Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 24 by Auric

Year built	1973
Location of boat	Northern California
The boat is sailed on	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	2005
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes, she sails beter than any other boat I have been on.
Gear that's been added	Motor
Structural or complex improvements	Redid the mast raising system, now it is snap to raise.
The boat's best features	Easy to sail, and beaching
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	One small blister other than, great.
Sailing characterisitcs	Lots of fun.
Motoring characterisitcs	Does really when even in revese.
Liveability	When we got her, she had been striped out for racing and was not liveable now she is ok for coastal sailing.
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