Macgregor Owner Reviews

Serving sailors online since 1997

Review of the Macgregor 25 by Pat Kelley

Year built	1978
Location of boat	Dana Point, CA
The boat is sailed on	Open ocean
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	1997
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes
Gear that's been added	New lines, winch cables, motor
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	Cheap trailer boat... ready to go
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Keel bushing... replacement and leakage
Sailing characterisitcs	Slow day sailing, trolling
Motoring characterisitcs	Open sea trolling
Liveability	Poor
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Havn't yet
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	no
Other comments	no