Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 22 by Cal Brake

Year built	1986
Location of boat	Newfoundland canada
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2000
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	YES ITS GREAT FOR THE LOCATION . IDONT HAVE A DOCK AND THE RE TRACTABLE KEEL IS THE BEST HOWEVER THE AREA I SAIL IS VERY BLUSTRY NEVER A STEADY WIND AN I DONT LIKE THE WAY THE BOAT TILTS ON ITS SIDE WHEN I GET CAUGHT IN A CROSS WIND IS THAT NORMAL FOR THIS BOAT TO TILT SO FAR OVER I AM ALWAYS AFARID IT GOING TO GO OVER IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO AVOID THIS I NEED SOME TIPS ON HOW TO SAIL THIS BOAT BETTER THANKS CAL
Gear that's been added	NO
Structural or complex improvements	NO
The boat's best features	RETRACTABLE
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	STRONG TIDE AND WIND IN OPOSITE DIRECTIONS
Sailing characterisitcs	NOVICE
Motoring characterisitcs	MOTERING YOU MEAN BOAT UNDER POWER NO PROBLEM
Liveability	GREAT FOR 2 PEOPLE
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	PRIVATE SALE
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	NO
Other comments	I LIKE THE BOAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ITS CAPABILTYS AND THEN I WOULD HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE