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Saoirse (Freedom) is a fully equipped, ready to sail 2009 McGregor 26M. This beautiful trailerable sailboat is the perfect combination of sailboat and powerboat. As a sailboat, it is easily transportable, weighing only 3500 pounds empty and is easy to set up. The use of water ballast and a retractable dagger board make it a stable sailing platform that is great for beginning or accomplished sailors. Additionally, with the dagger board pulled up, it has a draft of less than 6 inches, allowing it to get places that very few other sailboats can go, including beaching it on a sandbar for a shore-time picnic. The hull is foam filled making it incredibly safe and effectively unsinkable. There are numerous manufacturer videos online showing this being tested that can be checked out. As a powerboat, is equipped with a Tohatsu 70 TLDI 2 stroke EFI engine. This will move the boat at 20 to 22 miles an hour, great for pulling a tube or raft full of kids or beating a pop-up storm back to the pier. A roomy cabin with 6 headroom sleeps 6 and comes equipped with a slideable galley containing a Cookmate 2100 alcohol stove and manual pump sink. A Coleman 2 burner propane stove is also included. A private head has a Dometic 965 MSD toilet with a 5 gallon capacity. This unit is plumbed as a Coast Guard approved MSD which allows dockside pump-out or remote tank discharge. Topside cockpit seating has separate cushions, factory sternrail seats, and a rail mounted Magna propane marine grill. Cushions inside and out are in great shape and have no rips, tears, or stains. Saoirse comes with two factory main sails and a 140 Genoa, both with Sunbrella covers. Additionally, she has a mainsail lazyjack setup, a Sunbrella bimini with cover, full cockpit cover, a full length winter cover for storage, and a freshly painted bottom.
Equipment: Other equipment includes: Dual 6 gallon fuel tanks. Dual one year old, deep cycle, batteries, one house and one main 4 amp AC-DC charger Marine VHF radio Lowrance Hook Reveal 7 fish/depthfinder 30 amp- AC shore power system with cables MacGregor factory mast raising system Transom mounted auxiliary outboard bracket for motors up to 10 HP. Lifejackets, mooring lines, boat hooks, dishware, Coast Guard safety equipment, factory boat and motor service manuals and other accessories also included. The accompanying trailer has trailer, brakes, new tires, and new LED lights trailer lights.
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)
Replaces the MACGREGOR 26X. Twin rudders and rotating spar.
As with the previous model, designed for use with a more than ‘auxilary’ sized outboard. Capable of 22 mph under power. Under sail she can carry an additional 1150 lbs. of water ballast.
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