do you know about MACGREGOR 26

[a3xloser]

i have decided the Macgreggor is the boat for me, and i have saved enough £ to start shopping for a second hand boat,
i need some info please, which models can that the 50hp outboards i know the macgreggor X can and think the macgreggor M too, what about the macgreggor C and any others i not seen?.

also any other tips on buying this boat would be good, thx

 

[Stork_III]

i have decided the Macgreggor is the boat for me, and i have saved enough £ to start shopping for a second hand boat,
i need some info please, which models can that the 50hp outboards i know the macgreggor X can and think the macgreggor M too, what about the macgreggor C and any others i not seen?.

also any other tips on buying this boat would be good, thx

If you search this forum using "Macgregor 26" key word in thread titles only 16 threads on Macgregor come up. Don't be too disappointed with the replies.

 

[Sans Bateau]

I'll put the kettle on.

 

[sailorman]

 

[a3xloser]

ok try and stay focused ppl

this is not a are macgreggors good tread, what i want to know is as i am looking to buy now,

Do all macgreggor 26,s take a 50hp engine?

in other words are there macgreggor 26 models that do not have 20+mph

i have seen some ads for macgreggors with 10hp engines on them, i want to know if i can just drop a 50hp on any model or do i need to know other stuff i may not have concidered
thx

 

[bljones]

Mcgregor nomenclature and hp is like brassiere sizing.
If you want really big and bouncy, you need "X" or "M"

"C" is much more pert and pretty but rated smaller.

 

[Dave_Seager]

You can find details of the 26M at the manufacturer's web site, http://www.macgregor26.com. Unfortunately, they do not seem to have much information about their other models online.

The 26M is a motor-sailor with a dagger board and ballast tank. This is the one that can be fitted with up to 60hp outboards and has a hull capable of planing. It replaced the 26X which has a similar specification but used a centreboard and a quite different internal layout. The 26X can also take up to 60hp.

There are also the 26C, 26D and 26S. I think that these are all primarily sailing boats and are only designed to take small, auxilliary outboards. The 26S has a centreboard (S for swingkeel) and the 26D has a daggerboard (D). You can see the secification of the 26C at http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/macgregor-26c/macgregor-26c.htm.

 

[a3xloser]

now we cooking with gas

cool so it just the X and M that i need to look at then for my needs, thx

 

[Allergy]

Macgregor 26 or a 19

Hi
Looks like nobody has suggested the Macgregor Owners Club for info yet.
Yes, somebody loves them
Might be worth checking out the Mac 19(have seen a few on the market recently) as a starter boat.

 

[a3xloser]

lol

Hi
Looks like nobody has suggested the Macgregor Owners Club for info yet.
Yes, somebody loves them
Might be worth checking out the Mac 19(have seen a few on the market recently) as a starter boat.

thx but i think i am better off here, have to tryed talking to macgreggor owners?, you can get more sense out of a people who sail cats

 

[Aeolus]

Are you not concerned that you may become like them?

 

[Twister_Ken]

Do those capable of carrying a 50/60 HP eggwhisk also have fuel tanks big enough to supply them?

 

[Otter]

Do those capable of carrying a 50/60 HP eggwhisk also have fuel tanks big enough to supply them?

And .......... bing..... The thread reverts to type. We did well there, almost a whole page of informative comment and assistance for the OP before the learned gentlemen arrive to say "nah, you don't want one of those". Serriously, I'm impressed, a whole page

 

[Twister_Ken]

And .......... bing..... The thread reverts to type. We did well there, almost a whole page of informative comment and assistance for the OP before the learned gentlemen arrive to say "nah, you don't want one of those". Serriously, I'm impressed, a whole page

Eh? Serious question.

 

[Davy_S]

Could you not simply use the ballast tank for petrol instead of water? I would imagine it could hold quite a bit.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Could you not simply use the ballast tank for petrol instead of water? I would imagine it could hold quite a bit.

Would you prefer petrol in your water, or water in your petrol?

 

[Davy_S]

Would you prefer petrol in your water, or water in your petrol?

I will settle for ice in my Southern Comfort.
There is a Macgregor 26 based in Sami (it's on the hard now) I have never seen it sail, they are not for me but, I would imagine you could get quite a bit of use for one out here, hopping from place to place and overnighting. Plus you could get shelter in the lee of the mountains if it blew a bit!

 

[prv]

Would you prefer petrol in your water, or water in your petrol?

Or dumping all your petrol into the sea through the ballast dump valve

Pete

 

[Davy_S]

Or dumping all your petrol into the sea through the ballast dump valve

As any fule no, you would fill the valve with plastic paddy.