1990 Macgregor 26S -- Swing Centerboard

The owner bought this boat in 2009

General condition and any additional information

This is a chance to buy a one of a kind boat that might be about the most practical cruising boat in the 20-28 foot range you will ever find. If you are looking for a boat to take down to the water Friday night and sail for a couple hours this isnt the boat for you. Now if you are going to put in the water and want to be in a week, a month or more on an extended trip where you could end up in any kind of weather this is a boat you should take a serious look at …

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Standard features

A stock 26S MacGregor is a nice boat but this MacGregor has been heavily modified for cruising and has been used for a single handed 3 month 1300 mile trip to the Bahamas and numerous other extended trips.

Boat is light on the modified trailer but sails well. You can easily pull the boat to anywhere there is a road. Launches and retrieves easily. Perfect for lake and coastal sailing. Maybe the most versatile boat there is in the 20 to 28 foot range.

1990 MacGregor Classic 26S (this is the non-power MacGregor not the X or M that are also power boats)

..LOA = 25 10” ..Beam – 7 10” IdaSailor after-market High Performance kick-up Rudder and swing-up Centerboard ..Draft with Swing Center Board Down – 6 6” ..Draft with Swing Center Board Up – 1 6” ..Displacement With Water Ballast Empty – 1800 lbs. ..Displacement With Water Ballast In – 3000 lbs. Cockpit Pushpit and Swim Ladder

Extra gear included

Trailer Related (all documented at 1fatgmc.com): The original MacGregor trailer has also been heavily modified to provide safe long distance travel with the boat vs. the stock single axle trailer with no brakes. It was designed to be inexpensive to make and get the boat from your house to the boat ramp. One would spend well over a thousand dollars and many hours to bring the stock trailer up to the point this trailer is at.

The Mac has been trailered from Utah to Florida (4400 miles round trip) twice and to Canada, Colorado, Wyoming and in Utah with no trailer problems. Many of the mods below also make the boat very easy to launch and retrieve vs. the stock trailer.

Trailer Mods: Second axle with surge disk brakes, Added a sub-frame to the original frame for more strength, Extended the frame and add 3rd bunk to better support the boat, Extensive Side Bunk Build (Added heavy duty side bunks that make the boat easy to launch and retrieve, Spare Tire Holder with an extra hub and bearings if ever needed. Centerboard Support and Roller, Bow Roller, New Front and Mid Bunk, Adjustable Bow Support.

Dinghy/Inflatable Related: A Zodiac Zoom inflatable is also included in the sale. This has been a great dingy over the years and Ive never regretted getting it. It is very stable in all kinds of weather/wave conditions. Ive pulled it over 2000 miles behind the Mac without a problem. With the long-shaft 5HP Nissan (will go with the boat) it will plane with one person but bought a new 3.5HP Nissan long shaft as it was considerably lighter. Being a long shaft in an emergency it could also power the Mac.

Some of the items with the dinghy: Patch and seam repair supplies, tow ropes, couple 12v air pumps to inflate with , 2 foot pumps to inflate or top off the air, under seat storage compartment, dinghy chaps to protect the boat from the suns rays, safety equipment required in some places for a tender, cable to lock the boat to a pier when going ashore, fuel tank, swim ladder, paddles and more that Im forgetting.

NOTE: This dingy has gotten a lot of use, so the cover doesnt look new anymore and the boat has some slow air leaks and water leaks into the boat along some seams. We used it like this as the leaks are pretty slow. The air and water leaks could be worked on with patch and seam work. You can find this info on the internet.

Dingy Mods: Raised the Transom for long shaft motor, Has large capacity fuel tank. Transom mounted tow strap, Dinghy Chaps,, Under-seat Storage.

Miscellaneous Related: One full wet suit and a couple partial ones with weight belt. Nice to have if you have to go into cold water, High power binoculars with night vision, Lots of flares that are out of date but would still probably work if needed, Electronic flare that doesnt go out of date, Sunbrella bags for a lot of uses, Extra fusees, Hand Compass, There is at least one other bilge pump in the parts that will go with the boat, lots more miscellaneous items, basically anything related to extra parts and other items that were used with the Mac will go with it.

Sailrite LSZ-1 Sewing Machine and Supplies: Sailrite LSZ-1 Sewing Machine – This sewing machine sells for over $1200 new and over $1500 with the accessories we have for it and Ive seen them go for well over $800 used so this is an item one could sell if they felt they werent going to use it but it sure comes in handy for the boat and other projects. Sailrite LSZ-1 Sewing Machine Foot Peddle Mod, Some SunBrella Canvas and a lot of sewing supplies – There is probably at least $200-$300 worth of misc. sewing supplies and spare items for the sewing machine.

All of the above is document in more detail at 1fatgmc.com.

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Improvements to the hull, deck, rigging, engine, or interior

Too many to add all of them here go to 1fatgmc.com for pics and info:

Interior: Enlarged V-Berth with storage and Rear Berth, V-Berth Clothes Storage, V-Berth Hatch Opener, Improved Cooling Fans, Under V-Berth Storage, Under V-Berth Water Storage (38 gallons – Six 4 gallon containers and two 7 Gallon (1 for sink), Fixed 7 gallon container plumbed to the sink, Aft Berth Mods, MSD Pump-out Head, 2nd Head – Double Doodie Bag Head, Main Cabin Overhead Console, Galley Storage, New Whynter 65 Qt (2.12 cu. ft.) 12v Refrigerator, Expanded Food Storage, Cooking Stove Platform, Port Cabin Storage, Starboard Cabin Storage, Cabin/Galley Table, Cabin Port Side Bilge Pump, Aft Berth Modifications, Cabin/Galley Table

Electrical: Boat was rewired, 560 watts of Solar – These panels provide all the electricity needed for day after day of refrigeration and all other electrical needs plus provide the shade that is needed for multiple days in the cock pit and dont hinder the fine sailing potential of the boat, New Mast Wiring, LED Anchor Light.

Sails and Rigging Related: Sloop Rigged – Roller Furler Genoa and Main Sail with Lazy Jacks, Sail Pack and Single Line Reefing, IdaSailor High Performance kick-up Rudder and swing-up Centerboard (High performance after market items help if sailing into unknown shallow water since these both swing-up if you contact the bottom or an obstacle), Mast Raising System with a gin pole, We bought a new Main and Genoa from Somerset Sails, Spinnaker Sail, original jib and genoa sails are also included with the boat, CDI Roller Furler, Heavy duty Johnson Lever (Tensions the rigging when you raise the mast), Anchor Sail, Rigging replace with heavier duty rigging, Sail Pack, Lazy Jacks, Single Line Reefing, Preventers for Running, Topping Lift, Windex, Slug Gate, Cockpit Traveler, Cockpit Centerboard Uphaul, Tiller Clamcleat for the Swing-Up Rudder, Shore Lines.

Anchor Related: 3 high end anchors rated for boats longer than the Mac, 25 lb. Simpson Supreme Anchor ( With a chain/line rode. The Simpson In my opinion is one of the best anchors and used them on our 37 Endeavour also.), 22 lb. Lewmar Claw Anchor (with a chain/line rode), Fortress Anchor FX-11 (This is a backup anchor with rode stored below and never used but there if needed) (NOTE: The boat only spent a couple nights in a marina in the Bahamas and a couple nights tied to a seawall in Florida. Other than that was on one or two anchors all other nights in all kinds of conditions and only drug about 15 feet one time. Also due to the shallow draft was pulled onto shore on a couple lakes.), Two Bow Anchor Rollers ( HERE ), Anchor Rode Bags and Chain/line Rodes ( HERE ), Additional Anchor Rodes (There is an additional bag with a chain/line rode and another bag with an oversize line rode), A number of rubber fenders used to tie to the dock.

Outboard and Steering Related: Tiller Autopilot (Relieves you from hand steering all the time and a necessity for single-hand sailing), Main Outboard – 9.8 HP Extra Long Shaft Tohatsu with electric start, Rudder Tiller to Outboard Tiller Connector (Used to sync them together when needed hand steering), Outboard Uphaul for the 9.8 HP Tohatsu, Extended Outboard Controls, Removable Mount for Tohatsu 9.8 HP Extra Long Shaft, 3.5 HP Long Shaft Tohatsu, Used for the dinghy but since it is long shaft could be used to power the Mac in an emergency), Side mount and lift for dinghy outboard, Fuel – 19 gallon fuel tank, Lazarette Ventilation/Blower, Fuel Filter and Cover, Minn Kota Riptide 80 Trolling Motor for Electric Propulsion (Another item that could possibly be sold if you didnt want to use it. They go for over $800 new and this was only used one time., 5 HP Nissan (Tohatsu) (Was used for the dinghy and still could be. Runs/starts great. Could also be sold.)

Cockpit Related: Cockpit Bed Platform, Cockpit Cushions (also make into the cockpit bed), Swim Ladder and Pushpit Mods, Extended Swim Ladder Steps, Safety Harness and Safey Line, Lazarette Floor, Bimini (The Bimini is included with the boat along with the mounts but it wont work with the solar panels over the cockpit. They do a better job anyway.)

Canvas Related: Custom Pop-Top Cover for Cabin Area, Anchor Sail, Shore Line Bags, Fuel Filter Cover, Sail Pack, Mast Cover (covers the mast, roller furler genoa and rigging when mast is down traveling or at home), we made and covered new cockpit, V-berth and cabin cushions.

Other Boat Related: Bottom Paint

All of the above is document in more detail at 1fatgmc.com.