Used Mac Gregor 26 for sale
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All about Mac Gregor 26 model
The Mac Gregor 26, a very unusual "sail and engine" design!
The Mac Gregor 26 is a boat that stands apart, a real UFO of the sailing world! It's unlike anything you've ever seen and as such, it deserves much more recognition it usually gets!
On paper, it is a transportable 7.70 boat. It is powered by sails thanks to a liquid ballast, has a fast engine, and can be powered up to 50 HP. You can well imagine that in actual reality, it isn't quite that simple... To make transporting it easier, the mast is split into 2 sections which affects performance. Also, to stick to the legal road width, the boat is narrow and has very little shape to it.
Under sail, a centreboard enables you to sail upwind and the 2 rudders around the engine are effective as long as the boat doesn't heel too much. The ballast is made up of ballast tanks, which are easily emptied when sailing with the engine: as soon as you pass 7 knots, the boat pitches up and the ballast tanks are emptied by gravity. So you can probably tell from this that the Mac Gregor is neither a fine sailboat, nor the most efficient of motorboats.
On the other hand, it is a boat that can be easily transported, that beaches flat, and that can accommodate a whole family for a pleasant sailing trek in sheltered waters. You just have to be aware that her rigging is not the most efficient, and that when using the engine in choppy water, this same rigging greatly reduces your speed and is a bit of a hassle!
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