Yes the Mac is light and this is an advantage up to some point but for true ocean crossing she is not designed for and we should respect this.

Macgregor 26 ocean crossing. Beneteau Oceanis 510 Motion Comfort2602 Benford 26 Cutter Motion Comfort245 Benford 34 Badger Motion Comfort2197 Benford 36 Donna Motion Comfort2601 Benford 375 Motion Comfort2565 Bengel lm32 Motion Comfort2783 Bodega 30 Motion Comfort2636 Bolger AS29 No Reacher Motion Comfort2862 Bolger AS29 With Reacher Motion. 26 Contessa 32 Dana 24 Falmouth Cutter 22 Flicka 20 Folkboat 25 FrancesMorris 26 Nicholson 31 Pacific Seacraft 25 Person Triton 28 Sothern Cross 31 and Westsail 32s as blue water cruisers pocket cruisers. We did blue water sailing in an Ericson 35 a much heavier and stronger boat than a Macgregor.

Water Ballast is not what one needs. Im not the original poster and I only brought up the MacGregor for the purpose of comparing it to the Bayliner. At 26 feet it is simple to rig and sail and just as easy to transport.

Whats next a CC Mega. A deep Keel is what is needed. The M25 had a weighted centerboard keel like other trailer able sailboats but featured positive flotation a low price easy trailer ability and a comfortable interior with an enclosed head porta-potty.

Instead of chugging with the diesel at 4 knots the MacGregor 26 speeds along at 22 mph. We mostly day sailed the two summers we owned the boat but in the second summer we spent some weekends and one niters having a great time. We have been thinking of buying a MacGregor for years mostly because we live right on the Intracoastal at a place that the bridge over the inlet does not raise a MacGregor would let us lower the mast so we could get out to the ocean without having to sail 3 hours to the next inlet that has an opening bridge.

At 26 feet it is simple to rig and sail and just as easy to transport. After reading many articles about owners of Macgregors crossing the Gulf stream we started to. I got scared too often when sitting on my Mac hooked to the cockpit and praying that the mast does not come down although I was only sailing with a hankerchief.

Instead of chugging with the diesel at 4 knots the Macgregor 26M speeds along at 22 mph. Now this is not to say one that isnt like the MacGregor is not a good or even a great boat - it is a great boat for its purpose. The Binliner would be just as poor on a serious Atlantic.