Just going to come back and reiterate or restate something I said earlier on this thread. There are folks who have internal gasoline tanks in their 26x, including one or more moderators of this forum. I assume they all have ignition protected bilge blowers. Probably they also installed a gasoline fu...

I have a 2002 26X. I sometimes run all of the gasoline out of my Honda EU 2200i generator and store it in the cargo area (aka "aft berth"). I have a Newport NT300 outboard for the dingy. I always hang it in the head. I installed a dowel across the top of the head enclosure and just hang th...

I'm not familiar with how the 25 is set up. But I can tell you that when I moved to saltwater (out of Lake Washington and into the Sound) and started sailing my 26x more aggressively (testing the limits of heeling, 4-6 ft waves, etc), the boat started collecting water in the bilge. I suspected my ke...

I previously purchased flexible blackout screens with suction cups that attached to the windows that fit perfectly on the windows of the 26x. All seven screens fold up and fit into a storage bag about 12 inches in diameter and 3 inches thick. I've had these about 10 years and they still work well. I...

Call Todd at Blue Water Yachts

7116 220th St SW #15,
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043

(206) 282-4261

https://www.bwyachts.com

In my experience, the best time to get someone on the phone is between 10:00 a.m. and noon Pacific, Monday through Thursday

I don't know if anyone sells a kit, but there are definitely Macgregor's set up with boom or mast furling. Boom furling has been discussed repeatedly on this site.

It is not particularly difficult to add an auxiliary motor mount to the stern of a 26x. I've done it twice. Tahoe Jack provided an excellent description of the basic installation. I copied his method about 10 years ago and it worked very well. (See the photo of the boat in the hoist / travel lift.) ...

Works totally fine mounted on the mast. The dome and mount combined weigh only about 20 lb. combined. I remove it from the mount for raising and lowering the mast, just four bolts. It's about 7 ft off the deck, easy to reach. The tricky part was running the thick power cable through the headliner. M...

The photos all work if you just keep clicking on them till they finally show up.

Replacing the rub rail on a 26x ...

You do use adhesive.

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https://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/4306-1v0.htm

AKA "Bill's EZ Cleats"

His video is about boats you can buy for less than £10,000. Seems unlikely you would be able to purchase a 26x in the UK for £10,000. https://i.postimg.cc/S24N40v1/Screenshot-20250211-180933-Chrome.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/cKw4P1X8/Screenshot-20250211-180944-Chrome.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/hXHtCQbB/...

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I bought a Lewmar 700 with 60 ft of 1/4 inch chain and 300 ft of 1/2 inch 8-plait to go with my 35 lb Mantus M1, but I did not get it installed before it got too cold to do fiberglass. Now this is a job for spring, 2025. Thanks very very much for posting these photos. Extremely helpful.

I think you'll find the reviews from people who have owned 12 volt heaters are generally not great. Also, at 600 watts (50 amps DC), a 100 amp hour lead acid battery will provide an hour of heat, maximum, under perfect circumstances with a fully charged battery. A 100 amp hour LifePo4 battery will p...