2021-07-08 MacGregor 26 sailboat tour by Ilya - Part 5. Bow, head, closet.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2024
- Ilya is a giving a tour of MacGregor 26 - 26ft sailboat - after our trip at the San Juan islands, Washington state, US. Video was made in the Friday Harbor marina on San Juan island. Location 48.53994559983933, -123.01612995745242
I'm curious as to how much weight did you add to the boat after all your additions. I do remodeling and it seems that all though nice , all the additional wood has increased the boats weight somewhat. Have you noticed any difference in how it sails? Also was it difficult installing a pump out head in a Macgregor?
Please see below response from Ilya
Dear David, yes, all my modifications have added a lot of extra weight. I had never weighted my boat but I would assume that all mods add about 900 to 1000lbs. Here is the list:
1-custom daggerboard with lead bulb 340 lbs
2-galley with heater 100 lbs
3-fresh water tank (45gal) under the rear berth 25 lbs for extra Fiberglass work and 334lbs in water.
4 -Rear bulkheads are another 150 lbs
5- rear berth latex 6 in mattress is 35 lbs
6- dinette table is another 20 lbs
7- various fiberglass reinforcements to daggerboard trunk (I thickened the walls by 100 %), all hatches have been reinforced, the head floor was redone and thickened, rudders.
8- 3/4 neoprene insulation probably added another 40 lbs.
10- I carry a lot of extra stuff for self sufficient sailing good for 3-4 weeks at a time, so that adds a lot of weight as well.
In conclusion: my boat is not rigged for towing water skiers, so top speed is about 10knts with big 4 blade prop. I like to motor at 5.5 knots at 2200 rpm.
Under sail my boat sails without water ballast like stock boat with water ballast in. With water ballast in, it becomes very stiff, (when I (180lbs) step on board it barely moves), I can sail close to the wind with full sails comfortably up to 16-17 knts of apparent wind healing at 15 degrees, at 20 knts at 30 degrees. I definitely reef before 20 apparent or 17 true.
Generally speaking, sailing around Salish sea involves experiencing wind against tide situations often, both straights of Georgia and Juan de Fuca can throw steep closely spaced waves that with shake the soul out of you. In this conditions I noticed that my boat is not thrown around so easily, it cuts through 2 ft waves with much more confidence, stays on course also a bit better than stock boat.
I do not have a pump out head. I have installed airhead composting toilet and would not go for anything else! You could probably see two hoses running at both corners in the head compartment, the one the right is vent hose for airhead, second one is a fill hose for 6 gal plastic water tank that I stopped using for two reasons. The first is that the water tastes terrible and the second one is the boat likes to ‘submarine" with all that weight very much up front. I did install it under the v berth in front of storage compartments where normally flotation foam is.
I believe that proper marine head would be a difficult project to do that also will reduce storage by a lot, under the v berth
Thanx Ilya. I have been taking my time to finding the right water ballast sailboat which is not too large , but large enough to have a roomy self contained galley to support one to four week trips of coastal and/or large lake sailing. It would also have to have an enclosed head with a storage optional pump out toilet. Your modifications though some may think unreasonable are perfect for leisurely touring sailing in comfort in your MacGregor Their are some awesome manufactured trailer sailors out there from Poland, France and Germany to list a few, but they do come with a pretty high price. Ill probably end up with a 20 year old comparable Hunter or Catalina that has been well cared for and ready to go. Good luck with your endeavor and travels. I appreciate the time you gave me in your response.
If anyone is familiar with the Young 870 from New Zealand, I have found very little information about them, nor a galley video review.
What do you have for cooler/fridge?
No cooler or refrigerator. Never needed. Pacific North West water is cold enough and so are Bilges. (No frozen on board for last 15 seasons)