Doug,
Have gone thru most of your list and the Macgregor's layout is by far the
most open I've seen in anything in that size range. I also like the weight
and draft.
Any idea how it sails?
Merlin.
"DSK" wrote in message
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MMC wrote:
I'm looking to down size to a trailerable sailboat with a swing keel
around
25'-27'. I will be sailing on the Indian River in FL and need a very
shallow
draft.
I would also like to able to haul the boat without yard fees and maybe
some
trailer sailing and the vehicle I would use is a full size pickup with a
V-6
so I need to be fairly conservative with weight.
Any suggestions and personal experiences would be appreciated.

My wife and I daysailed, weekended, and cruised, in a trailerable for
over ten years. Often we went in company with fellow club members or
friends with trailerable sailboats, so we got to see a lot in action.
The boat that we chose was quite a bit smaller (19')for reasons of
practicality.

In the size range you're looking at, the most bang for the buck will be
one of these:

MacGregor 26 MacGregor LOA=25.8 LWL=23.8 Bm=7.9 Dr=1.2/5.3 MONO-WB
Sloop-Fr Disp=2,850 Ballast=1,225 SA=236

They were built from about 1987 to 1995, and their biggest flaw is that
they are bulky on land and tippy in the water. But they are relatively
fast & roomy boats. Of course nobody at the yacht club will be impressed.

If i have one suggestion, that is to keep the weight down. Lots of
people are tearing up their cars and especially their trannies & brakes
trying to tow boats that are 102% of their vehicles tow capacity. You're
far better off at about 75% or less. Remember too that trailer
maintenance is one of the trade-offs of not having to pay for a slip...

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Here is a list of other trailerable boats in the size range you're
looking. There are MANY more out there.

Morgan 24 Morgan, Charles 24.5 21.0 8.0 2.8/6 MONO-K/CB Sloop 5,000
1,900 310

Windrose 25 24.7 22.1 7.8 6.3 MONO Sloop 2,500 600 228

Helms 25 Windley, Stuart 24.9 21.5 8.0 1.7/6 MONO-SwK Sloop 3,950 1,650
270


MacGregor 25 MacGregor 24.9 22.8 7.9 1.5'/5' MONO-SwK Sloop-Fr 2,100 625
314

B-25 Bailey 25.0 21.3 8.3 MONO-DrK Sloop-Fr 2,000 800 273

Elliott 770 Elliott 25.0 23.6 8.2 1'7"/5'8" MONO-DrK Sloop-Fr 2,400 850
320

Dehler 25 Van DeStadt 25.0 19.5 8.2 1.5/4.5 MONO-K/CB Sloop 3,031 1,553
278

Bremer 25 BREMER 25.0 22.5 8.0 2.5/6.2 MONO-DrK Sloop-Fr 3,800 1,600 308

CATALINA 25 Butler, Frank 25.0 22.3 8.0 2.1 / 5.1 MONO-SwK Sloop-MH
4,550 1,200 270

Morgan 25 Morgan, Charles 25.0 21.5 8.0 2.8/6.5 MONO-K/CB Sloop-MH
5,000 1,900 310

ENSENADA 25 Hankinson 25.2 22.2 7.9 2.2 MONO-CB SLOOP 3,000 1,200 278

Skimmer 25 Parker 25.4 24.0 8.2 1'4"/3'10" MONO-CB Sloop-Gaff 3,800
1,000 375

Balboa 26 Hess 25.6 20.8 8.0 1.8'/5 MONO-SwK Sloop 3,600 1,200 293

CHRYSLER 26 Herreshoff, H 25.6 22.0 8.0 2.1 / 5.7 MONO SLOOP 4,200 1,925
277

South Coast 26 Metcalf/Monroe 25.8 23.3 1.8/3.8 MONO-DrK SLOOP 4,200
1,473 250

Etap 26 Van DeStadt 25.8 21.6 9.0 3.1/5.4 MONO-DrK Sloop 5,000 1,545 384

S2 7.9 G & S 25.9 21.7 9.0 1'8"/5'2" MONO-DrK Sloop-Fr 4,250 1,750 329

Kent Ranger 26 Richards, Ray 26.0 22.0 8.0 2.4/4.9 MONO-K/CB
Sloop-MH 4,750 320

Nimble Kodiak Brewer 26.4 24.3 8.5 1'10"/4'4" MONO SLOOP 3,650 1,350 285

Tripp 26 Tripp, Bill 26.7 22.0 8.7 2/6 MONO Sloop-Fr 2,900 1,000 347

Seaward 25 Hake 26.8 22.2 8.3 2.1 MONO-WK Sloop-Fr 3,600 1,200 280

Sea Pearl 28 Herreshoff 27.8 24.6 8.0 1.6/5.5 MONO-CB Cat-Ketch 4,200
1,200 296