Trailering
The
MacGregor 26 is far lighter than competing trailerable
cruisers, and can be towed behind many family cars.
The 26 is under 8' wide (less than most
competitors) and comes with a steel road trailer.
The launching procedure is simple. One person
can raise the mast, launch the boat and sail away in 10 - 15
minutes!
The car is reversed down the ramp until the boat
just starts to float free of the trailer (normally the car
tires will be just touching the water). The bow line is
released and one person gets on the boat, starts the motor,
and powers the boat off the trailer.
To recover the boat, the procedure is reversed.
Under outboard power (it can be done under sail, but not as easily), the boat is
driven onto the trailer until it hits the bow stop at the
front of the trailer. With the motor still running to keep
the nose of the boat pressed against the bow support, the
crew goes forward and down the trailer ladder. The bow line
is then connected and the boat is winched in
tight.
Once the 26 is
launched, it needs only 12" of water to float. It will sail in
places that most other boats simply cannot go. Unlike most
other trailerable cruisers, the 26 has a daggerboard that
retracts completely into the hull, allowing the boat to be
launched and beached without fear of damage to the daggerboard
system.
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