Are you planning to do overnightsweekends regularly or just day sail.

Macgregor 26x review. I put this down to the fact that the ballast is distibuted evenly along the length of the boat as opposed to a lump of iron at the bottom of the keel. 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. So unless youre planning on staying aboard a lot not sure that the roominess is giving you much.

Robert Perry a well known boat designer who favorably reviewed Macgregors 26 foot sailboats has adobted some of Roger Macgregors concepts. Adequate stockholding of critical spare parts is essential in the marine industry. Correct Mast Raising Stay Design.

My wife and I spend a week at a tine in PWS. The MacGregor 26 holds its value particularly the 26M with its design improvements over the 26X. The 26X is not my idea of a boat in which I would take two kids 6 and 9 and a non -sailing but understanding wife to cross the British Channel.

Enthusiastic MacGregor owners probably wonder why other boaters would ever settle for a. The 26M raising stays are not connected. The boat is advertised to motor at 24 MPH.

Instead it is its great ability as a fast power cruiser. We sail for pleasure motor for safty and time. The boat has a main and jib sail along with a main sail cover.

1998 MacGregor 26x trailerable weekender sailboat. I own a fifteen footer a gaffer and I would wager that it could not be built for less than the price of a new McGregor. MacGregor 26 Boat Review.