Compromised?

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THE PHANTOM

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Jun 3, 2004
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- - West Access Marina; Carlyle, Il
The Best of Both Worlds

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS; She sails beautiful, looks beautiful undersail, at the water line looking upward, from the bow looking sternward, in her slip and after a day sailing ... My girl is sailor friendly and easy to maintain ...
 
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Patty

Not perfect, needs work, but I love her...

My South Coast 23--an Alberg design--sails like my previous boat, a lightweight swing-keel "clorox bottle", never could. She's very beautiful under sail and at rest, stable, and tracks obediently, though I suspect she wouldn't win many races! I went looking for her specifically, too. Since I have to single-hand her, have a lot to do to restore her, and I'm a 60+ grandmother, I sometimes wish she were a PC Dana 24 so that I didn't have to go to the mast to winch up the halyards. Head room below would be nice, too. Then again, mine cost about 3% of the Dana's price so I can't complain much. Yes, I look back at her whenever I have to leave her, and call her "Merry Grace".
 
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Bob Todd

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Jun 6, 2004
300
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This was not a fair question...

You forgot "All of the above" I had to answer the way she sails. All other answers were foregone conclusions. Mine is a 1980 Nonsuch 30 Classic. At 30' with 29' of waterline, a 12' beam, and a 600 square feet of sail, you've got to sail it to believe it. When I bought it I thought I'd given up upwind speed, BOY was I wrong! After my first season (actually the first week of the season) I was hooked and I don't think I could ever go back to two-sail sailing again! Huge cockpit, all the ammenities, and SPEED TOO! In a Nonsuch, you don't call your tack...you say, "Mind you wine!" The toughest thing about sailing it is moving to the shady side after a maneuver. Gotta love it! Cheers, Bob
 
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Taz Whitley

Unfair Question

I purchased my Mirage 35 last year, so I have two years of maintence and 1 year of sailing her. What I like best is how she handles in most situations. For a boat of her age (20 yrs.) she looks great thanks in large to her previous owners, also great lines (Bob Perry - Thank you). What I like least is that once I get the time I would like to venture into the blue water, but the Mirage is a little on the tender side,great rivah and bay boat. Also, I would like additional equipment (but this will come with time.)
 
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Tom Lambert

Its practical this far from good sailing

We live 2 120 miles form the nearest puddle & every year we trailer to the _Pacific 1500 miles away so it makes sense for us,if our Mac 26 was 4 ft longer it wouldn't hurt my felling any but then some the places weve sailed&fished &dived we couldn't haveor may do.so thats wy we have a mac26X
 
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Gary Kirkham

Why I love my 28

The boat has all the features of the larger boats but can be easily handled by two people. Huge cockpit, nice accomodations below and priced so that you afford it.
 
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John

We are growing on each other

I bought my New Catalina 310, one year ago just getting used to her but learning to luv her more everyday. She is alot of boat for the money.
 
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Scottcha

Truly best of both worlds!!

I have both a Mac 21 and a 17 foot bass boat. I picked up both for $800 and while they both needed some work I am in love with both of them. I'm hoping to spend every weekend on the water in one or the other!!!
 
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Bob Camel

L Francis Hereshoff

Hereshoff responded to a critic as to why beauty should take precedence over function. He said " this beautiful yacht may not be the driest, most comfortable, or even the fastest. She may even be as lacking in the principle virtues, As the most beautiful woman often is. But still she will always be the most desirable Her faults will be overlooked. And it will be a pleasure to correct her shortcomings."
 
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capn Bill

Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder!

Because boats have such a romance attached to them, no one boat satisfies all who look upon them. And for that I'm eternally grateful! Personally, I have always preferred somewhat more traditional sailing characteristics over the new "high-tech" boats. Are they "better?" Probably. But do they have the romantic charactor of a traditional sailing vessel? I don't think so! Bill on STARGAZER
 
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Robert Garrett

To Point of not to POint

My wife and I grew tired of owning an Island Packet which would not point or tack. The most used feature of the boat was its motor. We now own a Hunter 35.5 which points and tacks with ease. I love having a sail boat that sails to wind, tacks, and sails off again.
 
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Richard

price and plastidity

I own a 94 Mac 26s. By far the best feature to me is I can afford to own it! Right up there with price is versatility. I can go to the lake 6 miles away, or to charleston (or other spots up or down the coast) ~4 1/2 hours away, or to dozens of lakes in between. Though the only other boat I have sailed is a hobie 16, The Mac [to me]seems to point well and be relatively fast. I could not imagine sailing the same water month after month. I love the exploratory ability of the Mac; for a price that average working people can afford.
 
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Dana M26D

Cake and eat it too?

We love our Mac26D. It's easy to sail, trailer, launch/recover. It's has a queen size stern berth, enclosed head, galley and plenty of storage. It's inexpensive (relatively) and I can slide her up on a beach. It's fun, fast, points very well, and has nice lines. I never have to climb to the top of the mast, as it takes about 5 minutes to bring the top of the mast down to me. In a perfect world it would accomodate my 6' 3". But all things considered, the sitting headroom is more than adequate. The pop top dodger gives me full headroom, so it's comfortable when anchored or moored. A blue water hull would be nice, but then it would give up other things and cost a lot more. The Mac 26D is perfect for what we want from a sailboat today. However, with retirement in 2007, I'll be shopping for a 44' Irwin Centre Cockpit. Cruising the Bahamas, that swim platform would be fantastic.
 
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Steve G

All Lines Run to the Cockpit

The former owner made sure my Hunter 33' could be easily single-handled by running all halyards, vang controls etc to rope clutches under the dodger. This works great until something jams, twists or otherwise malfunctions requiring the first mate to climb up & fix it.
 
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Alan

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Jun 2, 2004
4,174
Hunter 35.5 LI, NY
I thought when I bought her....

...that I had a really good cruiser that I could use for racing. Well, after putting in some distance under her keel, I've learned how to really sail. I've made adjustments, upgrades and improvements to the point that I now have a good cruiser and a really fast race boat. When I first got into sailing I heard that Hunters were no good for racing. They didn't ask the guys I race against. This boat has turned out to be a wolf in sheeps clothing. I got way more than I expected at the beginning.
 
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Paul Gaudet

Too Large?

I purchased a Pearson P30 two years ago. I have previously had smaller boats. I thought that this would be too much boat to handle. I find it easy to sail single handed and it's very stable.
 
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Capt. M

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Jun 7, 2004
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Looks!

As many have already mentioned that the quiz was unfair, but I must say that I first fell in love with her lines and layout. Innitially this was a Dream boat to have, at first I never considered that she would be mine. I found her just 350 miles away, and about 2 months after seeing her for the first time online, I and my my first mate (wife) were sailing our O'day 39 home from MD to Buzzards Bay, with our eager crew of 3 (All under the age of 5) awaiting our return. That was August 2003. I will say that during the summer of 2004 there were just 2 weekends during which we were not out sailing. I loved my old Pearson 26, but we just grew out of her.
 
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Al

:) Love the boat everytime we sail

We bought our 1987 30' Newport 2 years ago and It's just been a ball sailing it. Last summer i really learned to appreciate how the boat handles in rough weather, we got caught in one of those famous Lake Erie storms and it was interesting.Made it to port safe & sound, this year with a few up grade we're planning a month long cruise of Lake Erie, and the Islands.
 
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Carl Johnson

NOT PERFECT, BUT....

When my wife and I are out for the weekend and stop in at some local port for the night, we are always asked how we like our 26X. My response is, that it does not do anything really well, but does everything I want it to. The boat is a complete compromize. However, it was inexpensive to purchase, is cheap to own and is easy to maintain. The down side is that power boaters won't wave to us because we are "raggers" and, because we criuse at 14 knots, the sailboaters don't seem to want anything to do with us either. That's OK, we are having just as much fun as they are, perhaps more!
 
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