Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 24 by Jim

Year built	1973
Location of boat	Rome NY
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	16-22 knots
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1999
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	YES, YES
Gear that's been added	It came loaded from a person who remodeled everything, in and out
Structural or complex improvements	added a genny
The boat's best features	easy handleing, easy solo trailering, solo mast set
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	exclent shape
Sailing characterisitcs	solo very light wind up to 25 mph with 4 ft waves with one other person onboard
Motoring characterisitcs	I use a motor very sparingly, only to dock up wind at a marina
Liveability	2-3 people for week end
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
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Other comments	great boat ( 25 yrs old and in great shape)