#40. Leopard 50 to Macgregor 26 - will we cope?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- @Barefoot Doctors Sailing - Catch up with the Barefoot Doctors Sailing story after our Leopard 50 burnt to the bottom of the ocean and now getting back to sailing with a Macgregor 26.
Our sequence of videos was interrupted by the Annapolis Boat Show but we return now to the exciting adventure aboard the sailor trailer that at least gets us out on the water!
In this episode we travel 840km to the Sunshine Coast (SE Queensland) to enjoy Noosa River, inland lakes and the Noosa Everglades!
Still no payout from the insurance claim (4 months after the fire), wreck being organised to be destroyed and we continue to wait for resolutions.
Binge watch and come barefoot with us as we travel and explore the planet, mostly from the water but sometimes through the minds of others as we provide aid and support where needed through the amazing TUFMINDS solutions!
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Woohoo! I liked your video and hit the 700 like mark!..
Cheers 🍻from Montreal Quebec Canada 🇨🇦
Awesome thank you! You will be in the middle of winter at present so I hope it is being nice for you! We escaped south to get to warmer countries as even the temperatures of 10* in Greece were too cold for us - babies from the tropics!!!!
I love how you try to make the best of all adversity ⛵️⛵️🥰
Cheers Kathleen, love your comments thanks for watching!
High value area for high value value peeps, beautiful. It's good to get back to your roots. You got to sail to cross oceans. U guys are on it!
Cheers gps831coast, thanks for your support!👣👣
Another great video, thanks guy’s.
🍀⚽️🍀CELTIC 4LIFE 🍀⚽️🍀
Cheers Todd, thanks for coming along!
Wonderful. So positive you both are. I fulfilled a dream in the past 2 weeks and closed on my retirement home. I will be leaving NY and heading to southwest Missouri. I bought a small home on one acre on my daughter’s street. My 4 granddaughters await my arrival in the fall. I will turn 70. Time to enjoy the next chapter. What I get out of watching your videos is LIVE! Live your best life and be happy. Thank you.
How wonderful Dja so happy you will be close to your grandkids and daughter. Congratulations on a great plan. Time for you to do what brings you joy! Let us know how you like your new place! Much love from us!
You guys are such an inspiration. Thanks for all the work you put in to making these videos! I see bigger boats in your future, but good to know you'll be happy no matter what fate brings you.
Cheers Tom life is an adventure for sure, we have each other and that makes us happy.
At least you are doing what you love most .... out on the water and getting on with life 👍
Yep reddyman not our first choice but what the heck… just do what you can …right! Cheers for watching👣👣
Great to see you guys again in your natural environment, though on a modest size motor sailer. I have seen many Mac 26s before, but never seen one so well fitted. Particularly, the lifting swim platform, which makes getting in and out of the boat very easy and convenient, kudos to the designer. I will appreciate to see the details of the platform. You guys are an amazing couple with even more amazing attitude. Wishing you always Fair winds and serene seas, all the way from Dubai
Thanks Mansoor, glad you like the video! We have had several requests to share this design so we will try and put a video together about it... We have already sold this boat as we left to see the Annapolis show but hopefully we have enough of our own footage or can get in touch with the new (happy) owner for more photos....
@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 thanks for your reply, I am glad you had a good experience, though temporary, on the small vessel and passed it on to a new happy owner. Never owned a Mac 26, but I was fascinated by the concept and the design. Except, I found the boarding and off boarding of the vessel little to be desired, until I saw the design on your Mac. I look forward to see the clips you have of the boat, and perhaps a more detailed images, if the current owner will be willing to share. Equally, very interested to see your next choice of a world cruiser. I may get tempted to follow your example as I have been thinking of moving to a sailboat from my motorized one. Considering my age, catamaran appears to be my only choice after crewing on a friends racing Beneteau. Thank you for all your very interesting and entertaining videos 🙏
Hi Mansoor, We are in Dubai till 2 Feb so are organising a meetup if you are interested. Planning for Sat / Sun, 29/30 Jan - are you interested and will you be around? Email us on drjohnmcintosh@tpg.com.au please to let us know what suits.
Positivity Positivity Positivity just radiates from the screen whenever i am watching your videos
Finding the fun in the little things, such as pulling the boat closer to shore, some might see that as tiresome.
Thank you for balancing the equalilibrium in us all
Cheers Paula for pointing that out! Sometimes it is just the little things that make us giggle. Life has gives us the opportunity to lighten up, so we gratefully take it.
Thanks for coming along with us! Much love 👣👣
Nice to see you guys back on the water. Happy sailing!
Cheers Ray, yes feels great!
You guys are a hoot! Can`t wait for the next installation...Your Wyoming friend is sayin howdy!
Howdy right back a ya Scott! 👣👣
Now this is the part of Barefoot Doctors That I enjoy. It was great to see the two of you enjoying yourselves. The sounds of the early morn were awe inspiring. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Cheers John glad you enjoyed the episode.. we had lots of fun !
Great to see you in a boat. Yes not THE boat but you look so much more comfortable being on the water. Keep up the great videos
Cheers Guys lots more adventure to be had! Stay safe
Wow a Mcgragor 26 that is definitely Roughing it.
Haha funny how you can adapt quickly when the other option is to swim!
Small but perfectly formed to allow you to get to magical anchorage's. Loving the background yidaki.
Cheers Mark yes a cheeky scoot up the river and time to explore!
This was my favorite video to date! Loved it.
Oh wow Amanda, glad you liked it. Hopefully our videos editing is improving with time too!
Very nice :)
Thanks for coming along with us and for the comment!
Glad to see you out on the water no matter if it's blue or brown ? A Trailer Sailer sounds perfect for you two ! There's a couple of T/A sailing channels that have like 125 hp on the transom and jump up on plane pull almost up to the beach and are fun to sail ! You have the best of both worlds !
Hi Dave yes suits us fine right now. Making the best of it!
How wonderful was that, discovering beaut little hideaway places love Noosa, Sunny Coast…looking forward to more adventures..❤️
Cheers Sandra Oz has such amazing little treasures for sure! Especially sounds of our bird life!
Congratulations from a terrible experience to embracing the future. That swim platform (transom step) is the unicorn a lot of Mac M owners would love to have. I know the PO said it was custom made, but if you could give some more details of the design we'd be most appreciative. South Carolina, USA
Yes please share!! We would love to know!!
Wow, life is tough!! Hahaha!
Bet you looking forward to the new boat for space.
Haha ,We won’t know what to do with it Joseph!!
I love that Macgregor.
So versatile really great for us in between
Most excellent adventure guys :) that's called making the most of what you have :) and to think you could not off done that in a 50ft cat ! so blessings all round :) and you was still having a ball :) well done to you both , always enjoyable watching your adventures :) stay safe , have fun :) i think we cal your piklets pancakes here ? love as always Jim from Germany :)
Hi Jim you are right could not take the Leopard here. Yes Piklets are just small pancakes that we tend to eat as a treat with tea or coffee, kind of like tea and scones. Often come with cream on top but was fresh outa cream on mini Dash!
Love it when you comment, sending love right back to ya!!
I loved your hilarious anchor rode calculation. Have you seen "the African Queen"? Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn, directed by John Huston? Bogie had to walk/tow the boat at one point - he came back aboard covered in leeches.
Haha yes I thought that might happen to John also. Back in the old days we would have saved them and put into our medicine kit! 🤪
What is next? A Catalina 28 perhaps? LOL. Glad to see you enjoying sailing and your lives, in spite of the slight adjustment in vessels.
Haha yes as they say better than having to swim. But in honesty it is a really good fix for us right now. Thanks for coming along with us!👣👣
!! Cariad !! must be the love boat ????
Haha Brian, ….showing your age mate!
@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 ! Cariad ! is Welsh for LOVE no reference to those bloody cruise boats.
Nice.
Thanks Scott!
thanks again - the mcgregor 26 would be the ducks nuts in shark bay - good sailing but being able to motor at more than 5 knots is the bonus - waiting a few more episodes for the big reveal - also sounds of Aussie bush I thought I heard a drop bear so be careful
Yes Jim.. but only to a trained ear would you hear a drop bear! Good detecting! Some folks are only worried for us about the crocks! 😂
Sure a gorgeous area.
The whip looked proportional (Leopard 50 to Mac 26). Looking forward to the Med.
Saw a Mac 26 on TH-cam a few years ago on a local lake. Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, not kidding :)
LOL!!! Hilarious - that is exactly how Eli was feeling... You spelt it exactly and could see the vacant look on her face each time!🤣
Awesome to see you Guys relaxed and sailing/motoring... Btw aren't there big lizards up that way... I wouldn't be game to walk in that water lol
Hi Ned ,yes there are and don’t worry I was looking out for them!! Lol
Beautiful scenery.
The affluent people should have been on their docks so they could see the beautiful people sail by.
Awwww thanks Thomas❤️👣👣
Come down to Caloundra. Do same at Golden Besch, can travel to bottom end of Bribie Island
Oooo sounds cool!!
The countryside is very beautiful but the water, not so much! You both have spoiled me with your Caribbean blue water and white beaches. I much prefer water that is clear so you can see what you’re stepping on 😱 I long for the day that you take me back to the tropics on your new Leopard, but for now I will sit back and enjoy your adventures! Stay safe and I’ll count the days that you return to the deep blue sea. 🤗
I hear you Mango spoilt us for sure!! Keep watching and we will be back there in the "fullness of time" - but hopefully not too long!
Alsointhe next episode you will find out why the bottom isso red.... It's all about to he tannin leeching from the trees into the waterways .
Please let us know info on that swim platform. Great video
OK, we will try - we have already sold the boat so we will need to use previous footage and talk around it...
As I adjust to retirement I bought a MacGregor 26M. I like your yellow hard shell dinghy. Can you tell us the brand? Also what size motor have you found works well with it? I bought an inflatable soft bottom Chinese 9' boat as a tender but I can't imagine it will last being towed behind with fuel for longer trips.
I think MacGregor used to have an ad of the 26 planing about 25 mph with a 50 HP. - - Just watched it. There's something to be said for simplicity.
I sold a 35' monohull sailboat. I'm currently looking for a Macgregor 26X to live aboard. Please tell us what was "whipped up" at the end of the video. Looked delicious.
Hi guys. Thanks for following and that little treat is simple & called pikelets in Australia, but is the same as french crepes but thicker. 1 Egg whipped, add milk and bit of sugar, dash of vanilla and salt, then whip in self raising flour until thick runny and fry in pan... If too yellow add more milk and flour, if you're feeding a horde, use more of everything...Good luck
Is Elvis still standing up across the road?
Yes, isn’t he working there?
That small sailboat looks very depressing to be on after owning a luxury 50' cat
We really appreciated it cause at least we could get out on the water! I did want to put a sub-title at one point that "3rd class sailing is better than 1st class swimming" but we deleted it so we did not insult Mac26 owners as it is not 3rd class at all - but I hope you understand what we mean....
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Thanks Billy!
I do not know why they do not come with a spray dodger just a narrow one that only goes over the hatch
My favourite accessory for a macgregor? A Tiwal 2L
Hi, J, it is probably an optional extra so the base model price can be kept as low as possible!
what engine and hp that you're using?
Hi Faizal, we had a 60hp Honda outboard from memory. It got up to 15 knots with full cruising gear on board (food, dinghy, anchors, chain, sunshades etc) but empty of the ballast water. If the cruising gear was off, it would go 20 knots, we understand.
What caused the fire on the leopard?
Last thing I heard in a video from them is that they think they know but can't reveal till the insurance is completely through with investigations. That was a while back though ;)
Hey Ed,
We believe the results are confirmed but have not heard from the lawyers yet so are still wanting to respect the process. However it is nothing that would be of concern for other Leopard owners - nothing to do with the build or set up... Will reveal the outcome when officially released. Sorry for the delay. By the way, we will have not be paid out for insurance yet so this whole process appears to be very slow.
You left your car and trailer at a boat ram for 3 weeks..
I'm calling absolute Bs on that
Why? It was free parking too