26' Tanzer 26

1979 Tanzer 26. $8,500

The Tanzer 26 is a well built, stable and easily sailed pocket cruiser/racer with a large and active owner’s group and website; google Tanzer 26.

I bought this boat in 2009, sailed it on Lake Winnebago ’09 – ’11 and moved it to Green Bay/Lake Michigan for the ’12 – ’13 seasons. We sailed extensively in Green Bay and Lake Michigan, including two single hand Lake Michigan crossings. In the last five years I have done extensive upgrades and had a professional survey done in 2013, which valued the boat at $9,600.

Why sell it? I bought my dream boat, a Pacific Seacraft 34 and will retire aboard somewhere warm fairly soon.

Some data from the Tanzer 26 site:

The Tanzer 26 Dimensions:
L.O.A.: 26'4" (8.03 m)
L.W.L.: 22'6" (6.86 m)
Beam: 8'8" (2.64 m)
Draft: 3'10" (1.17 m)
Vertical clearance: 33' (10.06 m)
Headroom: 5'11" (1.80 m)
Displacement: 4,350 lbs. (1975 kg.)
Ballast: 1,950 lbs. (885 kg.)

Designer & Date: Johann Tanzer, 1974 Sail Areas:
Main: 143 sq. ft. (13.28 sq. m.)
Working Jib: 117 sq. ft. (10.87 sq. m.)
Self-tacking jib: 127 sq. ft. (11.89 sq. m.)
No 1 Genoa (165%): 265 sq. ft. (24.62 sq. m.)
No 2 Genoa (125%): 195 sq. ft. (18.12 sq. m.)
Storm Jib: 70 sq. ft. (6.50 sq. m.)
Spinnaker: 500 sq. ft. (46.45 sq. m.)

I = 30.15 ft. (9.19 m) P = 25.25 ft. (7.7 m)
J = 10.58 ft. (3.22 m) E = 10.25 ft. (3.12 m)

Upgrades:

New mainsail
All new below decks cushion covers
Harken Roller furling
All new running rigging
Electrical distribution upgrade
Battery capacity doubled
New Jabsco head
Raymarine ST1000 autopilot
Standard Horizon GX 2150 VHF GSC AIS with a 3dB masthead antenna.
Masthead tricolor running/anchor light
Masthead VHF antenna
Steaming/bow light.
Garmin 441S Chartplotter
Ram marine mount for the chartplotter
Garelick outboard motor mount
22# plow anchor, 50’ of chain and 100’ of ½” nylon three strand anchor rode