Thanks all, I'll have a good look at the furler when I do the next viewing. Worst case, I just replace all the standing rigging to be safe.

I’m not certain what is meant by this: can the forestay be removed from this or do I need to factor in purchasing a new forestay as well? When you say “or”, why would you remove the forestay other than lowering the mast? Please explain. You would remove the forestay from the roller furler if you di...

I'm back with more questions. The MacGregor 26M I am looking at has a blown out Genoa, which isn't a big issue for me as it means I can get it for a better price as I would have eventually ditched the RF anyway and moved to a hank-on Jib for better sailing performance. I'm pricing up a new Jib and m...

Yes, the holes are factory. And yes, there is a lip under there. PO simply replaced the factory (springy) wood with solid metal. I bet he was a big guy like me. Those factory floor panels REALLY flex when I step on them and I’m about 190. Perfect, that's answered my question, thanks. Yes, he was a ...

Thanks for the reply. So the boat has the tread in 3 places: - Main cabin floor - The small raised floor from the main cabin to the v-berth - The head floor The tread plate is currently “glued” down using Sika (or similar). He commented that he removed the original wood hatch as he liked the metal m...

Hi, newbie here! I’m looking at a 2004 26M, pretty tidy boat (we like the galley setup better than the sliding). I’m curious about the floor, the owner has “replaced” some floor hatches with tread plate aluminium. All the newer 26M’s (with the sliding galley) we looked at had no hatches on the main ...