DSK wrote:

Jeff Morris wrote:

So instead of parroting the marketing bull****, why don;t you sail the
boat and
tell us about your experiances?


Jeff, I hesitate to say it but it looks like MacGregor marketing BS is
the sum of Jim Cate's knowledge about sailing. Maybe he will meet up
with Joe and start getting some good experience.

Actually, as discussed ad nauseum in previous strings, I have some 30
years experience sailing on 30 to 40-foot boats, such as Valiants,
O'Days, Endeavors, Catalinas, Cals, etc. (Incidentally, I recently took
the ASA basic sailing course as a review (on-the-water and 130-question
written tests) and scored over 98 on a damn comprehensive test. (Boat
characeristics, rigging, tuning, points of sail MOB drills, rules of
road, navigation, lights, on-the-water tests under varying points of
sail, etc.) It doesn't make me a sailor, but it does suggest I know a
little more than MacGregor Marketing BS.)


BTW I have a folder of boat brochures here, largely due to people giving
them to me. The Mac 26M has a mast that is approximately 1.5' longer
than the 26X. That's a substantial redesign, doncha think?

When combined with the 20 or so other changes, yes there are some
substantial changes.


The mast has
none of the features of the rotating mast Jim claimed.

Interesting. Mine does. It is supported on two bearing structures and
is axially rotatable, each of the stays are adjustable, the mast can be
bent forward as desired, etc. Every other 26M I've seen is also rotatable.

Wide spreaders,
swept back lowers, etc. The lead ballast is 300# yet the boat is only
200# heavier, dry weight. That means they took out 100# of fiberglass
somewhere... hmmm...

Nope. It doesn't mean that they took out 100# of fiberglass. It means
that they reduced the size of the water ballast chamber to provide a
combination of water and permanent ballast, so that the boat has some
ballast whether or not the tank is filled. Actually, they ADDED another
fiberglass layer and another 100 pounds of resin to the hull. -

Incidentally, do facts mean anything in these discussions? Is basic
intellectual honesty of any relevance to you? Does anyone give a damn
whether what they are saying has any basis in fact whatsoever? It's
obvious that you and Jeff don't.

Jim