New 26M Video

[Bill at BOATS 4 SAIL]

Moe - Try www.baconsails.com

[Moe]

Thanks, guys.... got it... J=10.08' and I=24.75'.

Foretriangle is 96% of working jib.

Should be the same for the M since it uses the same foresails.

Thanks again.
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Moe

[Moe]

We were also considering the water-ballast Hunter 260 (since discontinued) and Catalina 250 when we looked at Macs. Wish I'd saved the Hunter 260 spec web page. In the end, none compared to the X for what we wanted.

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Moe

[Terry]

Moe, here's a link to the Hunter 260 specs:
Specs
http://www.nboat.com/hunterboats/hunter260/
Article
http://www.sailnet.com/sailing/99/btmay99.htm
more specs
http://www.sailaction.com/hunter260.html

It costs substantially more than a Mac, looks like it has good potential, too bad about the 10hp engine capacity.

[Moe]

Thanks, Terry. Got 'em saved to the hard drive.

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Moe

[Moe]

The 260 trailering weight is only about 40% of what we tow now, and 8' shorter. It is about 6" wider, and taller, though. Doesn't take a semi...



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Moe

[Frank C]

Thanks, guys.... got it... J=10.08' and I=24.75'.
Foretriangle is 96% of working jib.
Should be the same for the M since it uses the same foresails.

Not to be contentious ... rather, just conscientious ... I'm still puzzled by the 26M. Yes, it uses the same foresails, but ...

Read again TampsMac's thread, X with M-rig. The J measure is definitely longer, and the forestay is also longer than the forestay of an X-boat. The rig just cannot measure the same. I don't understand the actual impact of its using the the identical foresails, but the 150 Genoa must really be a "140-somethin."

" ... does not compute ... does not compute ... does not compute...
basically, I'm STILL just a thoroughly confused_unit!

[Moe]

Given that the I and J are not published specifications, as they would be from a real "yacht" manufacturer, I left those cells user-editable. They just default to the specs above.

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Moe

[Tom Spohn]

I wouldn't be surprised if the "J" dimension is different for both boats:

1. The mast rake on the X is maybe 3 degrees more pronounced than on the M. This would place the clew of the X jib more aft than the M.
2. The dimension from the front tip of the boat to the root of the mast may be different as well. Need some guys with tape measures to check this out. If different, this may account at least in part for why the M is happier sailing just with the main.
3. Just eyeballing the pictures in the Mac Sales Brochures (I have both the X and M) seems to confirm no. 1. above.