Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 19 by Bruce McCord

Year built	1995
Location of boat	Ohio
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	1996
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes
Gear that's been added	Stern pulpit, swim ladder, spinnaker
Structural or complex improvements	no
The boat's best features	Shoal Draft, Speed, easy solo handling and mast stepping
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	1. Cant raft up, too tippy2. rudder cracked in the winter3. Storage access is poor
Sailing characterisitcs	Goes upwind well, nice balanced helmsometimes lee helm with big jib.
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