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I love my galley. I move it to where I can stand right in front of it while washing dishes, cooking on the stove, etc. If it were fixed, I would be unable to use it as I am 6 feet tall and need the headroom afforded by the M's higher hatch height. I move it FWD when setting up for the night and it becomes completely out of the way.and the addition of a lightly constructed, wobbly, sliding galley which together encumber entry or exit of each side of the large aft birth for temporary storage or sleeping.
Well, I have never used a 50, so I can only comment that I have read here that users with a 50 cannot achieve the stated 22mph as per the factory spec sheet or get on a plane when loaded up for a trip. With my motor, I get on a plane, loaded or not, can hit 22mph at reduced rpm, not WOT. I cruise at 20 all the time. Don't even bother going 22. Happy with the reduced noise and better fuel econ at 3700 rpm. As for safety and structural issues?? What's unsafe about that? How many M's with 90's on the back have had structural issues?larger/heavy oversize engines, in excess of the factory explicit 50 hp warnings can add marginal motoring performance with some safety and structural issues
I love my 7 inch Eagle GPS/DEPTH/SPEED display. The only view it obstructs is of the inside if the cabin from the helm. last time I checked, I was only interested in seeing where I was going while sitting there. That nice display guided me through some of the most dangerous rock infested areas I have ever been, can't see doing it with some little hard to read hand held unit. To each there own.Purchasing a boat, with lots of up to date electronics and upgrades installed to your satisfaction… (Many dislike massive screens mounted atop the helm pedestal, obstructing view, and catching everything from lines to emergency handholds.)
From what I have read here, guys with autopilots seem to love them, wish I had one.problematic wheel steering autopilots
So far mine is clean, except where I scratched it, can't fault the trailer for my stupidity.The “M” factory trailers are rapidly consumed by rust,
I LOVE MY FURLING SYSTEM! Sailed for years with and without. I can say hands down that I swear by having one. It's a must have for me. Can't tell you how many sailboats at every marina I go to have 'em. Like 98%. Wonder why?clumsy/cumbersome effort required to deal with the marginal CDI furling system, lacking a functional luff tension, adjustable with the boats jib halyard. (Way too much preparation is required supporting the CDI furler with a large effort securing a loose furling extrusion and rigging for trailering. Double this effort at the launch ramp, to step the mast, with the contemptible furling drum and foil, dragging over the deck, lifelines, spreaders, and side of the boat. Repeat the complete effort for trailering the boat home.)
Apples and Oranges comes to mind.Nothing measure up to purchasing new, and an “M” outfitted with quality loft sails, performance rigging, and or the largest engine and accessories can easily exceed the cost of a larger premium condition sailing yacht.
I just use a Toyota Sienna rated at 3500lbs. Towed it back from Bill's in the US to Canada, and all over the place since..... no probs so far, except for climbing steep hills for extended periods, the Toy doesn't like that, for that I think you would need a full size truck with a V8.towing experience with vehicles requiring a super-duty hitch, extended mirrors, heavy duty transmissions with additional cooling, along with a heavy-duty radiator
psssssssssst you can get it from someone who advertises on this board for much much less.... I did.New “M” equipped to satisfy a seasoned trailer sailor-$40,000 to $50,000+
Guess I better sell my old van eh?New heavy tow vehicle comfortably equipped for towing…$40,000
he tends to exagerate just a wee bit to much I think it's something to do with the Irish blarney in his blood 
. you have some good points & some B/S I think yer like to hear yourself talk a wee bit too much Laddie lets put a real life view on these thing's & cut out the crap & use something called common sense !!!! who said I'm always right anyway Me Of Course 
with 150 genny now for 6 seasons, stepping mast solo with no Mast raising system. The MRS does make it a snap and I do recommend it, but stepping the mast on these boats is nothing to fear. once you solve the extrusion 'twist' problem its easy to rig. Standing at the crotch and using the spreaders as handle bars was the single biggest tip I got.
In 2004, when I went looking for a Mac, I met the owner at the A.C. boat show. He was a knowledgeable guy who struck me as honest. I went to Greenwood Lake to go out on an M. I did not purchase from him because when I went to the Annapolis boat show, I met another dealer who, altho from Virginia, did his distribution from Quakertown Pa. Since Quakertown is only a half hour from here, that's where I finally purchased from.cpost wrote:Has anyone heard anything good or bad about South Shore Marina in Greenwood Lake New Jersey?
It's been three years since I have looked into that sort of thing, so I ask because I don't remember if a charging system is standard? This would also dictate a shore power hook up. Again, it has been awhile since I looked into this stuff. For the last three seasons I have been enjoying the rewards of my search.
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I don't care what anyone says about keeping them close by, just in case 
