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Go to Sailing Texas classifieds for current sailboats for sale MacGregor 26X, 1999 sailboat for sale 26ft long
Kingston, OK
I’m selling this for a friend. He passed away, and his widow wants this gone.
My friend bought it four years ago, and never was able to put it on the water. It has sat under a tarp in his yard all this time.
from the owner before my friend bought it:
“I’ve owned the boat since 2004. The engine starts on the first crank. Two years ago the carbs were rebuilt and the water thermostat and water pump impeller were replaced. The sails and rigging are in excellent condition. first The hull is in good . There are some deck repairs that I have made with epoxy and fiberglass that were made by me (maybe a little rough). The boat was on a lift in 2004 during Hurricane Charlie and probably banged into the support posts.. The mast and roller furling were destroyed and replaced with MacGregor parts. If not for the rough repairs, I would be asking $10,000. Attached are photos of my repairs, a picture of the original damage and a picture of my boat trailer. The repairs were made in 2004 and have stood the test of time. The boat is in the water and probably needs a bottom paint job. I last painted it 2.5 years ago The trailer does not have brakes and is in good condition . Two new tires and two almost new tires.
I towed the boat from FL to TN in 2008, about 800 miles.
the cockpit cushions and the sleeping cushions are in my garage and have not been used since I bought the boat in 2004. They are in good condition.”
My observations:
The trailer is aluminum, but it doesn’t look like it has trailer brakes. (confirming what is stated above). The boat and trailer probably weigh ~3000lb. I wouldn’t recommend pulling it with a light weight vehicle unless you put brakes on it. The tires look in good condition, and have been covered with RV wheel covers where they are exposed to the sun. The boat needs a good cleaning, of course, but looks serviceable. The motor cowling was sun faded, and my friend painted it and put Honda stickers on it, but it doesn’t look awesome… He has kept a cover on the motor and the pedestal. If this boat was cleaned up and everything tested, maybe the repairs re-done and fared a little better, this would be a 10-12k boat.
See the pictures of the repairs. repairs on the deck and the berth liner, not the hull, and are rain tight. functional but not perfect
We are asking $7.5k. I think that is very reasonable, considering.
sadly, no “smiling human” pictures, as my friend never was able to take it out on the water. He got sick basically as soon as he got this boat.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
As sail/power ‘hybrids’, both the M and X models are designed for use with a more than ‘auxilary’ sized outboard and water ballast.
The MACGREGOR 26M replaced the MACGREGOR 26X in 2003.
A similar version later reintroduced from another builder as the TATTOO 26 (2013).
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