Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 26D by louis

Year built	1990
Location of boat	new smyrna beach fl
The boat is sailed on	Rivers
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1992
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes this is a great boat the trailer however has rusted away and been replaced as it was only painted from the factory, no good in salt water motors well with 15 hp sails great no wood to take care of everything can come out of the cabin and hosed out if needbe,the boat is easy to launch ,trailer need only 2 feet of water what else could you ask for
Gear that's been added	carpet portipoti radio
Structural or complex improvements	no
The boat's best features	easy to launch and retrive ,light weight shallow draft great visibility from cockpit easy to sail
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	tiller hard to lower and raise trailer only painted no good in salt water
Sailing characterisitcs	boat handles great under sail or motor however onceboat slows hard to handle if strong wind or current do to long water line and light weight
Motoring characterisitcs	very good will motor almost as fast as sail with my 15 johnson and hard to burn more then 10 gallons in a day
Liveability	tight cabin best for over night ,or weekend forget living aboard
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	have not
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	no
Other comments	rodger macgregor did a great job a great practical sailboat for the money if you notice catilina and hunter both copyed this boat that tells you something

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