I owned a M 26X for several years and absolutely loved it. The best boat I’ve ever owned. A couple of mods that I really liked were installing a composting toilet (no smell and easy to dump and set up and a water bladder under the V berth with on demand electric pump for galley and head sinks. A creature comfort mod consisting of integrated Bimini, dodger and cockpit enclosure. I loved the layout down below and made many overnight coastal cruises. Unfortunately I’m now 80 years old with health problems that ended my sailings but I wish for you many wonderful days and nights on your boat.
I'm considering buying a Macgregor 26X and your tour was so detailed & informative, it answered a lot of questions for me, so thank you very much, it "is" appreciated.
Had a 2000 model 26x purchased new for nearly 20 years. Couple of comments. When the mast is stowed the spreaders go under the upper deck lifelines. Leaning them on top of the lifelines bends the spreaders and stretches the lifelines as your boat shows. Although must admit the lifelines are so short as to be pretty much useless anyway. Some folks remove the spreaders each time they step the mast but it's not necessary; you can maneuver them under first one side, then the other. There are lots of videos on mast stepping that show you how. The drainage hole in the floor pan by the ladder is a factory provision. I added two more in the corners so it would drain when the boat is heeled. You were fortunate to find one in pretty much factory condition. Most of these are heavily modified. Mine certainly was.
Excellent video. In the process of buying basically this exact boat (viewing in a few days) and am pleased to say I like everything about it. The one I'm getting has all the extra storage mods you mentioned people do, and larger bench tops with a fold down tap. I'll definitely be replacing the glorified bucket with a proper marine toilet.
Great tour. Best of all my worlds. I tried buying a Mac in 1997 and have been wanting one ever since. Now looking at the M model. I'm engaged to a Brit. Cheers.
This is the best interior walk through of the MacGregor I have seen. I prefer the X to the M because of the location of the head. Also the X has a basin in the head, even though it is small- at least there IS one.
I bought a 26X in 2019. I used it last year and it went back on the water again in Portsmouth the other day. I'm an RYA Day Skipper so if you want to come along to pick up some experience on the sea you're welcome to as I always need crew.
Hi, Can I also volunteer ? Sold my Maxum last year and hoping to find a suitable 26X myself for the 2022. I have RYA Power boat level 2 but not much skipper experience and would love to build up and work as a deck crew :)
Thorough video. I saw Sundance for sale in Poole in 2017, still have broker particulars. Definitely good idea to take up RYA Skipper offer to exchange experiences. I have 26x in Ireland. Hope you have good long summer season. Good winds and tight lines.
Thanks much for this video. We own an '02 MacX as well. I know you don't favor modifying it but doing so has been so much fun!... esp. thru winter months here in New Mexico, USA. Hope to see more vids of the places you take it. Awesome Lego creation, btw!!!
Prob the best walk through of this boat I’ve seen yet! Thank you. You even included laying in the beds. I’m about the same height as you so now I can actually get a better feeling of the headroom of this boat. Just out of curiosity since you’ve said you’ve looked at a 26M, does the 26M have a bit more cabin height and more height in the rear berth? With the double raccoon/double stacked windows, is there actually equal more height? Seeing them around the area out and about on the water and eyeing it, they look roughly the same. Haven’t had the opportunity to step into any of these boats yet. I really want the M but if it comes down to finding a good deal on a X, then I don’t care
The small drain hole beneath the companion way ladder is there by default. The boat yard started to put them in sometime around '98. It's there to warn you in case a large amount of water should fill up the bilge. If it weren't there, you'd probably notice the hazard too late.
New to sailing and late to the party it seems, i want a 26X as well, and I have been looking for where the bilge is in this boat, it seems is in many parts, up front by the bow, in the back as well.... do you know where the actual bilge is in the 26x? Thanks!
@@cuestion-de-tiempo There is no central bilge. The 26X has it's water ballast tank where other sailboats have the bilge. Depending on the heeling, any water in the bow area will flow to either the port or starboard bilge. The starboard bilge is the largest, best practice however would be to have bilge pumps on either side.
You're not far off...Well loaded with crap but with empty water ballast my 26X's original old Honda 50A will crank it to 20 mph without undue fuss according to my GPS, which is, yeah, about 17 knots. It might well churn a bit faster, but I'm a gentle sort. In fact, I'm seldom in a "get up on plane" hurry, but I do test from time just to blow out the cobwebs.
@@BilgemasterBill I haven't taken mine to full throttle, just up to the 6000 rpm mark, where it was purring along at 15 knots. I'm happy enough with it, but if I do ever change the engine i'll go for a Yamaha 80 2 stroke. Same sort of weight but extra oomph.
@@BilgemasterBill how do you drain your water ballast once it’s full on the water after sailing and you want to motor at speed without additional water weight? Can you access the ballast to drain it with a pump?
We've used our 2002 MacX both as a boat and a camper (mostly bec we have to travel very far for decent water). And what other camper has a balcony?! ;-) When camped the cockpit is a very nice balcony for looking all around while dining and eating.
Thanks for taking the time to give us a looksee at your new 26X. I was referred here from the 'MacGregor and Tattoo Sailors Forum' at www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28345. Like my own 2001 26X here in Virginia, yours seems "nicely unmolested" by any too-hamfisted mods--damned near stock. I must say your trailer seems a bit hardier than my original American style OEM one. It must have been thanks to a higher UK requirements thing. In case you were still wondering, mine also has that little drain hole at the floor below the companionway running back to the bilge. The head has similar drainage. Anyhow, thanks again for the tour!
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I owned a M 26X for several years and absolutely loved it. The best boat I’ve ever owned. A couple of mods that I really liked were installing a composting toilet (no smell and easy to dump and set up and a water bladder under the V berth with on demand electric pump for galley and head sinks. A creature comfort mod consisting of integrated Bimini, dodger and cockpit enclosure. I loved the layout down below and made many overnight coastal cruises. Unfortunately I’m now 80 years old with health problems that ended my sailings but I wish for you many wonderful days and nights on your boat.
This has to be one of the best, most detailed interior tours of one of these boats that I’ve seen. Great job.
I'm considering buying a Macgregor 26X and your tour was so detailed & informative, it answered a lot of questions for me, so thank you very much, it "is" appreciated.
Had a 2000 model 26x purchased new for nearly 20 years. Couple of comments. When the mast is stowed the spreaders go under the upper deck lifelines. Leaning them on top of the lifelines bends the spreaders and stretches the lifelines as your boat shows. Although must admit the lifelines are so short as to be pretty much useless anyway. Some folks remove the spreaders each time they step the mast but it's not necessary; you can maneuver them under first one side, then the other. There are lots of videos on mast stepping that show you how.
The drainage hole in the floor pan by the ladder is a factory provision. I added two more in the corners so it would drain when the boat is heeled.
You were fortunate to find one in pretty much factory condition. Most of these are heavily modified. Mine certainly was.
I want one and I’m thankful for your full tour. Well done
Excellent video! Thanks for being so detailed. So much info, much appreciated.. and the Lego guy at the end was fun too!
Excellent video. In the process of buying basically this exact boat (viewing in a few days) and am pleased to say I like everything about it. The one I'm getting has all the extra storage mods you mentioned people do, and larger bench tops with a fold down tap.
I'll definitely be replacing the glorified bucket with a proper marine toilet.
Great tour. Best of all my worlds. I tried buying a Mac in 1997 and have been wanting one ever since. Now looking at the M model. I'm engaged to a Brit. Cheers.
Thank you. I really wanted to see every little detail. Well done.
Thank you for taking the time to do such a nice detailed overview of your boat, much appreciated 😊
This is the best interior walk through of the MacGregor I have seen. I prefer the X to the M because of the location of the head. Also the X has a basin in the head, even though it is small- at least there IS one.
I just purchase an X26 much more room and potentiel ..
Fantastic walkthrough , hope you enjoy the sailing .
This was most excellent thanks for sharing
Great walkthrough. I bought a 26x last year and have been doing lots of cleaning and repair.
Nice video… appreciate the walk through
I bought a 26X in 2019. I used it last year and it went back on the water again in Portsmouth the other day.
I'm an RYA Day Skipper so if you want to come along to pick up some experience on the sea you're welcome to as I always need crew.
@@finnkay cool. I don't know how to contact you (I don't want to leave my details on here) ... Unless you find me on Facebook.
Hi, Can I also volunteer ? Sold my Maxum last year and hoping to find a suitable 26X myself for the 2022. I have RYA Power boat level 2 but not much skipper experience and would love to build up and work as a deck crew :)
Thanks for this thorough vid. Nice boat you found!
Thorough video. I saw Sundance for sale in Poole in 2017, still have broker particulars. Definitely good idea to take up RYA Skipper offer to exchange experiences. I have 26x in Ireland. Hope you have good long summer season. Good winds and tight lines.
Thanks much for this video. We own an '02 MacX as well. I know you don't favor modifying it but doing so has been so much fun!... esp. thru winter months here in New Mexico, USA. Hope to see more vids of the places you take it. Awesome Lego creation, btw!!!
Nice boat you should be proud of it
Thank you for this video very well done really appreciate it.
Well done lad! I have a 2005 26M, which is AB FAB !
Prob the best walk through of this boat I’ve seen yet! Thank you. You even included laying in the beds. I’m about the same height as you so now I can actually get a better feeling of the headroom of this boat. Just out of curiosity since you’ve said you’ve looked at a 26M, does the 26M have a bit more cabin height and more height in the rear berth? With the double raccoon/double stacked windows, is there actually equal more height? Seeing them around the area out and about on the water and eyeing it, they look roughly the same. Haven’t had the opportunity to step into any of these boats yet. I really want the M but if it comes down to finding a good deal on a X, then I don’t care
The small drain hole beneath the companion way ladder is there by default. The boat yard started to put them in sometime around '98. It's there to warn you in case a large amount of water should fill up the bilge. If it weren't there, you'd probably notice the hazard too late.
mine has one and mine is a 96 :)
New to sailing and late to the party it seems, i want a 26X as well, and I have been looking for where the bilge is in this boat, it seems is in many parts, up front by the bow, in the back as well.... do you know where the actual bilge is in the 26x?
Thanks!
@@cuestion-de-tiempo There is no central bilge. The 26X has it's water ballast tank where other sailboats have the bilge. Depending on the heeling, any water in the bow area will flow to either the port or starboard bilge. The starboard bilge is the largest, best practice however would be to have bilge pumps on either side.
@@RoaldKogerthanks a bunch, do you know anything related to an external electrical plug that came with some late models?
Great presentation.
Great presentation!
Great video!! Thanks!
Great job. Well done.
Very nicely done :)
20 knots under power is optimistic - realistically 15-16. ;)
You're not far off...Well loaded with crap but with empty water ballast my 26X's original old Honda 50A will crank it to 20 mph without undue fuss according to my GPS, which is, yeah, about 17 knots. It might well churn a bit faster, but I'm a gentle sort. In fact, I'm seldom in a "get up on plane" hurry, but I do test from time just to blow out the cobwebs.
@@BilgemasterBill I haven't taken mine to full throttle, just up to the 6000 rpm mark, where it was purring along at 15 knots. I'm happy enough with it, but if I do ever change the engine i'll go for a Yamaha 80 2 stroke. Same sort of weight but extra oomph.
@@BilgemasterBill how do you drain your water ballast once it’s full on the water after sailing and you want to motor at speed without additional water weight?
Can you access the ballast to drain it with a pump?
@@vlogcity1111 To drain the ballast you start motoring and open the ballast valve at the back of the boat and it will drain while you are moving.
Great walk through, thanks so much. I'm looking to buy a Mac26 right now. Just one question, does it have a shower in the toilet compartment?
Would love to see how this performs as a power boat. Thank for the video.
Lots of videos on RUclips of the Mac 26X motoring.
Awsome boat
Great video mate cheerz
Im in the UK and have bin looking into the Macgregor for some time ..,., would love to here some feedback from you guys with experience..
Great video! How much is a McGregor like this in the UK? Cheers!
I see you still got the shetland 535 😍
What is the top speed of the outboard with wide-open throttle?
Nice boat! How much it is?
My wife wants a camper, I want a sailboat. Would this boat also make a decent camper in your opinion?
We've used our 2002 MacX both as a boat and a camper (mostly bec we have to travel very far for decent water). And what other camper has a balcony?! ;-) When camped the cockpit is a very nice balcony for looking all around while dining and eating.
no keel boat is it safe to sail?
Lovely
if you sell this, how much sir ?
How much would a boat like this cost? I have a 2001 26x and am in the process of selling it but don’t know how much I should ask
What motor does it have on it? That would change the price a fair bit because these are a hybrid motor sailer
@@vlogcity1111 Honda 50hp
@@6ty8stang around 12-15k usd. Also Depends on where you are and the condition it’s in
@@vlogcity1111 Honda 50hp
Thanks for taking the time to give us a looksee at your new 26X. I was referred here from the 'MacGregor and Tattoo Sailors Forum' at www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28345.
Like my own 2001 26X here in Virginia, yours seems "nicely unmolested" by any too-hamfisted mods--damned near stock. I must say your trailer seems a bit hardier than my original American style OEM one. It must have been thanks to a higher UK requirements thing. In case you were still wondering, mine also has that little drain hole at the floor below the companionway running back to the bilge. The head has similar drainage.
Anyhow, thanks again for the tour!
Great video! Thanks