I just took delivery on my new Mac26x a couple of weeks ago. I have broken-in my Suzuki 50 HP motor, but when I go full throttle, I only goet about 17 knots with the ballest empty. What am I doing wrong?
I have a 26x with a 60 horse Johnson. It makes a difference with the mast up and the weight on the boat. With an empty balast and mast down, I can get over 20 MPH.
1 knot = 1 nautical mile/hr, = approx 1 and 1/8 statute mile, so 17 x 1.125 IS about 20 MPH. You CAN go a bit fast by trimming the bow. Do this by putting 25lb sacks of stones or spare water tanks in the forward V berth, total number to be determined by experiment. General reports suggest 50- 100 lb is about right.
I also have a new Mac26X...and get about the same speed as you do...Why 20mph...although Sealord is right...17knts is 20 mph...big deal...your're stll going faster than any other sail boat out there! Hope you are enjoying your new boat as much as I am...certainly a lot better than the old Cal 20 I had.
Ahhhhh another victim of the 'Mac Video' the 20MPH is a another special kind of fiction, under normal load with a 50HP your MPH sounds about right. Of Course, you can always de mast, no water ballast and no supplies...than you could squezze out another few MPH. But than why would you want to???
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