Ahhh...the Über-Fantastic Hison! (As in, "You'd have to be high son to buy one"). Proud marque of one of arguably the most stunningly subpar and least inspiring boat sales videos of all time titled, "World's Most Fantastic Sailboat of This Year," featuring a couple of shnooks from the Hison factory distractedly wallowing around in what must be one of their earlier Mac-ripoff prototypes given a triple-whacking with the ugly stick. From the old tires used as fenders to the bored hunchback dude wearing the shredded remains of some odd half-T-shirt looking like he just finished crapping over the side, it all just hollers, "Class!" Yessirree boys--that's some sleek sampan! Presumably the "Smoke on the Water" soundtrack must be a marketing homage to those planning to burn them to the waterline for the insurance money:pitchpolehobie wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 4:23 am https://m.alibaba.com/product/158556632 ... x140xz.jpg
I can't figure out if its the X or the M based on the stolen pics. I wonder if they've even built any. Were the plans hacked? Maybe tattoo yachts soldout.
…. But what do I know.
OverEasy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:07 pm Hi Pitchpole and Dlandersson
The 102 inch width RVs are a bane to city streets.
Several wallow through town here on a regular basis to get jammed at the intersections and parking lots on their way south only to return a few months later north bound. Wouldn’t have thought a couple of inches could be much trouble…..…. But what do I know.
I may have gotten this wrong but from several of the boat design books read when we were originally contemplating building vs. buying that there is a standard ratio formula for beam to length as related to nominal stability but there have been several designers that have made statements to the effect that a more minimal beam does not necessarily make a sailing vessel unstable if compensated by things like hull shape, ballast, skegs and keel/rudder.
Now we chose to buy a Mac26X because it was inherently better than anything we could reasonably design/build. It has a proven track record of safety, performance and comfort that is really hard to argue with. At the same time it is trailerable and adaptable.
The extra foot or so would be beneficial for those looking for a step up if it could incorporate several of the common mods made to the Xs and Ms. Just wonder if the increase in headroom and length would really necessitate an increase in beam…..
