Mac 19 vs Mac 26M vs just about anything else under 33ft

[tangentair]

Undoubtably you are right - it is not how big you make it but how you make it big.

[Moe]

For those who want the Mac 19 brochure and don't have one, I found the images from Bob White's old website on WebArchive.org and put them in a PDF file (5+ MB). I'll host it here temporarily.

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Moe

[Alex]

Owner's instructions and all useful information
http://www.dougpile.com/mac19/owners_home.html

http://www.dougpile.com/mac19/index.html

[ALX357]

I like it. Have not ever seen one for sale, have never seen one at all. How many were produced, in what years ?

[They Theirs]

[Highlander]

Hi guy's

Magnetic all I got to say is here , here the rest of you guy's what can I say relish this






T.T.

what can I say nice pic's

John

[Deeseas]

ALX357

I believe about 1000 were produced between 1992-1995.

Doug

[waternwaves]

After watching highlanders latest series..

his is probably the safest boat we could possilby ever travel on (at least as far as MOB) I mean really, no matter where you are on her, there is a line hanging down you can grab....

Course it is also probably the most brusing for a klutz like me.....plenty to trip on or stub my toe on the deck....

But I sure like all those sail handling lines in light 15kts or less air...

[magnetic]

Comparison of MOB Risks - vs

Notwithstanding the number of lines, sheets, shrouds and other scrap metal detritus which litter Highlander's boat, it is absolutely indisputable that the risk of experiencing a Man Overboard is significantly lower on the Mac 19 than on either the 26X or the M, if only because - as one of the previous posters has pointed out - you can't get as many people on board a and there are therefore fewer bodies around who can fall out.

It's only logical, if you think about it, the more so if you take into account the instinctive lemming-like suicidal tendencies which and owners quite naturally feel when they realise that they've bought the wrong boat

[Deeseas]

I agree

[captainjohn]

Seems like there is a lot of dissension between 19 and 26 owners! Why don't we just get along and share our experiences. I believe only about 350 or so 19's were made as Roger realised how much more profit he could make with the 26.
I'm still trying to get info on the rudder and motor tiller arrangement which works best on the 19
Also, anyone know of a bimini that works with the sails up on a 19?

[tangentair]

Seems like there is a lot of dissension between 19 and 26 owners!

yeah and those 7 dissenssions ..... awh, never mind, I am just sitting here waiting for lunch to arrive and this is a bad joke.
If I do go back to the marina life, I would probably consider a 19 as a backup for traveling, but why is it only limited to a 40 hp, surely someone has tried something bigger?

[magnetic]

.... well, there's that guy down in Mobile who uses a 26x with two Mac19's as a trimaran, and apparently he has 40hp Mercuries in each of the outriggers and an Avco Lycoming turboprop aeroengine in the central hull, giving a total of something over 3,700 shaft horsepower at WOT.......

let's be honest, if the 40 can drive a 19 at 25mph - and I have yet to be totally convinced, but it's there or thereabouts - you wouldn't want to go a whole lot faster in a high-sided hull with tiller steering, certainly not in any kind of sea

the important thing is that the is faster than the - all other considerations are surely just academic, so why rub it in?

[Deeseas]

Captainjohn

Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macgregor19sailboats/ for more info. Response is not as quick as this great site but maybe Ron or Mike can help you there.
Doug