Macgregor Owner Reviews

Serving sailors online since 1997

Review of the Macgregor 25 by David Blum

Year built	1980
Location of boat	Arizona
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
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	2004
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes, most definately, this boat has been a pleasure to rebuild and put on the water.
Gear that's been added	Had the cushions totally redone, added stereo, speakers, redid all wiring, batteries, lights, basically gutted the boat and started over. This boat had sat in the Arizona sun baking for many years, but there is alot of life still in her. replaced all halyards, new teflon cable covers, and almost every nut and bolt on the boat.
Structural or complex improvements	No, will see down the road having to take the Keel out, needs new hardware and repainted, but that will be awhile.
The boat's best features	Price, size, ease of trailering, looks, its just a beautiful boat, that we bought as a family project, and use for weekends on the lake.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	There wasnt anything that didnt work, just some things that needed to be brought back to life, after sitting for so many years.
Sailing characterisitcs	Not much, only had it out two times, once after buying her under motor power to check for leaks, and once to raise and lower sails on the lake to check out operation, there was absolutely no wind, so was an experience to just see how well we worked as a crew.
Motoring characterisitcs	Very good, turns on a dime, especially with use of the rudder, this thing is very fast considering the 6HP Johnson. moves along just above 6mph
Liveability	Not sure yet, hope to have it out for a weekender in a month or so when we get done "fixin it up"
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Havent delt with them yet, but I am sure I will in the future. Have gotten tons of information on this boat from the internet, lots of great sites out there, with alot of very happy owners that like to share thoughts, ideas, and insights, thanks to them!!!!!.
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Personal party
Other comments	Beautiful boat, great first timer experience, still learning how to sail, and she is very forgiving to beginners like us.

Contact
About
Terms of Use