I just wanted to put this out there for anyone wondering what such a motor would do with a 26S. On a light wind day on a calm lake, ballast full I got two knots out of the 48LB electric motor. I picked this 20-year-old motor up used but in very nice shape for $50 to use on my local electric only lake. The ramp there is pretty shallow but I had no problems both launching & returning the boat to the trailer there thanks to the Mac design. I ended up having three conversations with people at the ramp that day, one guy who lived on the lake actually jumped in his car to come see the boat up close & meet me at the ramp when I was pulling out. He said that mine was the biggest boat he ever saw on the lake, he has a 19' sailboat, and that he hopes to see me back there again. The other two pretty much said the same. One couple in a small electric pontoon came up on me really close out in the middle of the lake in order to get a look, I think they probably wanted to talk too but I was in the middle of raising the mast and all out there on the water. I plan on doing plenty of overnight camping there on that lake so they will see "us" again soon. I was very satisfied with the performance of the trolling motor for that location. Being it's only eight minutes away from home, it makes for a nice sailing option.