Macgregor 26 M

2004, Macgregor 26 M, fractional rigged sloop.

RBS No.SSR172021

Most popular trailer sailer ever.  

Remarkably spacious accomodation below deck, with parallel dual bench layout, 1.83m (6ft) headroom.

Easy boat to handle, quick to get home on motor. Added advantage it can be dismasted and used unballasted as motor cruiser. 

Hybrid motor sailer with adjusting water ballast.  
Powered by 55HP, 2 stroke, (EU compliant) outboard. 
Excellent condition, relatively young, started life in Arabian Gulf, lightly sailed and stored for past 5 years.
Well looked after, with new rig, overhauled engine and fully renovated trailer (EU /compliant and warrantied), complete set of new windows, all bills available. 

7.87m length (7.06 waterline), 2.36m beam, mast 10.6m (from deck), Water ballasted keel with daggerboard, draft 1.75-0.3m. Suite of Doyle sails - Main, Genoa and Asymetric Spinnaker plus main and gib covers included. 

Accommodation suited  2-4 / small family. Accomodation includes large mirror on bulk head, sink with clean water resevoir, cupboards and space for induction hob. Central table slots into kitchen units when up and stows aft. Forward of kitchen bulkhead is WC with manual head and space to hang wet gear. Forward of heads is double bunk area, with space below starboard for (60 litre) grey water tank and control for water ballast system below port. Under cockpit is a double bunk.

Upholstry includes fore and aft double bunk matresses, additional blue  and white striped set of cabin cushion covers, blue cockpit cushions, a Bimini (with cover) and a deck shade cover. 

Towing weight (incl. trailer)1495kg. The trailer has been completeyrenovated this year to meet EU & UK compliance, includes new axle,  brakes and hydraulics, new tyres, new tow coupling, new electrics and lighting board. The Macgregor trailer comes with  a detatchable axle as standard, enabling transportation on its dolly wheels inside a container. 
sloop's rigging was completely renewed in 2017, (bills available) the mast footing was also renovated and a new swim ladder attached along with other minor updates. The hull was antifouled before it was layed up and is clean.  A complete replacement set of windows was acquired from the makers and  fitted  in 2018, (bills available). The outboard motor (a Yamaha55 BET two stroke) was fully reconditioned and serviced before the boat was layed up (bills available). The vessel is on the Register of British Ships part III,  No SSR172021, under the name Batavia Star. (Certificate available). This boat was HMRC certified, when imported into UK. 
The cockpit has fitted cushions, a blue bimini with a blue canvass cover, a marine compass fixed to the starboard bulkhead, a centre console with wheel, outboard key start, engine lift control and throttle, cup holders. The centre console houses a detatchable Garmin plotter dash wired to a GPS sat nav mushroom on the aft rail. It uses  local map software memory cards which Garmin produce world wide. The cockpit benches have hinged lift up slots under which are stowed Main battery (starboard) and  90 Ltr fuel tank (port). There is a hinged fibreglass bridge transom at the rear which allows access to engine area and the swim platform.