Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 26M by FRANK J. STURCHIO

Year built	2003
Location of boat	STRATFORD CT.
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	less than 10 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 BUT I THINK I WOULD BUY LARGER
Gear that's been added	MOD THE COMPLETE GALLEY ,REAR PILOT SEATS ,GARMIN 188 ,UPGRADED ALL LIFE LINES,STRAPS FOR GAS TANKS,UPGRADE THE LAZY JACK,FORWARD & AFT HALYARDS FOR FLAGS ETC.
Structural or complex improvements	NONE
The boat's best features	GOING FROM SAIL TO MOTOR YOU CAN GET OUT OF FOUL WEATHER IN A HURRY
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	GAS TANKS NEED TO BE SECURED FROM FACTORY RATHER THAN FIND A FIX AT HOME
Sailing characterisitcs	SAILS GREAT HANDLES ROUGH SEAS VERY GOOD
Motoring characterisitcs	SEEMS TO BE FINE HAVE A HONDA 50
Liveability	ITS FUN ONE STEP UP FROM CAMPING
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	N/A
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	YES I CAN,T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS WITH DEALER HAVENCRAFT OF NEW ENGLAND NOW OUT OF RHODE ISLAND MY RIGGER BOB CARDOZA IS ONE HELL OF A GUY WHO KNOW HIS STUFF AND RETURNS CALLS FAST, I'LL DEFINITELY USE THEM AGAIN
Other comments	FOR MY FIRST BOAT I FIND IT FUN FOR THE MONEY DON'T THINK IT CAN BE BEAT NOT AFRAID TO JUST HAVE FUN AND LEARN ON IT BEFORE BUYING THE BIG ONE