The invention was ingenious.

Macgregor 26 capsize. Attaching the mast support wires 7. The MACGREGOR 26M replaced the MACGREGOR 26X in 2003. Weight can overpower the basic stability of the boat.

Raising the mast 10. Spreaders are mounted in sockets on the mast an improvement over the original 26. The rig is the size of most 20 footers.

It has been replaced with the 26x he said. 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. Not to be adjusted while sailing.

With a focus on trailer able pocket cruisers MacGregor developed the first water ballast system for their 26-footer in the late 1980s. 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. Raising the mast with the optional system.

The front page of the MacGregor 26 instruction manual says the boat can capsize if the ballast tank is empty. Sure enough dangerous but the Mac pulled through. As long as a good sailboat but since it cannot sink or capsize.

An earlier model called the MACGREGOR 26D was similar but with a vertically lifting keel. Attaching the mast to the boat 7. No the MacGregor is a pretend sailboat.