Thank for the add. This is my second Macgregor 25. My first one I had to sell because I was moving. I needed a project boat and I found this one. So happy with the find. Even better because I only paid $500 for it. It looks like hell, but some clean up she will be good to go. She was a project boat and they didn't have time to work on her so she has been sitting for the last 3 years. It does need some TLC and some glass work. Its winter in New England so I cant wait for summer when it gets warmer to work on it.
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I found a Mac 22 on a trailer with five sails and and O.B. for $900... it was in similar condition to this 25. It has a bell hornet's nest in the galley and rats and made a home in the flotation foam. Here are some pics of the final restoration....
Have fun with yours...
If you have time, check out the two PDF files I attached.
Have fun with yours...
If you have time, check out the two PDF files I attached.
Yes it has the mast, rigging, and rudder. The winch to lower the keel is shot and needs to be replace. I'm not sure about the keel but I am going to remove it and replace the bolts anyway. I has the main sail but not the jib. The trailer needs some welding too. I'm thinking maybe mid/late summer she should be in the water. I'm not looking for a masterpiece just something to get me back on the water.
Looks like a wonderful project, with a great deal of satisfaction and mental progress just from a cleaning. I don't know if you have this available, but I strongly recommend a product called Barkeeper's Friend for cleaning up the fibreglass to look like new. No obnoxious smell or caustic effect on your skin. Go over it twice in sections and the effect will amaze you. Also works on metal and glossy painted surfaces. Comes as a powder in a Comet-like container, but I see they now have a liquid version, which I have not tried.
Bob
Bob
"There is nothing - Absolutely nothing - half so much doing as simply messing about in boats." Wind in the willows. Good buy, now roll up your sleeves. I think you can get replacement winch at Harbor Freight. Keep us posted with progress and pics.
P.S. I am reporting to PETA for kicking the rats out
P.S. I am reporting to PETA for kicking the rats out
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After about 3 hour of scrubbing this is what I got. I used bleach and a hard bristle brush. The bleach cut right through everything. I also used toilet bowl cleaner for the hull. I would not recommend it unless you want to get rid of your bottom pain. Because that's what it did. I don't mind because I'm going to repaint it this summer.
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Be careful with bleach when you clean below. The fumes are nasty.
Looks great. Read up on Mainsail's techniques for rebedding the hardware topside. You'll save yourself grief in the future.
Looks great. Read up on Mainsail's techniques for rebedding the hardware topside. You'll save yourself grief in the future.
Do you have a link or what I should put in the search engine, I've done Fiberglass before. I got a pretty good idea how to attack this. Wait for the heavy modifications I'm thinking of.
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