Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 19 by Andy R

Year built	1973
Location of boat	Panama City, FL
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2004
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Depends on the price
Gear that's been added	Honda 2hp 4cycle outboard
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	Price
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Had to re-seal the keel swivel bolt (leaked)
Sailing characterisitcs	Easy to sail by yourself. Handles winds to 25 mph fine. Relatively stable for the size
Motoring characterisitcs	Not much.
Liveability	Not! Very small inside. Could spend the night if you had to, three full sized people max.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
Other comments	This is actually for the MacGregor Venture 17' which there wasn't a category for. Hopefully the operators of this site can fix that.