Five Macs on eBay right now.

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rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
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Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
About once a week I take a look at Craigs List and eBay hoping to find a decent Mac 26S or 26D within a 6 hour drive of my house. There are two 26S sailboats on the west coast and three other Mac Models on eBay right now. I constantly read posts about how badly the macs are made but... they sure do seem to hold up and 40 years later they are still sailing.

I say bang for the buck ......

FYI

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Macg...281020250376?pt=Sailboats&hash=item416e1cb908

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006...281020512397?pt=Sailboats&hash=item416e20b88d

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rest...251181877056?pt=Sailboats&hash=item3a7b9b4740

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/25-M...321023488757?pt=Sailboats&hash=item4abe7db2f5

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1983...360511816319?pt=Sailboats&hash=item53f02dc27f
 
finding41

finding41

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Nov 23, 2011
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MacGregor 26D London Ontario Canada
Here is 42 more. Maybe not as close to you but out there for sale.
 
Fly_H23

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Mar 2, 2011
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Compac 14 Charleston, SC
If price per foot and ease of launching are top priorities...Macs are hard to beat!
 
CalebD

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Jun 27, 2006
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Tartan 27' 1967 Nyack, NY
There is a trailer which is going to need new tires, wiring and lights to make it road worthy.
8 HP Evinrude OB engine of similar vintage likely needs a good tune up.
My friend is a civilian mariner for the Navy working for the MSC so is often away for months at a time. As such, he hasn't been able to use the boat much in several years. He has had the pleasure of paying a local yacht club membership and storage fees during that time. This is why I say I think that they would accept an offer in the range I specified. It should be worth it to them to stop the financial bleeding of paying for a boat you are not using.
I have sailed on this boat and spent the night on her. We took her some 50 nm on the Atlantic ocean from Fire Island Inlet to NYC on our delivery trip.
I can tell you more if you are interested.
 
MacNCheese

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Dec 28, 2011
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MacGregor 26D Boston
rgranger said:
About once a week I take a look at Craigs List and eBay hoping to find a decent Mac 26S or 26D within a 6 hour drive of my house. There are two 26S sailboats on the west coast and three other Mac Models on eBay right now. I constantly read posts about how badly the macs are made but... they sure do seem to hold up and 40 years later they are still sailing.

I say bang for the buck ......

FYI

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Macgregor-26-S-sailboat-/281020250376?pt=Sailboats&hash=item416e1cb908

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-26-Macgregor-26M-powersailer-sailboat-w-trailer-50HP-Suzuki-/281020512397?pt=Sailboats&hash=item416e20b88d

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Restored-Macgregor-V22-2-sailboat-Trailer-NO-RESERVE-/251181877056?pt=Sailboats&hash=item3a7b9b4740

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/25-MacGregor-Sailboat-trailer-/321023488757?pt=Sailboats&hash=item4abe7db2f5

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1983-Macgregor-26-Used-Sailboat-Trailer-California-/360511816319?pt=Sailboats&hash=item53f02dc27f
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That last link is actually a Mac 25. Probably the owner was confused. You can tell from the rounded windows.
 
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Dec 23, 2010
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mcgregor 26x 1996 waynesboro
rgranger said:
About once a week I take a look at Craigs List and eBay hoping to find a decent Mac 26S or 26D within a 6 hour drive of my house. There are two 26S sailboats on the west coast and three other Mac Models on eBay right now. I constantly read posts about how badly the macs are made but... they sure do seem to hold up and 40 years later they are still sailing.

I say bang for the buck ......

FYI

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Macgregor-26-S-sailboat-/281020250376?pt=Sailboats&hash=item416e1cb908

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-26-Macgregor-26M-powersailer-sailboat-w-trailer-50HP-Suzuki-/281020512397?pt=Sailboats&hash=item416e20b88d

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Restored-Macgregor-V22-2-sailboat-Trailer-NO-RESERVE-/251181877056?pt=Sailboats&hash=item3a7b9b4740

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/25-MacGregor-Sailboat-trailer-/321023488757?pt=Sailboats&hash=item4abe7db2f5

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1983-Macgregor-26-Used-Sailboat-Trailer-California-/360511816319?pt=Sailboats&hash=item53f02dc27f
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Hi
I have friend who has mac26s in perfect condition in Staunton VA. Let me know if you are interested and I can pass you his email. He is not listing the boat at this time
 
finding41

finding41

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Nov 23, 2011
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MacGregor 26D London Ontario Canada
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jpaszk

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Dec 23, 2010
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mcgregor 26x 1996 waynesboro
finding41 said:
You know what. Either I forgot the link or it just didn't work...
Here it is again. http://boat.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/boat.cgi?cat=boa&fil=macgregor&loc=
It's only 39 MacGregors today.
Your buddy's at 4K is a great deal!
Here is a link to what they want around here for the same boat.. http://ontario.kijiji.ca/f-macgregor-cars-vehicles-boats-watercraft-W0QQCatIdZ29QQKeywordZmacgregorQQisProvinceSearchZtrueQQisSearchFormZtrue
Between 9 and 14.5K
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My boat is on that list and it sold last week;(
 
rgranger

rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
12,553
Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
And it looks like they did something funny with the rudder too.
 
MacNCheese

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Dec 28, 2011
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MacGregor 26D Boston
rgranger said:
And it looks like they did something funny with the rudder too.
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Also, look at the seats they installed inside the cabin. Do you think those would be more comfortable?
 
Sumner

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Jan 31, 2009
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Macgregor & Endeavour 26S and 37 Utah's Canyon Country
finding41

finding41

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Nov 23, 2011
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MacGregor 26D London Ontario Canada
Chris there aren't any stern pictures in that link? Or rudder pictures???
Never mind. I found it. Good idea for the fuel tank. How high does the rudder kick up on a 26S? Would that box be in the way?
I know my rudder comes way up so it wouldn't work for the 26D even if it was built out a bit.
I have seen some rudders sitting horizontally on the water and am reminded of a guy at our club that broke his tiller handle because his rudder let go from the down position and he tried to tack. I think he may have reefed on it not noticing the ruder was sticking out the back.
Here is a picture of my boat at dock. I always lift the rudder and motor out of the water.
 

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Sumner

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Jan 31, 2009
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Macgregor & Endeavour 26S and 37 Utah's Canyon Country
finding41 said:
.How high does the rudder kick up on a 26S? Would that box be in the way? ........ I always lift the rudder and motor out of the water.
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Ours comes up parallel to the water ....



.... surface and on anchor it is up there and the outboard is out. Also the CB is up on anchor. I don't like things sticking down when we are swinging around and I don't know what is down there.

The way the up-haul line is rigged would make it very hard to try and lift out of the water and I'm not sure if the bracket would allow it anyway on the S. If the rudder kicks up like this while sailing and you don't pull it down there is a tremendous force on things like you mentioned,

Sum

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Our Endeavour 37

Our MacGregor 26-S Pages

Our Trips to Utah, Idaho, Canada, Florida

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rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
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Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
Sumner said:
Not sure what you mean? Looks like the rudder on our S unless I'm missing something. The D's are external, is that what you are referring too?

Sum
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Yep! I thought the only difference between the S & D was the centerboard vs. dagger board.

I guess that fuel mod opens some room in the cockpit. But I wouldn't want to sail in rough water with that set up. Looks like a wave could roll over the top of your fuel tank very easily. Maybe if you fitted it with a top????
 
finding41

finding41

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Nov 23, 2011
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MacGregor 26D London Ontario Canada
There's one big difference I see that people don't usually comment on. That is the high sides of the cockpit on the S vs the lower sides with the SS railing on the D.
Actually one of the deciding reasons I got the D. And this from a guy that was thinking the S with the swing keel would be best in case I bottom out.
Nope, style and ergonomics won out. I just like the look and feel of the D.
 
vizwhiz

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Aug 7, 2011
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MacGregor 26S Lakeland, FL
I had toyed with a fuel-tank mod like that for a long time...still thinking about how to solve that issue (where to put the fuel tank), but that's another thread.
I like the clean look of the stern rails, but I can see how you'd have to make a mod or two in order to make it easier to climb aboard...it would be tough to get to the top and have to swing your leg over (for the Admiral).
Looks like a clean boat otherwise...not sure I like that plastic chair arrangement downstairs...
 
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