Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 22 by cal brake

Year built	1984
Location of boat	newfound land canada
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	less than 10 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
Gear that's been added	NO .HOWEVER IAM THINKING OF BUYING A LARGER MOTOR I HAVE A7.8 HP AND IWOULD LIKE TO GET IN A LITTLE QUICKER WHEN FOG AND BAD WEATHER COME UP IN WITHOUT VERY LITTLE WARNING HOW LARGE CAN I GO AND STILL MAINTAIN GOOD CONTROLL WOULD A15HP BE TO MUCH?
Structural or complex improvements	NO
The boat's best features	EASY TO SAIL
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.
Sailing characterisitcs	I AM NOT AGREAT SAILOR A ROOKIE YOU MIGHT SAY
Motoring characterisitcs	7.8 NOT QUICK ENOUGH TO GET YOU IN WHERE I SAIL
Liveability	NEVER HAVE LIVED OVER NIGHT I SAY GOOD FOR TO PEOPLE
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	I HAVE NOT
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	NO BOUGHT IT PRIVATE IN ONTARIO CANADA AND TRAILERED TO NEWFOUNDLAND
Other comments	I LOVE THE BOAT THE RETRACTABLE KEAL IS AMUST IN MY LOCATION