Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 26X by David Mandrusiak

Year built	1998
Location of boat	Alberta
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
How the boat is used	Multi-week coastal cruising
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1998
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	No I would not buy a macgregor again.The boat is cheaply built and yes you get what you pay for. Cheap junk.
Gear that's been added	Sailing gear
Structural or complex improvements	no
The boat's best features	NONE
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Every thing the boat leaks from every spot on deck that had a hole drilled and something fastened on. The factory must have ran out of silicon when they built mine.
Sailing characterisitcs	Poor sailing and handling, feels like Im sailing a bath tub.
Motoring characterisitcs	I motor more than sail because it sails so bad.it is a joke to call this a sail boat.
Liveability	The only thing this boat has is accomadations
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Poor
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	He is now out of business good thing.
Other comments	I waited a long time to afford a new sailboat and when the Macgregor 26x came along I thought this is it. Well I sould of saved my money and waited for this is a pile of junk. The boat cannot get 25 mph with 50hp. Best I or anyone else can do is 16mph tops, empty. If you are looking for a boat don't buy a Macgregor