Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 26X by Doug von Borstel

Year built	2001
Location of boat	St. Lawrenance River
The boat is sailed on	Rivers
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2001
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes if I continue to live in the same area.
Gear that's been added	50 hp Honda four stroke, Compass, Camper canvas, boom vang, roller reefing, alcohol stove, cock pit cushions, deepth sounder and log, cock pit table, extra electrical panel and other smaller items.
Structural or complex improvements	Changed the water system. New cabin door. Quick release rear stay, pelican hook life lines
The boat's best features	High speed motoring when going up river and up wind. Shallow draft for boating in the thousand island.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Water system terrrible due to cheap pumps and water tanks. Electrical system very cheap.
Sailing characterisitcs	very stern heavy with all your gear on board. I have redistributed the weight more forward and it has help. I'm going to add some fixed ballast forward to see if this helps.
Motoring characterisitcs	The boat gets blown around quit a bit when windy. I use a little center board to help the boat track better.
Liveability	we sometimes stay on the boat for a week at a time. We have a one and three year old. The camper canvas is great. especially when the weather gets bad.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Very polite but do not give out very much information.
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Havencraft, we had good luck with them but one person we talk to who bought after us when the dealership was changing hands had a terrible experience.
Other comments	The 26M looks like a much better sailing and motoring boat. The interior in the 26M in my opinion is much better family crusing.

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