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MacGregor was known for using innovative features to provide stability while maintaining light weight and easy trailerability. The swing keel was one of the innovations used on MacGregor's smaller boats, and water ballast was another. The model 26M weighs only 2,550 lb (1,160 kg) dry, 300 lb (140 kg) of which is permanent ballast. When in the ...
The Venture of Newport 23, also called the Venture 23 and the MacGregor 23, is an American trailerable character sailboat that was designed by Roger MacGregor as a cruiser and first built in 1973. The design is intended as a miniature replica of a 19th-century pilot cutter. [1] [2] [3]
The MacGregor 26 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Roger MacGregor and first built in 1986, with production ending in 2013. [1] [2] The boat was built by MacGregor Yacht Corporation in the United States. [1] The design was developed into the Tattoo 26, which remains in production by Tattoo Yachts. [1]
Transom view of a MacGregor 24. The MacGregor 24 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard type keel. It displaces 2,100 lb (953 kg) and carries 575 lb (261 kg) of ...
The boat displaces 1,600 lb (726 kg) and carries 475 lb (215 kg) of lead ballast, 460 lb (209 kg) of which is in the keel. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the keel extended and 8 in (20 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer .
The Venture 21 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Roger MacGregor as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1966. [1] [2] [3]Boat reviewer Darrell Nicholson noted, "capitalizing on the fiberglass revolution in boatbuilding, MacGregor’s business-school project sparked a pivotal marketing shift that helped bring recreational sailing to mainstream America".
The popular MacGregor 25 was the flagship of his line for 14 years. With a swinging keel - a MacGregor invention - that made transporting and launching the boat a snap, and a price that hovered around the cost of a new car, the MacGregor 25 opened up coastal and inland sailing to thousands." [7]
The MacGregor 19 is a recreational motorsailer, built predominantly of fiberglass. Early production boats had a fractional sloop rig, while later ones had a masthead sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem , a slightly angled transom , dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard .