Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 21 by John Blonien

Year built	1975
Location of boat	Milwaukee, WI
The boat is sailed on	The Great Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
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	All new cleats, new door, re-painted, compass, all new mahogany, blocks to run halyards back to cockpit for solo sailing. Many other improvements.
Structural or complex improvements	re-enforced all cleates and blocks with plywood underneath.
The boat's best features	Light, manuverable, easy to set up and trailer.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	nothing
Sailing characterisitcs	great, got tiped over once.
Motoring characterisitcs	good, we have a 7.5 hp johnson and we have plenty of power.
Liveability	small not much room
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	no
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	didn't
Other comments	boat is fun and fast