Macgregor 26x Boat - Tour and Walkaround - Headroom, Comfort Review and Comparison to 26s #1 

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.

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

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.

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.

This was most excellent thanks for sharing

Thank you for taking the time to do such a nice detailed overview of your boat, much appreciated 😊

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!

Nice boat you should be proud of it

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.

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.

Well done lad! I have a 2005 26M, which is AB FAB !

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 walkthrough. I bought a 26x last year and have been doing lots of cleaning and repair.

Thanks for this thorough vid. Nice boat you found!

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 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?

What is the top speed of the outboard with wide-open throttle?

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.

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!!!

Thank you for this video very well done really appreciate it.

Nice video… appreciate the walk through

Fantastic walkthrough , hope you enjoy the sailing .

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.

Great video!! Thanks!

My wife wants a camper, I want a sailboat. Would this boat also make a decent camper in your opinion?

Very nicely done :) 20 knots under power is optimistic - realistically 15-16. ;)

Great presentation.

Great presentation!

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.

Great job. Well done.

Great video! How much is a McGregor like this in the UK? Cheers!

Would love to see how this performs as a power boat. Thank for the video.

if you sell this, how much sir ?

Great video mate cheerz

I see you still got the shetland 535 😍

no keel boat is it safe to sail?

Great video! Thanks

Nice boat! How much it is?

Awsome boat

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

Lovely

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!