Photo credits: www.Colgate26.com

This sailboat has always been:

• Privately owned

• Sailed in Fresh Water ONLY

• Sailed only by Licensed Captains (Never been in a rental fleet)

• In Bristol Condition

Vessel Descriptions

• Original owner's manual and all accessory manuals
• Original barrier coat plus antifoulant         (Antifoulant Reapplied 7/11/14)
• White hull                                                 (Buffed & sealed w/ 5 yr Star Shine 7/11/14)
• White gel coat deck                                  (Buffed & Sealed w/ AGLAZE 6/1/14)
• Molded non-skid on deck and cockpit
• Positive foam flotation
• Swept-back tapered spreaders
• Anodized aluminum mast
• Anodized aluminum boom
• Companionway leads to interior
• Full Standard Racing Keel bolted on with 8 1/2" stainless bolts
• Self-bailing cockpit
• Self-bailing port & starboard seat lockers
• Lead Keel 1050 lbs. (std) 1250 lbs.
• Deck and hull bolted together and bonded with 5200
• Custom rubber bumper around hull and transom
• Cockpit locker for outboard gas tank
• Mainsail Stack Pack/Lazy Jacks System          (Added)
• Tiller cover                                                                (Added)
• Adjustable boom topping lift                               (Added)

Sails (North)

• Mainsail (Loose footed)
• Headsail
• Spinnaker

Deck Hardware & Equipment

• Full spinnaker gear
  • Spinnaker pole
  • Pole topping lift
  • Sheets: Guy, Foreguy
  • Harken ratchet blocks
  • Twings for spinnaker guy and sheet with Harken cam cleats
  • Three Harken cam cleats forward of companionway for pole lift, foreguy, outhaul
• Adjustable Mainsail outhaul
• Mainsail triple slab reef points with floppy rings (Added) in lower two sets
• Cunningham
• Harken traveler
• Adjustable jib fairlead cars
• Harken jib roller furling system 
• Two Harken #16 self-tailing winches
• Two Titan floating lock-in winch handles
• Two jib tracks and adjustable fairlead cars
• Five rope clutches for 3 halyards and two reef lines
• 4:1 mainsheet system with redundant controls aft and center of cockpit
• Rigid stainless steel boom vang with cam cleat
• Adjustable backstay and cam cleats led forward
• Stainless steel bow pulpit, lifelines, stanchions and tubular cockpit railings
• Windex masthead fly
• Compass mounted on bulkhead
• Hinged mast step for easy rigging
• Companionway hatch boards, vertical and horizontal
• Two four-bolt bow cleats
• Two four-bolt stern cleats
• One stainless bow eye
• Cockpit bilge pump
• Full Standard Fin Keel (4’6”) and rudder (3' 6")
• Two-tone deck (gray non-skid)
• Carpeted V-Berth and side below deck areas
• Lifting bridle (for 2-part hoists)
• AwlCraft (like AwlGrip) painted topsides color
• Wall mounted below deck cabin paper towel holder
• Suzuki 6 hp 4 stroke long shaft outboard w/ internal fuel tank  (Engine Added)
• 6 amp alternator                                                 (Added To Engine)
• Outboard motor bracket                                     (Replaced w/ Heavy Duty Mount)
• Outboard motor locking bar                               (Added)
• Navigation side lights and stern lights on deck  (Needs upgrade to LED fixtures)
• Masthead light & anchor light
• NO TRAILER

Safety Features

Photo credits: www.Colgate26.com

• Positive foam flotation to make boat virtually unsinkable
• VHF radio, battery and solar panel for emergency communication
• Tiller w/ 360° range of motion. Ideal for sculling motorless backwards into a slip.
• Massive tiller head and rudder post (a weak point on many boats)
• Tiller extension
• Roller furling jib for quick sail area reduction 
• Easy reefing system for fast mainsail area reduction
• Balanced so well, can be sailed easily with mainsail alone or with just the jib 
• Solid boomvang, so boom cannot fall on sailors aboard
• High boom and gooseneck to reduce chance of boom hitting a sitting person
• Bulkhead mounted compass for navigation
• All cockpit hatches are self bailing and don't open into cabin
• Only way for water to get inside is through the companionway hatch
• Boat is stable, floats so high, water has yet to get in cabin even in full knockdown
• No through hull openings
• Battery is sunken into flooring and strapped in position
• Traveler is aft of crew, so mainsheet won’t snag a person in a flying jibe
• Extra mainsheet release on traveler for instructor control
• Cockpit pump to bail bilge
• Four 4-bolt cleats for secure towing
• Bow eye for secure tie-down on trailer or a safety line at mooring
• Overbuilt mast and oversized stays and shrouds to reduce chance of losing mast
• Swept back spreaders – mast is safe if backstay is broken; no need for running backs
• Eight oversized stainless bolts securing the keel
• Low transom for ease of getting a person back on board
• Rigid railings along cockpit for safety

Durability, repairability and other features

• Solid rubber bumper over hull/deck connection
• Hull/deck connection bonded and bolted with stainless bolts about every six inches
• Solid fiberglass hull for ease of repair
• Deck sandwiched with corecell foam for extra rigidity
• Stainless mast tabernacle for ease of raising mast
• Self bailing cockpit storage locker on starboard side
• Self bailing cockpit locker on port side
• Winch handles float, can't be lost overboard
• Fiberglass reinforced for additional strength in bow, keel attachment area, stanchion base connections and mast support
• Deck sandwiched with corecell foam for extra rigidity
• Non-skid rougher than normal for a boat this size
• Surprisingly dry boat - rubrail deflects waves outboard
• Bow pulpit does not extend past bow (to avoid bending on pilings or sea walls)
• The only wood on the Colgate 26 is the tiller and it is beautiful!
• Massive bronze tiller head (same as used on much larger 33-foot boats)
• Rudder rotates 360 degrees without hitting
• Self-tailing winches
• Rope clutches for reef lines and halyards
• Roller furling jib drum and furling line
• Lighting fuse panel
• Anchor well
• Reefing ears on gooseneck fitting
• Solid boomvang
• Lockable cockpit storage lockers
• Extra fuel tank compartment                                                 (External Fuel Tank Added)
• Stainless steel outboard motor bracket standard equipment  (Upgraded)

Specifications

 

Specifications	Full Racing Keel	Shoal Draft
LOA	25'8"	25'8"
LWL	20'0"	20'0"
BEAM	8'6"	8'6"
DRAFT STD	4'6"	3'6"
DISPLACEMENT	2600 lbs	2800 lbs
BALLAST	1050 lbs	1250 lbs
SAIL AREA	338 sq ft	338 sq ft