My work has brought me to Montreal for the next few years. Today while visiting a potential vendor for rigging parts, (Precourt Systems) I mentioned to the owner that I sail and had brought my Mac 26 X with me to Montreal. Eric asked if I would like to see his prototype trailer sailor. Sure. He brings me in back and they are actively working on a 39 foot trimaran and a 7.5M x 3M beam boat, the “Precourt 7.5". It is still in it’s raw form but I was able to get in and take the tour. Wow is all I can say. It is huge inside, I could not believe it is a 25 foot boat. The 9 foot 10 inch beam is a big plus. 6 foot 3 inch head clearance queen bed in the aft, room for an oven and stove, head with shower and holding tanks. It has a dagger board keel with a weighted ballast bulb, (he said it was 1000 lbs) and dagger twin rudders and retractable bow sprit. Draws less then 19 inches with daggers up. I asked how could this be a trailer sailor with the large beam, Eric replied that after it is loaded and the mast is stepped, the boat will tilt on the trailer to give it an 8 foot width and stay under 12 feet high. He plans to build 20 next year and sell them for $60,000.00 Canadian, sail away. $6000.00 more for the trailer. Check it out at.
http://precourt.ca/core_precourt75.htm
Check out the cool hardware too.
Scott
“Precourt 7.5"
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Lease
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Very nice looking boat. Looks to have more than a passing resemblance to a Mini (Transat). Bulbs equal instant disqualification for mine. If I can't beach, I'm not interested. I know many people like the whole anchoring thing, but I don't.
Even though this one is meant to have a tricky trailer to turn beam into height, I've often thought that wider beams are no bad thing on a trailer sailer (so long as the length is kept under 8m). They greatly expand the potential for comfortable layouts, and the penalty is not that severe.
Don't know about other places, but in OZ a three metre beam is OK as long as you have a permit, and don't tow at night. The second one isn't really a problem in most circumstances, and the first is not the pest that it used to be now that traffic authorities make it possible to obtain these through their websites.
Even though this one is meant to have a tricky trailer to turn beam into height, I've often thought that wider beams are no bad thing on a trailer sailer (so long as the length is kept under 8m). They greatly expand the potential for comfortable layouts, and the penalty is not that severe.
Don't know about other places, but in OZ a three metre beam is OK as long as you have a permit, and don't tow at night. The second one isn't really a problem in most circumstances, and the first is not the pest that it used to be now that traffic authorities make it possible to obtain these through their websites.
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Terry
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New Kid on the Block
Well, all I can say is that, it is about time someone adressed the skinny beam issue, the new kid is a full two feet beamier 
I'll have to monitor the development progress. The tiller steering should apeal to TT, but what about the outboard? Any indications as to the horsepower ratings and how an outboard will link to a tiller? As far as maintaining trailerability I think there is a bit more room for more LOA perhaps up to 28' especially considering how beamy it is. Even though it is only 25' it apears to have a much more perpendicular bow than the Mac so it likely has the same usable LOA as a Mac. Over all it is a good contender, but it has a suspicious resemblance to the Phucket from Thailand, but on a smaller scale. The pricing is not all that terrible considering the quality, on the surface it apears to be well built. There is plenty of room for competition in the trailor sailor market so they should get off to a good start. I always welcome competition because it forces the other manufacturers to clean up their act a bit. Looking forward to seeing this puppy at a boat show. 
I'll have to monitor the development progress. The tiller steering should apeal to TT, but what about the outboard? Any indications as to the horsepower ratings and how an outboard will link to a tiller? As far as maintaining trailerability I think there is a bit more room for more LOA perhaps up to 28' especially considering how beamy it is. Even though it is only 25' it apears to have a much more perpendicular bow than the Mac so it likely has the same usable LOA as a Mac. Over all it is a good contender, but it has a suspicious resemblance to the Phucket from Thailand, but on a smaller scale. The pricing is not all that terrible considering the quality, on the surface it apears to be well built. There is plenty of room for competition in the trailor sailor market so they should get off to a good start. I always welcome competition because it forces the other manufacturers to clean up their act a bit. Looking forward to seeing this puppy at a boat show. -
elia
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Did he mention how much of an angle the boat would need to be at in order for it to meet the 8" restriction?
It has an 18.89" draft, and will need at least 4 feet of free board to have 6'3" of head room in the cabin. If you add another 18" for stanchions / Cabin height you have about 7' from bottom to top. At that height you would need to tilt the boat to almost 90 degrees for it to be under the 8' restriction.
The question is what do you do with all stowed gear at that angle, and how do you get it to perpendicular?
It has an 18.89" draft, and will need at least 4 feet of free board to have 6'3" of head room in the cabin. If you add another 18" for stanchions / Cabin height you have about 7' from bottom to top. At that height you would need to tilt the boat to almost 90 degrees for it to be under the 8' restriction.
The question is what do you do with all stowed gear at that angle, and how do you get it to perpendicular?
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Frank C
Phuket for sure ... but this plan doesn't show a head & shower, looks like a porta-potti ??
They quote the mast at 11m ... if you're towing a 36' mast, might as well have a 30-footer under it, eh? But this 25-footer is also quoted at 1600 kg. Assuming that fancy trailer is about 1500 lbs, the tow rig needs to handle 5,000# before you add any motor or supplies.
Where's my Duramax diesel?
ETA: Oops - my bad. It looks like a swinging door to port of the companionway, so I guess that's where they put the head/shower.
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Lets face it... the Mac26 series is probably as big as we are going to get along with reasonable towing ability. Tilting the boat on the trailer is flying in the face of the KISS principle. I wish them luck but I'll remain a sceptic until the first 5000 are sold.Frank C wrote:
Assuming that fancy trailer is about 1500 lbs, the tow rig needs to handle 5,000# before you add any motor or supplies.
Where's my Duramax diesel?
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Pouw Geuzebroek
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ETA: Oops - my bad. It looks like a swinging door to port of the companionway, so I guess that's where they put the head/shower
According to Eric, the head and shower are there, behind the swing door as you noted. It is quite large. The space aft of the head/shower is a sail locker, also large.
As for engine, Eric said it was set up for a 9.9 hp. In Canada, a 9.9 has great regulation advantages. I will ask what the top limit for engine size is.