26x Review in Boatworks Magazine

[Dan B]

Check out the Winter 2005 Edition of Boatworks Magazine! A review of the 26x On pages 76-79.

[DLT]

And I thought I was behind...

[LOUIS B HOLUB]

IM ON MY WAY TO PICK UP A COPY..."THANKS" !! Although, my opinion is that MY 1999 MAC-X is probably the BEST Sail/Motor Boat of its Size in the MARKET TODAY. I watched FIXED KEEL, and WEIGHTED SWING KEEL boats launch at my MARINA this weekend...and the amounts of problems those folks have are AMAZING...One fixed keel rig couldnt even be reloaded on the trailer (one of many problems with the "WEIGHT" and other complications). Although fixed keel and weighted keel boat owners love their boats, I cant blame them...ITS SIMPLY ONE's CHOICE, and ALL SAILING CRAFTs are beautiful in each its own WAY. HOWEVER, the simplicity, ease, and design of the MacGregor 26 SURPASSES with flying COLORs...I havent met a dissatisfied MAC owner yet

[Frank C]

Speaking of magazines ... the latest issue of Sailing mag (Nov) is their annual trailersailing issue. It has a "used review" of the Potter 19, some trailer maintenance hints, a story about a North Channel trailerboat cruise, plus another pretty interesting cruising piece about the Mini-Mac.

The Mac guy in Canada writes of a river-to-lake cruise on his Mac 19. The boat's motorsailing & skinny-waters versatility played a big part in enabling his cruise. Lots of pictures too.

[Zavala]

Frank -- That's sounds like a great article -- I'm dying to read it. I just made the Admiral help me search my issues of Sail magazine, only to realize I misread your post. Now, off to find some place in South Dakota that carries Sailing magazine....

[Dan B]

Not as behind as you might think. The cover reads "Winter 2005/6." Must have been a long winter.

[Hamin' X]

Not as behind as you might think. The cover reads "Winter 2005/6." Must have been a long winter.

I think the behind reffered to the fact that the 26X hasn't been in production since 2003.

[Beam's Reach]

Can't find a copy anywhere in my town. Anybody who has found it have any concerns about sharing copyrighted material with the rest of us?

[mighetto]

Can't find a copy anywhere in my town. Anybody who has found it have any concerns about sharing copyrighted material with the rest of us?

BoatWorks is a magazine from the Editors of Sail Magazine. Sail is the rag that had the Mac26m review in it. The article is sweet in BoatWorks and the sweet thing is that they actually found out something new about the boat.

The water ballast tanks in the X are baffled. What this means and I suspected as much from my own sailing, is that water doesn't slosh around as much as the manufacturer has gotten us to believe. In my own operation of the boat while racing, I have taken on ballast and emptied it while sailing without the kind of instabliity I had been schooled to expect. There is immediate stability improvement from the start of filling which on my boat has to be done on starboard tack because post 1999 the factory stop putting valves on bot h sides. Contrary to the BoatWorks article, the ballast will syphone out even when not on plane so it is your choice to blow it out with a raft inflator like has always been done since the Classics, or just let it leasurly flow out.

The important thing to realize about our craft is that they were fitted out primarily for cruising. As the boats replace their sails and cruising gear is put in storage they are getting faster. Dove in his BoatWorks article states

"Filling the tanks changes the sensation from that of sailing a dinghy to sailing a keelboat". The point is that this craft was meant to be sailed like a dinghy in less than 7 MPH winds and above if you are competitive and- as all racing sailors will do from time to time - are willing to risk capsize.

The Max26x is likely the most chatted about sailboat in the world right now and BoatWorks has smart owners to get a Used boat test out now. Typically a model isn't considered a used-boat until 7 years after the last one was launched. The Winter 2005/6 edition has Step-by-Step guides for many used boat projects and will be part of many a sailor's library. So this review really is quite an honor. There is also a nice M diagram.

The owner of the Max26x reviewed traided up from a Hunter 34. A lot of credibility was restored to Roger and Me with this review.

Frank L. Mighetto

[Gerald Gordon]

Can we get some more details, please?

[Hamin' X]

The owner of the Max26x reviewed traided up from a Hunter 34. A lot of credibility was restored to Roger and Me with this review.

Frank L. Mighetto

I think the signature says a lot. I happen to agree with a lot of Frank's opinions of the . Others might have a different view. TETO

[Beam's Reach]

Wait a minute. Don't confuse me with Mighetto . The quote above should be attributed to him.

[Hamin' X]

If I read the post correctly, the quote that I included was from
Frank L. Mighetto

Frank gets a lot of bad press and maybe that's his own fault, but if you read ALL of the stuff on his website, most of it has basis in fact.

Sorry, no offense was intended.

[Mark Prouty]

Check out the Winter 2005 Edition of Boatworks Magazine! A review of the 26x On pages 76-79.

To get a copy call 800-828-8130. It is $8.94 with shipping and handling.

[Beam's Reach]

None taken, Hammin'. Just keepin' the record straight.

I like reading his stuff too. Don't always agree, but that's what keeps things interesting.