The front page of the MacGregor 26 instruction manual says the boat can capsize if the ballast tank is empty.
Macgregor 26 capsize. The invention was ingenious. We did drop the sails and drifted a while until the winds slowed. 10 HP but the 26X now took up to 50 HP.
2005M 50hpHonda4strk1979 Phantom Sport Sailboat 9Achilles 6HP Merc 4strk. Preparing the boat for trailering 8. As sailpower hybrids both the M and X models are designed for use with a more than auxilary sized outboard rated for 5-50hp and water ballast.
Sure enough dangerous but the Mac pulled through. Racing is not the issue. Also with water ballast reduced weight for trailering.
The mast is a 78 fractional rig with swept-back spreaders and two shrouds. As long as a good sailboat but since it cannot sink or capsize. 79 m monohull sailboat designed by Roger MacGregor and built by Macgregor Yacht Corp between 1986 and 1989.
Macgregor 26X is a 25 9 79 m monohull sailboat designed by Roger MacGregor and built by Macgregor Yacht Corp between 1995 and 2003. Raising the mast 10. With more than this the weight of the crew becomes very large in relation to the weight of the boat and the stability of the boat might be compromised the manual says.
Earlier models typically carried outboards as low as 5 or 6 HP max. The 26-foot MacGregor sailboat capsized Sunday killing the grandfather and uncle of an 11-year-old autistic boy who was one of nine guests on the excursion along with the driver of the vessel. Towing the boat and trailer 9.