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Owner would be willing to pay for the yacht survey should the prospect end up buying the boat. Owner has two surveys, May 05 and Jan 03.
Owner would also be willing to deliver the boat anywhere on the east coast USA or central/eastern Caribbean at no cost to the buyer after the sale.
Owner also willing to deliver the boat elsewhere, post sale, but that would require the buyer to pay reasonable expenses.
GENERAL VESSEL LAYOUT:
In 1995 MacGregor Inc. produced a twelve page color brochure that shows our boat perfectly. The brochures are yours for the asking. The brochure is also online the Heritage Yachts website. click on MacGregor 65 then go to the page bottom where you'll see "click here to view brochure".
This vessel has not been modified except that an upper bunk (about 7 feet by 2 feet) with a lee cloth has been added in the Forward Stateroom to function as food pantry or dry goods storage area. The existing lower bunk is still utilized.
OWNER COMMENTS:
#1. WHY DID WE BUY THIS BOAT? I have spent 40 years racing and cruising on sailboats of 8 to 41 feet. The 41 foot boat (a Nelson Merick) has a WL of about 35 feet. The comfort level or reduced sea motion of a 63 foot WL is exceptional. Also, we wanted a sailboat that would sail fast even with just two of us as crew. The Mac 65 is a lot of bang for the buck. Strong, secure, dry and able to carry enough stores for months of cruising. With the engine mounted in the stern of the boat it is nice and quiet when forced motor. These boats have sailed world wide.
#2. What we love about the boat is that considering its length and capability it is about half the price of most 65 foot sailboats. It has unique lines and still has space to provide the comfort we wanted. Most cruisers move via their diesel but we sailed most of the time.
#3. Our best times included cruising with our friends as guests, racing to Cuba with 7 of us on the boat, sitting in St. Anne harbor of Martinique watching the sunset, spending weeks just hanging out in a favorite anchorage, meeting other cruisers who have become close friends, visiting wonderful islands of the Caribbean and experiencing the adventure of cruising.
#4. What most buyers would live about the boat is that it is not a complicated vessel. In a few days one could learn all the systems and operate the boat readily.
#5. We bought the boat in June 1999 and for the most part have spent about 6 months a year cruising. We have grandchildren and would like to spend more time with them. We also want to do some traveling in Europe.
July 31, 2006 - We responded to a question from Australia about the strength and age of the rig. Here is our reply.
The rig is original 1994.
Each year we usually get to the boat in January. Before leaving the dock we go over the entire boat. This past January we had the standing rigging polished (yes you heard correctly - polished). During this process, in which I was totally involved, every inch of the rig including spreaders, fittings, pins and the like were inspected. No fatigue cracks or other problems were present.
The rig is a two spreader design with the shrouds attaching out board to the hull. All fittings are through bolted with heavy reinforced pads to carry the loads. Side shrouds, backstay and forestay chainplates are bolted directly to the heavily reinforced hull, not bolted to the bulkheads that are bonded to the hull. The hull at the chainplates is 1 1/4" (31.75mm) thick. The standing rigging is stainless steel wire 1 x 19 of large diameter.
The sail plan of the boat does not require a tall mast to drive the narrow canoe hull. The "I" dimension (fore trangle height which is the height off the deck) is only 62 feet (18.89 meters) and the "P" (mainsail luff) is 53.25 feet (16.23 meters). This type of design is commonly called a cruiser rig. Most of our sailing has been in the east coast of the United States and the eastern and southern part of the Caribbean. There is plenty of sail to drive the boat into double digits.
The mast cross section is huge, not large but huge. We are replacing the canvas cover over the mast partner sealing system (more on that if you want) with Sunbrella material to keep the sun off the area. We brought the drawing for this cover home and it shows the mast circumference to be 30" (762mm). The approximate mast dimension: 5 1/2" by 9 1/2" (139.7 x 241.3mm).
The mast steps on a transverse solid fiberglass hull beam, 20 inches (50mm) wide and 3 inches (76.2mm) thick including the hull. This beam also supports the forward end of the keel. The beam extends athwartship to the upper and dual lower chainplates.
The hull is solid fiberglass laminates. No foam cores or the like. The boat is built to exceed the American Bureau of Shipping fiberglass construction requirements. The ABS certificate.
How sure am I that the rig will handle the trip down under? If the rig falls down I will donate up to $20k to repair it. Also, I would love to be part of the crew during the voyage.
Contact the listing broker, Mitch Gutcho, for more information
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