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WAVE MAGIC (36' Macgregor Catamaran)

36' McGregor Catamaran Manufactured in 1982.

Description
Dimensions Length= 36',  Beam" 18',  Draft (boards up) = 18",   Mast Height = 44', Weight (bare boat) = 3000#
Color White hull with blue boot stripe and blue stripe at deck line
Dagger Boards Two jibbing type dagger boards (8' long)[one in each hull]
Rudders Two rebuilt rudders with new 316SS rudder posts in each hull]
Auxiliary Power 25 HP outboard (gas-2 stroke Mariner with 3 extensions) mounted midships and 5' forward of aft beam, fixed angle (steer with rudders), tilted back and up to clear water for sailing.  Cavitation plate is 10" below surface.NOTE:The engine is NOT mounted on the hull, as originally. The engine is mounted mid ship on custom mounting bracket allowing much better motoring forward and backing.
Electrical Two 12V batteries, running/masthead/anchor/windex/deck/cabin lights, sump pump in each hull
Electronics VHF, GPS, depth, speed, apparent wind,speed/angle,autohelm
Rig
Main Sail 332 sq ft, Dimension CX7 Cruise Mylar (I-42', J= 14.7', P= 38.8', E= 14.7'; includes 2 sets of reef points, Triradial cut and sail #s (216), Tel-Tales, 5 Round Glass full lenght battens, Mfr by Calvert Sails.
Blade Jib 270 sq ft, Dimension CX7 Cruise Mylar, Hank-On, 4 Full lenght Round Glass Battens, Tel-Tale window, Tel-Tales, Mfr by Calvert Sails.
Screecher 546 sq ft, Dimension PX15 Mylar,  for 9' bowsprit, roller furl, Tel-Tales, Mfr by Calvert Sails.
Bow Sprit Custom built 9 ft attached to foward beam for screecher roller furl
Winches Primary=single 2-speed #40, Main=1-speed #16, Secondary=-two 1-speed #16, Screecher/Blade Halyard=#28 2-speed with double rope clutch, Main Halyard=#28 2-speed, Capsize recovery=single 1-speed #16
Mast/Boom Mast=44 ft long, constant taper non-rotating aluminum; Boom= 18 ft long. The original mast/boom were destroyed in a microburst. The new mast completely changed the stability and no more bending to overpower the sails. The new mast and boom and rigging are worth $20K with all new rigging and total elimination of the baby stay. Now the jib can almost self tack with the new jib track mounted on the mast beam.
Rigging Double fixed backstay, forestay, upper and lower shrouds, one spreader

Performance

Max sailing speed 28 kts (typically 1.5-2 times true wind speed)
Max motoring speed 12 kts
Max pointing angle 30 degrees
Miscellaneous
Registration/Hull Number Federally Documented #655853, Hull No. 216. The documentation is easily transferred.
Accomodations Sleeps 2 forward and 2 aft in each hull, portable head in port hull, Galley in starboard hull
Hard Deck Full width, 2 ft wide hard deck forward of console
Console Custom built, full width, 3 ft wide console for seating,storage, and support for engine and fuel tanks
Deck Boxes Custom built, two 7' long x 2' wide deck boxes on each side of main deck for storage and seating
Trampoline New custom built, Polypropylene solid mesh aft of mast to aft beam
Netting Custom built, Polypropylene rope foward and intermediate netting, forward of mast to bow
MacGregor Instruction Manual Here is a PDF file that are Joe Maletz detailed instructions on how to sail Wave Magic and everything you need to know including the factory instruction manual at the end. Manual

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