Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 24 by cameron lawrence

Year built	1982
Location of boat	San Jose Ca.
The boat is sailed on	Open ocean
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	16-22 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2004
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes, I'm actually restoring it. It was on its way to the junk yard crusher!
Gear that's been added	I've totally gutted it and will be totally re-doing the boat from hull up.
Structural or complex improvements	Hatches, portholes, storage hatches, re-paneling, vertical shearing stablizer under v-birth, etc.
The boat's best features	Hull design.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Rotting of the wood interior. The rot doctor help me to fix that however.
Sailing characterisitcs	On this boat nothing yet, but my early sailing was on a 41' Coronado Sloop out of Ala Moana Yacht Harbor Hawaii.
Motoring characterisitcs	I also have a 60's vintage 22ft Tri-hull that I restored and keep up in the sierra's.
Liveability	After I'm done it will go another 30 years. The right chemicals, workmanship and patience!
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Have'nt yet. Could use some help with acquiring an Mac V24 owners Manual.
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	No
Other comments	I'm looking forward to enjoying my salvaged Mac V24 in the open ocean.