I have to admit looking at that rig gave me the willies. Without cross-bracing I'm not sure I would have had the courage to attempt what you did. Definitely not a windy day activity. I was very...very scared. Of course, there was no wind at all. The biggest problem was the fact that the ground was ...

Hi Macowneril2015! I'm dealing with the same problem right now. There were lot of blisters on some parts of the boat (I have 26S from 1992). I decided to send the boat and I just finished sending today. All of the blisters were caused by water entering between the gelcoat and the fiberglass (I use t...

Finally, the images are here. The lifting mechanism was built by a friend to lift his 2.5 tons Pasara. Lifting 26S was far easier. First we lowered the front wheel of the trailer lifting by that the back part (end the stern) and we put stand beneath the stern (after the trailer so we could pull it o...

Thanks for the info. It seems that the previous owners did not modify anything. Simply, the cable movement was limited by the turning block before the bracket was introduced. I also found pictures here: https://macgregor.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article&mid=157&aid=100016&mn=26S ...

Thanks Stickinthemud57 I managed to get the boat out of the trailer and put it on the stand so I can work on it easily. The centerboard was about 2" out of the boat and also about 2" above the rollers. To be safe with it I lifted the boat about 5" above the rollers and pulled the trai...

Hi Folks,

I have older 26s that does not have stop bracket to limit downward travel of the centerboard. Can anybody share info where the stop bracket goes and how far the centerboard goes out (90 degrees or perhaps less) ?

Any info would be appreciated, thank you!
Mars

Well, 26s from 1990 does not have aluminium extrusion, it's only rubber rail.

Thanks, but the site points out "Used only on boats 1992 and newer. We do not have the older style rubrail available." Mine is from 1990. Is it the same rub rail?

Hi Folks,

I was wondering if anybody can share info where to purchase rub rail for 1990 MacGregor 26S?

Any info would be appreciated, thank you!
Mars