1975 Balboa 26 - $7,000 (Marina del Rey)

boat type: sailboat

propulsion type: sail

engine hours (total): 100

length overall (LOA): 26

make / manufacturer: Coastal Recreation

model name / number: Balboa 26

year manufactured: 1975

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Putting my 1975 Balboa 26 up for sale. Presently in Marina Del Rey, California, this swing-keel sloop was described in a 2017 Sailing Magazine review as "a trailerable, stoutly-constructed, economical cruising boat ideal for a couple or small family planning to gunkhole or sail the open sea." New mainsail and mainsail track, good hank-on genoa (120%), new running and standing rigging, newly wired for 120v AC with circuit breaker & 2 duplex outlets in the cabin with a weather-protected shore power plug-in station, dual battery bank + battery selector switch with a solar-panel atop the sliding companionway hatch for off-grid recharging, all original 12V wiring replaced, 9.9 HP long shaft 4 cycle Mercury outboard with electric starter and alternator, new cabin cushions with Sunbrella covers plus mattress/cushions with 6" memory foam for the V berth - your bed at home should be this comfortable! - new interior bulkheads, electric float-switch-operated bilge pump, anchor roller added to the bow, the original 1975 vintage map of the world laminated atop the dinette table, VHS radio and antennae, cd stereo with interior and cockpit speakers, topping lift, fold-down transom ladder, dual-fuel (120V AC + denatured alcohol) cooktop, rigged for singlehanding with all lines run to cockpit, backing plates for cleats and lifeline stanchions, USB/cigarette lighter/battery charge monitor 12V panel, binocular holder, compass, repaired and upgraded swing keel, 8' fiberglass ladder lashed to the trailer for ready deployment when the vessel is on the hard, new axles on trailer with bearing buddies and a custom bracket on the front of the trailer to perch the outboard for those long-distance expeditions where one is (rightfully) reluctant to have an outboard motor hanging off the transom, 8' trailer tongue extension, adjustable-length bow fork, A-frame lifting system that uses the trailer winch to raise and lower the mast, 1 anchor and several fenders and SO MUCH MORE! Trailer is in good condition, boat is in damn fine condition - if I do say so myself - and the whole can be yours for the bargain price of $7000. Will even throw in an 8' Walker Bay fiberglass tender with oars and a catboat-rig mast and sail to clinch the deal. Live the dream! (had to post a number in "engine hours" to post this but have no idea what those hours would be. Motor is dependable and well maintained)

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posted: 2025-11-12 04:25

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