A Very Sad MacGregor...

[kmclemore]

As found on eBay.

Looks like this poor Mac 26M took a nasty hit. It has a nice motor, so I guess that's why it's bid up to over $3K, but I don't think this hull is gonna be fixed... what do you guys think? Does anyone know the history of this damage? Boat's being sold in FL, but appears to be from IL.



(I wonder if white hulls are stronger that blue ones? )

[Paul S]

to add insult to injury...the trailer is not included in the sale.

no hull # that I could find..but looks like an early 04

Since the blue hull is faster...chances are a blue boat would have avoided the collision

Paul

[mike]

Poor little boat... with the hull trashed, the mast bent, and the trailer not included (!?!?), I guess you're really just buying the motor, boom, and whatever misc. parts could be scrounged off the boat.

--Mike

[Mark Prouty]

2004 26ft MacGregor 26 Sail Boat sustained damaged from collision with another vessel, it was not submerged.

Must be an interesting story behind this one.

[Billy]

Yep, should be an interesting story. Boat in Florida and an Illinois registration.

[jklightner]

Actually, in a odd sort of way, it gives me a more comfortable feeling seeing that poor boat. A collision that does that much damage, and yet the boat stayed afloat. More impressive to me than that picture of a bunch of guys standing and clutching the mast while at a dock they use in the sales stuff. Stuff happens in real life, and not always at the dock.

[mike]

More photos here:

http://usauctions.com/BoatPictures.aspx?BoatID=6059

--Mike

[richandlori]

Wow, thanks for the additional photos link Mike. I can baraly bare to look at the photos. I hope no one was hurt.

Rich

[Paul S]

Where did the roller furler go? Not included?

Also looks like something (GPS) was removed from the console

Trailer available for $1600??? wow. Isn't that more than new?? I think ours was $1000, at least that is what the bill of sale said.

Paul

[Francis]

Wow!! what damage that took. Seeing this really has me wondering what happened. I'd sure like to find out the story on this. I wonder if he ran into a bridge, or if the bridge fell on him. Hopfully everyone was ok. I'd be curious if he is going to get another boat.

[Randy Smith]

I would not want to take this on, nor wish it upon someone.....but out of conversation sake, could She be fixed up? Is it possible to repair damage like this so the boat would look 95% back to her origional beauty? It is really sad............I am not talking adequate repair, good repair....how many hours? Interesting to think about....

[Mark Prouty]

Will it ever be a functioning boat again.

[kmclemore]

Well, going by the damage I can see, I'd say that the owner got T-boned by another vessel. To be precise, it appears that they took a nearly head-on bow of another boat to their starboard side, at a slight angle going aft (ie: vessel was oncoming from the 2:30 o'clock position, looking forward).

As the damage is quite high on the hull, I expect the other vessel was moving relatively fast and was in a bow-up attitude... in other words, the other boat was not flying along in a level planing position, but coming up on plane with a rising bow. This would also explain a bit how it might have happened, with the risen bow reducing frontal visibility and contributing to the accident.

As to why the trailer's not included, that's simple to explain. The insurance company probably gave them a 'total loss' on the 26M (certainly this boat must be 'salvage'), but not, of course, on their completely undamaged trailer. After all, the two are even titled separately. So, I expect the owner is probably buying a replacement 26M and re-using their old trailer.

All above is just a guess, though.

Yu now, if I cold spel betr I woudnt hav to re-edit theze postes. Siggh.

[Mark Prouty]

I wonder what the person who bid $3,150.00 has in mind for her.

[kmclemore]

I would not want to take this on, nor wish it upon someone.....but out of conversation sake, could She be fixed up? Is it possible to repair damage like this so the boat would look 95% back to her origional beauty? It is really sad............I am not talking adequate repair, good repair....how many hours? Interesting to think about....

Well, I've seen worse things repaired, but this is really bad - this isn't just a cosmetic patch job... there's considerable structural damage. To fix that I think you'd have to actually pull the hull completely apart to get to all the repairs. Plus, that 'buff' colored gel in the interior is much harder to match than the 'Clorox bottle' white of the 26X's.

In the end, I'm almost certain you'd never get out of the boat what you spent repairing it, so, no Mark, I don't think this will ever be repaired.

Might be a good boat for parts, though... I suppose that a Mac dealer could buy it and sell the usable bits at discount. And the outboard's a nice one, so that's what folks will really buy in this sale.