swap 2 sheep and ex wife for a macgreggor 26

[Madhatter]

This is my point, the Mac is not a boat designed to cross oceans or even seas, she is a boat that in fair weather gets you out sailing, if the weather is bad or during winter you can trailer her inland and sail on lakes and rivers and still get some sailing hours in. They are safe if used as they were intended (Ballast full while sailing) and they give their owners many hours experiance on the water all year round. I could have bought a different boat, one that sat on her mooring from April to October and weather permitting we would go out whenever we could up and down the same piece of sea (I would not go out if the weather forecast was not favourable even though the boat was safer and more sea worthy than a Mac as i don't feel i've got the experiance yet , being a novice) , Nov - Mar she would be on hard standing and I would get no practical experiance during those months. However as I have a Mac I have experianced all year round sailing and motoring allowing me to develop seamanship and boating knowledge that is transferable to other boats and also experianced three weeks sailing in France without praying for the right weather to make a channel crossing which no doubt would not coinside with the time i have to take my holiday from work. When I have a lot more experiance and different sailing goals I'm sure I will want a different boat, but for me right now the Mac ticks all the boxes!

Atta boy you tell em !!
It does what is says on the tin at a reasonable cost per sailing hours, 8000+ customers aren't all wrong

 

[padge]

I'm sticking my head above the parapet and declaring I've got a Mac 26M

SWMBO doesn't like the wobbly sea so if the family want to go out I launch on the broads and watch the wildlife go by.

I'm a little bit more adventurous and launch on the orwell singlehanded and dabble with the east coast .

Watching the sunrise over somewhere like Pyfleet makes you glad to be alive.

That's what sailing is all about .

The weather has been good - I've already had 10 days afloat so far this year and it has cost me less than £100 including fuel ,launching etc how many of you can say that ?

If you Know your limitations the Mac is an economic & enjoyable boat.

 

[AngusMcDoon]

ok lots of putting me off the mac 26, but no one is coming up with a boat that does what i want, for the record i a crystal 23 keel boat for a season to try out sailing, but was too small inside,
ok heres my needs, and see if you got anything other than a mac 26 to surgest,

1 i want full or close to full standing room, i am 6'1''
2 i want over 10mph to cut down on current and weather changing worries
3 i want to be able to dry out upright and be able to beach her
4 room to enjoy dossing on boat(floating caravan)

things i would miss
1 not been able to sink her
2 no trailer would add cost

so what you got?

Dragonfly 35 will do all those. How much money did your ex-wife leave you with?

 

[Allan]

We had a club cruise this weekend with 16 boats. On both days most of the boats achieved all of the list, including the 10mph. It's not just about picking the boat, picking where you sail is important too!
Allan

 

[Bosun Higgs]

ok not really swapping the ex and my sheep,

Go on - you've already had offers for them from Pakistan, havent you? Or maybe from Wales - two wives and one shepherd

but i do want to know when buying a boat how much do people expect to be knocked down on the price, i mean if someones advertising a boat at £16,000 what ball park price would you expect to be handing over at the shake hands moment?

I would build £500 into the asking price to give away to the cheapskates ( like me) who always want to get something off..