind, it would be impossible to keep that tendency a secret. - Yet so far, no one (on this ng or on the Mac owners ng) has heard of ANY Mac26 breaking up and sinking, in heavy weather conditions, collisions, or other forms of stress. Secondly, remember that I wasn't the one who posted statements to the effect that the Macs would break up and sink in severe conditions. Those statements were posted by Ganz, with vacuous support from several others. Since Ganz and his friends posted those assertions, Ganz and his friends are the ones who should be providing evidence and proof supporting their theories. - They haven't, of course, and they clearly are unable to do so. Have a nice evening. Jim |
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