Macgregor 26x Inspection for Purchase | Buying a Trailer Sailer | Problems
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- Inspection for Purchase of a Macgregor 26x. Buying a Trailer Sailer
In this video we go to Minnesota to look at a Macgregor 26x.
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This one is in excellent shape. These boats are getting older. I haven't seen one in this good shape in a long time.
I bought a Macgregor 30 years ago I sailed it offshore for about 6 years nearly everyday entered it in regattas single-handed and won cups and medals great little boat for the money
Great vid and well worth watching for anyone in the market for a trailer sailer. The gel coat on that boat is in fine condition for its age and it looks a great boat. Mine has a few spots that you can see sunlight through - from the factory. The gelcoat is pretty thin on these boats. If there is no damage on the outside, forget it! As to the hull thickness, as one of you said, its thick where it needs to be. Years ago on a forum I saw somebody bagging the hull because you can push on it higher up and it will flex slightly. Somebody commented "have you ever seen a jumbo jet take off and noticed how the wings can flex and move" The user name was Laura Macgregor ;-) These boats where not built in the 70s with a "more to be sure" mentality, they were designed on a computer (probably running windows 3.1 LOL). Yes the hull is built light for trailering and it is designed to flex. It is thicker where it needs to be. The gelcoat is pretty dam thin though... Unfinished glass in the lockers, well she's a Mac ;-) No millionaire's boat... Mostly looked like pretty minor cosmetic stuff to do there, although replacing the rubbing strip wouldn't be a fun job...:-( New to your channel so not sure what kind of waters you mess about in, but if you do bars, go with a decent sized motor. These boats are flat bottomed barges and wallow around like a dead seal in a following sea, especially when trying to come back through a bar or seaway. Better if you have the power to come through power boat style rather than displacement boat style... If I was to repower, I would probably go a 90, rather than the 50 I have... I was a bit worried with a crack in the motor well thinking it might be a stress fracture in the glass from having a way to big motor on the boat, but I think it more looks like somebody has jumped in there or something ?? Anyway, looking forward to seeing what you do with the boat, thanks for sharing, cheers, Paul
Thanks Paul! We were considering a 40 horse but now may reconsider. 🤷🏻♂️. We have a lot to learn about the boat but we will get there. Thanks for watching!
@@FrigateChaserFishing what did you pay for it?
@@shurppa64 3500. To much?
@@FrigateChaserFishing the trailer is worth at least half of that. You did good
Title should be, "3 men circle an object smacking it with their hands and discussing its virtues"
JK this was hilarious and very helpful thank you!
Currently in the process of trying to remove the mold from my dads X , still use it frequently but it had water sitting in it on the trailer for a long time
I'd love to get my hands on one of these.😊
I used two 5’ PVC pieces on the glide rail on the trailer. I helps with visibility while Trailering and landing the boat. It also helps in not scratch the Port and Starboard side hulls. Check your Hull number with the MacGregor Data Base to know it’s not a Chinese Knock off.
We also added the pvc. Have not check for imitation work tho. Will look into that 🙌🏼
Holy crap! You guys got that for a song! We just paid 9K CAD and have to fix the spreaders (yep) and the head door (yep again) and a hole where there was probably a stove. Good winter project all the same
The water in the boat came from the windows leaking. I've had a MacGregor for twenty five years.
I just bought a 96 that’s been very neglected and I gave 7200 for it with a 50 merc. I haven’t started it up yet it’s been cold and now I’m out of town working. I absolutely have no clue about these things and I’m gonna step the mast when I get home and see what’s all missing with the boat or what I need to replace. So please please please go as much I to detail.
Would you have any updates? I'm looking into a 26X. Thanks.
Just spent about an hour watching videos. 1. We want more! 2. Emmy says she wants to be on your TH-cam channel. 😆
I bought a trailer sailor last year, a Hunter 260. It is a lot heavier. Good in way, but harder to trailer and launch. Good luck with yours. I was born in MN. Work on your mosquito netting before May!
I had a 2001 26X. Ever considered that MacGregor may be a Chinese Knock off? I’ve seen a couple of them already. One of the giveaways is the headway inside near the Galley is that it’s shorter than 5’7”. The other giveaway is the very thin Hull. It pops back and forth with just the slightest push of your hand. Check the Hull # to see if it’s an original 26X.
Unlike Bayliner , Macgregors have never had a hull failure. it appears there is some cosmetic issue not much for a 23 year old boat.. and the transom is as was designed.. Transom was meant to carry a 50 HP outboard.
Richard H Thanks Richard!
I like megreger i think i hight get a used on for my first boat ill need to give it good inspection i like how i can go hit the ocean or go out to a lake for a few days
Well, at least you know where you can get fiberglass repair done... LOL
“Evidence if water standing inside the boat.” Lmao mine is Moore’s at the dock if I don’t leave dehumidifiers all over the boat the storage units all have slight wetness. Y’all crack me up.
Crazy how many boat come not finished or half ass glassed from factory....
The gelcoat is pretty shiny for an X of that age. One thing puzzles me: what makes you think it's a late model, like you say in the beginning of the video? Rest assured. The fiberglass is pretty beefy where it needs to be. I drilled a hole in the bottom for a marine toilet thru hull and found that it's almost an inch thick there.
Late model 97. Read somewhere they changed the ballast mid 97 to fill from the back vs filling from underneath. As far as I know that is the only difference.
Your right it is thick on bottom. 🙌🏼. Our main concern is stopping the leaks in the ballast and then we are golden. Back to happy times. 😁. Thanks for watching!
@@FrigateChaserFishing My pleasure. I subscribed, curious about what's to come.
I think you're right about the ballast tank. AFAIK all MacGregor power sailors were filled from the transom, but early X models had a smaller transom valve than what I saw on your boat. At some point in '99 they moved the ballast vent to the front berth area and replaced the cabin step with a ladder. That's what I have.
Hi, interesting video. We owned the 2nd X sold. #005 1995, Aileen. Hopefully still somewhere in the Pacific Northwest.
I was concerned when I saw the VIN number was removed from the back of the boat. Was this a salvaged boat? Looking at the damage that you were showing on the side, the bow & transom, there was either storm damage or not tied up well.
Please see the old promotional videos from MacGregor. If you do not remove the foam it will float when cabin is flooded.
It is an unusual boat. Not the best sailboat & not the best motor boat. It was designed to be a hybrid. Inexpensive & light so a mid size vehicle or mini van could tow. These were sold all over the world. 5000 made. This is not a Catalina or a Hunter. You will not find that quality in this boat.
I see your boat has bottom paint. I was wondering how many years it went without?
Bottom paint was usually added by people who kept them in salt water, after purchase. Our 1st did not as we traveled all over California, Nevada & Oregon.
Oh, if the trailer was ever in salt water start checking that closely. A friend bought a used one & we had to make a new one for him. The original trailers were very cheap.
Looking forward to your next videos.
Holy smokes aye !
Good luck
about 10:45 you see the spreades on top of the life line, . please don't do that it will bend them, . they should be fend under the life lines.
Good to know! The life lines were slacked out/detached on one end to allow it. 🤷🏻♂️. Thanks for the info!
@@FrigateChaserFishing -- good to hear, that is what I did with mine- I added a quick realease to unhook them, but I flip them back on top and re secure for travel, . not sure you need to flip them back on top, if they are slack though.
It's a fixer uper , once that's done , wham bam thank you mam
I couldnt find how much you bought the boat for and how much they were asking. I am considering a 26x myself and the price seems good but if there are issues with it i was looking for a comparison of how much should i offer vs how much they are asking.
That would be case by case I would imagine. We got this one for 3500. But after new motor and repairs, electronics, sail, etc. We are around 24000 total. Which sounds wrong. But we have all new stuff so 🤷🏻♂️
Normally used ready to sail is around 12000
@@FrigateChaserFishing, thx
I'm in MN and there are some Xs for sale nearby that I am looking at. What did you pay?
3500. But it came w nothing. Kinda feels like we over paid w all we have spent considering that a “ready to sail” cost around 12000. But we will have new almost everything. 🤷🏻♂️
Frigate Chaser Fishing I think $3500 is a very good price based on what I saw in the vid. These are hard to find - one near me just sold Sunday and so my options are limited. Supply and demand... I can’t wait to see a vid of you out on the water with it - cheers!
@@FrigateChaserFishing $3500 sounds cheap enough until you price out a 50+HP (and associated fittings) I did see at least one sail laying on the rear berth. If only used for two years it still should be good? New lines are probably in order after all this time though?
what did you guys pay for it?
3500. Prolly too much as we have put alot into it and will never get it back 😆😆
I think They know the boat is not safe with thin fibereglass. so they put foam.
WOW. the finish inside that locker at 8.40 is terrible.. Dags and splinters everywhere.
That’s what I’m saying! 😂
@@FrigateChaserFishing Yup, imagine putting your hand in there on a dark stormy night.. Better get the tweezers! hehe
I'll give you $6k if you deliver it to Arizona where the water in the hull will never freeze. I just need to buy a bimini to keep the blazing sun off me