Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 24 by Randy LaRoche

Year built	1971
Location of boat	Lake Pleasant, AZ
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
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	2002
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Only had the boat in the water a week (launched May 2,2002) and am having a ball. Slept on it last weekend and had it out five times so far both with a crew and single handed. I would definitely buy again. It's very easy to handle and the performance is great. According to the GPS, had it up to 7.9 mph in 15 to 20 mph winds. Yet at the same time, I had no trouble single-handling it, although the winds were calm when I did.
Gear that's been added	Have added Garmin Mariner GPS, Humminbird Piranha 4 Fish Finder, Standard Horizon HX350S Handheld VHF, Nissan 4 stroke, 6 HP motor, and many minor additions, sheets, lines, interior paintng, etc.
Structural or complex improvements	Completely stripped and painted the interior so it would be bright and inviting. Cushions are OK so will ssail this season and then look at adding some wood trim inside, rebuild athe galley, and other convenience type improvements.
The boat's best features	Trailerable, easy to sail and set up, forgiving, other owners experience available through Internet forums, parts available for such an old (30 years) boat.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Nothing yet, just had it out one weekend.
Sailing characterisitcs	Only one weekend so far, brisk winds the first day, moderate wind throughout the rest of the weekend.
Motoring characterisitcs	Very easy to motor with Nissan 4 stroe, 6 HP motor (new).
Liveability	Comfortable for a couple.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	N/A
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Bought from individual.
Other comments	Great boat!!

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