Seller's Description
Go to Sailing Texas classifieds for current sailboats for sale MacGregor 26 S, 1991 sailboat for sale $7,000 Fort Worth, Texas Length: 25’ 10” Dry Boat Weight: 1,650# (can haul with a smaller vehicle!)
Amazing sailboat for anyone looking to explore sailing, cruising, and liveaboard life!
We’ve fixed this boat up as if we were selling it to our best friend. This week we’ve cleaned all the cushions, scrubbed her inside and out and made sure we are including all the essentials to get this boat out on the water as soon as you have time! Motor is running and she is spit-spot! All ya need is some gasoline, fuel for the grill, cold beverages and you’re good to go! Clean title on boat and outboard Registered Trailer 4 Tires with plenty of tread and 4 years old (two spares included) Has a Sunbrella Bimini included in good condition Has a roller furler with a 150% genoa (great for sailing in lower speed winds) Main sail and jib in good condition. Depth finder Cushions for cabin and cockpit in good condition and freshly cleaned! Comes with an anchor and anchor line Comes with 4 fenders (bumpers for tying up to the dock) Comes with 6 PFD/ life jackets Portable Toilet (and toilet paper! Yippee!) Curtains & Storage Baskets & Papertowel dispenser (and paper towels!) House battery Solar panel Renogy charge controller Tohatsu 5hp 2 stroke outboard (has always fired up easily for us) Trailer was lengthened by the previous owner to make loading it up easier (two new uprights per side) Locking Winch Handle Pop-top when anchored! Great for standing room in the cabin and more air flow
New lines 2021 Trailer rewired 2021 Trailer FULLY sanded and painted 2022 Lighting upgraded to LED 2022 Boat full/ rewired 2022 New electrical panel 2022 Two new bilge pumps 2022 USB outlets installed throughout- 2022 Grill added to cockpit 2022 Swim platform added 2022 (so much easier to get in and out!!! Very helpful for kids or folks with less upper body strength) Gelcoat repair 2023 Lower unit (including impeller) replaced 2024 New Tiller handle 2024
Comes with several new components that I never installed Listed below/ photo: T tracks for more aggressive sail rigging Ventilation system for lazarette to allow for safer fuel storage Mast righting cables and system New bolt covers for interior aesthetics
We have been running this boat for the last four years and have loved our time on it! We moved to a different boat recently (same make but different model) and are, sadly, ready to part ways with this one. In the course of four years we have fixed up, modified, and improved this boat to make it more functional, safe, and fun! It is a 26 foot trailer sailer with a water ballast - this means that it is light on the trailer and easy to tow, launch, and retrieve. It also means that you can enjoy a cabin cruiser life without having to pay a slip fee and stay on one lake. We have kept it in our driveway, and been able to travel to out of state lakes to enjoy different scenery. We love the space it has inside and out and have been able to comfortably stay onboard for multiple days in a row! Everything is registered and the boat and Outboard both have clean titles in our names. Here are some of the details below (Manufacturer details here https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/macgregor-26s/ )
If you have any questions feel free to reach out! We are excited to send her off to a new family for them to enjoy it and sailing as much as we have!
SOLD
Specs
- Designer
- Roger MacGregor
- Builder
- Macgregor Yacht Corp
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 25′ 9″ / 7.9 m
- Waterline Length
- 23′ 5″ / 7.2 m
- Beam
- 7′ 9″ / 2.4 m
- Draft
- 1′ 2″ / 0.4 m — 6′ 3″ / 1.9 m
- Displacement
- 2,850 lb / 1,293 kg
- Ballast
- 1,200 lb / 544 kg (Water)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 235′² / 21.8 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 235′² / 21.9 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 129′² / 12 m²
- P
- 25′ 1″ / 7.7 m
- E
- 10′ 2″ / 3.1 m
- Air Draft
- 32′ 3″ / 9.8 m
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 106′² / 9.9 m²
- I
- 22′ 0″ / 6.7 m
- J
- 9′ 8″ / 3 m
- Forestay Length
- 24′ 0″ / 7.3 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
9.6 kn
Classic: 6.49 kn
Hull Speed
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.
Formula
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
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
18.7
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
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.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
42.1
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
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.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
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98.2
<100: Ultralight
Displacement / Length Ratio
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.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
11.7
<20: lightweight racing boat
Comfort Ratio
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.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
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2.2
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
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.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Dry boat weight: 1650 lbs.
Centerboard weight: 50 lbs.
An earlier model, called the MACGREGOR 26D was similar but with a (vertically) lifting keel. (also with water ballast = reduced weight for trailering. Not to be adjusted while sailing).
Spinnaker area: 360 sq. ft.
Thanks to a number of Macgregor owners for providing corrections and updated images.
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