BoatBanter.com - The Mac26

Frogwatch wrote:
On Apr 3, 4:31 pm, wrote:
I_am_Tosk wrote:
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Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
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On 4/2/2011 10:23 AM, Harryk wrote:
I_am_Tosk wrote:
In , says...
On 4/2/2011 8:58 AM, Harryk wrote:
John H wrote:
On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:35:46 -0700 (PDT),

wrote:
No, I've never sailed one but I sorta like the concept. Part of why
I
like it is just cuz it annoys some people who deserve to be annoyed.
However, I own more boats than I need (I am down to only 8 at last
count) so one that covers the same purpose of two might be good. I
have a sailboat for cruising and I do not expect good sailing
performance while cruising except downwind and a bathtub with a
towel
for a sail will go well downwind. Sailing upwind for any length of
time is impressive for an hour or so but not a great way to be
comfy,
I'll use the engine (with sails as an anti-roll) then and if I had a
MAc26 would use her motor.
I own a 20' power boat specifically for exploring shallow water
where
all the interesting things are and the Mac26 would fit this very
well.
I don't need her to be a great powerboat as even 15 kts seems like
warpspeed to a sailor who is used to 5 kts.
My point is that a MAc26 not being either a "Good sailboat" or a
"Good
Powerboat" has no meaning at all to me as I simply do not need
either
a good powerboat or a good sailboat. I do have need of a trailerable
extreme shoal draft boat that is capable of more than 5 kts o get
somewhere in a hurry if necessary but can be sailed at a more
normal 5
kts most of the time. I think that most people who buy Mac26s think
the same thing.
So the Mac26 is spartan. My S2 is even more spartan. If I was not so
used to my current boat and if I did not want to go really far
afield
in cruising, I'd buy a Mac26.
There are folks in this world who think the only decent boat is
*their* boat,
even when they don't have one. And, as they have nothing better to
do,
they
denigrate everyone else's boat.
In the case in question we had a drunk operator, with a grossly
overloaded and
grossly under-ballasted boat that capsized. Therefore, according to
our resident
*expert* it's the boat's fault.
WAFDS!
What the **** do you know about boats, Herring? Answer: next to
nothing.
For someone who has been around boats all his life you know
surprisingly
little. You are not qualified to judge John Herring on his knowledge.
Seriously. Harry was just trying to be heard again. All he has to add is
insults so that's what we get....
What's really funny is that you mooks don't realize how inherently
unstable that boat is with its daggerboard/centerboard up. Have any of
you looked at the hullform? Did you understand what you were seeing? The
boat's like an oversized canoe in powerboat mode.
Morons.
Any boater or potential boater should be cautioned that Harry
Krause/Paul/A real boater, etc. has little or no boating knowledge of any
significance. He has demonstrated over and over that he is a klutz when it
comes to boat operation, navigating, line handling, and boat upkeep/and
maintenance. At best, he is a pompous, blowhard, ass, much like his
counterpart on rec.boats.cruising, Wilbur Hubbard and his many sock
puppets
Irony meter pegs itself then erupts into flame . . .
Wilbur Hubbard
The object of your attention is just another of the many on-line ID
stealing morons that infect rec.boats. I filter him out.
Harry, you don't filter anybody out. You come here and insult as many
people as you can, then sit there and wait for someone to reply so you
can insult them again. You history clearly shows, you never miss a
post...
You're entitled to your little man fantasies, little man.

I think one fills the ballast tanks only partway and pulls up the
board for "motorboat" mode. This gives reasonable stability under
power.

I've read that if you only fill the ballast tanks partway, the ballast
shifts around and makes the boat even more tender.

Hey, get one if you like. To me, they look like a lousy sailboat and a
lousy powerboat.