Saga 26 HT

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Anyone have any experience of the Saga 26 HT?

Any thougths/ wisdom to share?

Ticks a lot of our boxes, although maybe a little underpowered it could work well for a short distance coastal cruiser.

Single Yanmar 85Hp on a shaft plus bow thruster.
 
Bajansailor said:
Here is one for sale in Lymington -
1999 Saga 26HT Cruiser for sale - YachtWorld

She has a turbocharged Yanmar 4JH to produce this 85 hp - the 'standard' version of the 4JH (no turbo) produces approx 56 hp.

Re how she 'maybe a little underpowered', what sort of cruising speed would you ideally want from the boat that you buy?
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I viewed that boat today which prompted this thread...

If it could cruise at 15 knots that would be better than maxing out around this figure, which is a realistic top speed for this boat
 
j24jam said:
Anyone have any experience of the Saga 26 HT?

Any thougths/ wisdom to share?

Ticks a lot of our boxes, although maybe a little underpowered it could work well for a short distance coastal cruiser.

Single Yanmar 85Hp on a shaft plus bow thruster.
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easy access to the yanmar, do you realy need that speed ?
check that opening roof for leaks, i have seen some Saga's with roof 'improvements' - assume due to leaks
cabin seating looks a bit low, can you see out from there ?
Aquador 26HT has a central galley
 
I had one for 5 years. Great little seagoing boats for their size. The max speed was about 14-15 knots (96hp) on a good day, realistically cruising around 11 knots. So great for inland and coastal if you are not in a rush. Good socialising cockpit. The soft top was a real faff to take off, I made a replacement hard top with 2 hatches which was a major improvement. I sold my 2001 model 6 years ago for £27K! ( At the time, there were 5 others on the market)
 
Billy Blue said:
I had one for 5 years. Great little seagoing boats for their size. The max speed was about 14-15 knots (96hp) on a good day, realistically cruising around 11 knots. So great for inland and coastal if you are not in a rush. Good socialising cockpit. The soft top was a real faff to take off, I made a replacement hard top with 2 hatches which was a major improvement. I sold my 2001 model 6 years ago for £27K! ( At the time, there were 5 others on the market)
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Thanks for the info...

If yours was 96Hp and this one 85, I suspect top speed will be closer to 13-14 knots then.

The social cockpit is one of the biggest draws to this boat. Looks comfy enough for 6 people.

With the soft top, is the any way to lock it in place from a security point of view?

Yes prices have jumped right up in the last 17months, we are seeing approx 20% increase in value for this type/value boat.

Did you have any other issues with the boat? There is very little out there about these boats, I will give Wessex Marine a call today to do some digging.
 
j24jam said:
Thanks for the info...

If yours was 96Hp and this one 85, I suspect top speed will be closer to 13-14 knots then.

The social cockpit is one of the biggest draws to this boat. Looks comfy enough for 6 people.

With the soft top, is the any way to lock it in place from a security point of view?

Yes prices have jumped right up in the last 17months, we are seeing approx 20% increase in value for this type/value boat.

Did you have any other issues with the boat? There is very little out there about these boats, I will give Wessex Marine a call today to do some digging.
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Basically there is no security in the cockpit area as you only have to unzip the sides which is of course common with many boats. I secured the chartplotter so it was difficult to remove, initially I just took it off and stowed it in the cabin. I had to replace the gearbox but I think I was just unlucky as Yanmars have a pretty good reputation generally I believe. Otherwise no other major issues. Saga boats make good quality boats, I liked them so much, I bought another one (Saga 315).
 
There is a nice review of the Saga 26 in the March 2020 issue of Motorboat Owner, a free online magazine - they have just stopped publishing, but their website is still up -
Motorboat Owner

Alternatively, if you would like a copy, I have it downloaded and can email it to anybody who is interested (it is too large to attach here).
 
Bajansailor said:
There is a nice review of the Saga 26 in the March 2020 issue of Motorboat Owner, a free online magazine - they have just stopped publishing, but their website is still up -
Motorboat Owner

Alternatively, if you would like a copy, I have it downloaded and can email it to anybody who is interested (it is too large to attach here).
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