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I'm not sure but I think that the first year to have a sliding galley was 2005 and the first year to have a lead ballast was 2007. Therefore, the only two model years to have no lead ballast with a sliding galley was 2005-2006. Is this correct? Thanks.

Edit: I did not know that there would be so much controversy over the word "lead". Please replace the word "lead" with 300 lbs ballast. I basically want to know what model years offered the sliding galley without the 300 lbs ballast. Thank you.

I don't know...but I'm fairly sure there is no lead in that ballast. If I recall, it is 300 pounds of resin not lead.

I also doubt that it's lead.
Lead costs to much, I'd think.
I think I read somewhere that 300 lbs of concrete is used on all year M's, but don't know for sure.
Mike Inmon my chime in with the real answer.

I read on their site & I beleive it say's 300# of mixed resin and sand !

J

My is a 2005, and it has the sliding galley and the 300 lb ballast.

Roger

I'm not positive, but I believe all 26M's have the ballast. I'm fairly certain my 2003 (hull #19) does.

I have a 2003 26M without the sliding galley and I know it has the 300 # of permanent ballast. This info was printed on the MacGregor homesite in 2003 and cited as one of the differnces between the X & M along with a a whole lot of other changes, I distinctly remember reading back when I first bought my 26M. What material was used they did not mention but they did mention the ballast, all M models have it.