DSK wrote:


As for "put up or shut up" I am not the one making ridiculous & false
claims about my boat because I fervently believe the advertising.




Jim Cate wrote:

Really? And could you be just a little more specific?


I have been. Were you not paying attention? That's a poor quality in a
sailor.

... Like, if I posted all those "ridiculous and false" claims, could
you cite a few of them?


Sure. Like, the hull of the 26M is "completely new & different." It may
have a few different features, like the daggerboard, but it is the same
hull design. The shape is exactly the the same. I would bet a lot of
money that they are popped out of the same female mold.

Doug, you need to look at the bottom of the boat instead of simple
looking at the freeboard. If you did, you would see that the bow
incorporates a deep-V configuration (around 15 degrees) whereas the X is
a much flatter configuration (around 8 degrees). Additionally, the
transom is of a different, more rounded configutaion, and the 16-inch
deep trunk previously cut into the trunk (for receiveing the pivotable
keel used in the X) has been eliminated, since the M incorporates the
vertically movable daggerboard and doesn't require the 200-gallon trunk.
Whether you like these changes or not, it's pretty obvious that the new
hull isn't just "popped out of the same female mold."


Rotating mast... Like, if I understand you correctly, you seem to be
claiming that the Mac 26 M has a rotating mast like a catamaran or Tasar
or C-Scow. Like, the ones I have seen definitely do not have this
feature, nor would it be in any way helpful or appropriate for the type
of boat.

My boat, and all the other 26Ms I have seen, does indeed have an axially
rotating mast, as used on some catamarans. Whether or not it would be
advantageous or not, it's definitely there. - The mast rotates as the
sail boat is tacked, following the luff of the mainsail.



Anyway, I am glad that you like your boat and are happy with it's
performance and sailing characteristics. I don't know of very many other
sailors that would be. You are fortunate.


In other words, I'm so stupid and inexperienced that I'm happy in my
ignorance, right!

In any event, I think your comments would be more effective if you and
your buddies would get your facts straight before continuing your
Mac-bashing. - A hull with a 15-degree V and without a 200 gallon open
center trunk extending rearwardly down the center of the hull simply
isn't the same thing as an 8-degree hull with such a trunk. Actually,
your comments would carry more weight if they were consistent with the
facts.

Jim