Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 19 by Jim Brennan

Year built	1971
Location of boat	CRystal River,Fl.
The boat is sailed on	Rivers
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	Press here to select
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2003
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes
Gear that's been added	New Interior
Structural or complex improvements	No
The boat's best features	The roominess of the cockpit
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	No interior drain, one in the area of the centeboard container would have been a wonderfulplace for drainage, and convenience. also thegooose-neck has rusted badly and I am having a terrible time finding as replacement.
Sailing characterisitcs	Nothing spectacular, very pleasant sailing
Motoring characterisitcs	I have a Macgregor- Venture 17 foot boat,with it I have a three HP Honda motor and for the type of waters I sail in it is very adequite.
Liveability	It would be possible, but not highly reommended.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Have not dealt with MacGregor at this time.
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Bought from a private owner.
Other comments	I have not had any luck contacting the Mac Gregorcompany as of this writing, but plan to do so in the immediate future.