Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 25 by Jeffrey Zahn

Year built	1981
Location of boat	washington D.C.
The boat is sailed on	Rivers
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	less than 10 knots
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2002
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes, this is my first boat, therefore I'm a novice.
Gear that's been added	None
Structural or complex improvements	None, but I was curious about expanding the size of the jib and maybe adding a spinnaker.
The boat's best features	The retractable keel so I can trailer it easier.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	As I say, I'm a novice and have'nt spent enough time at this to comment on this except everything seems to work so far (Except the mast light)
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