Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 26M by Johnny Zackary

Year built	2007
Location of boat	Longview, Texas
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	2007
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes, It has allowed us to go travel to different lakes and weekend and week long trips. (two adults two kids)It has done well in all aspects of trailering, sailing and power boating.
Gear that's been added	Built in A/C plugs and a D/C plug. Minor organizational hooks etc.
Structural or complex improvements	No.
The boat's best features	The boat is roomy inside for small family cruising. Handles good as a sailboat and allows the kids to have fun while being pulled on a tube.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Noticed minor gel coat issues, this is a mass production boat.
Sailing characterisitcs	Boat does well in heavy or light winds. We are enjoying the wheeled steering for a change.
Motoring characterisitcs	Now we know the boat better it does good. It is a big boat and needs to be treated as such at docks and loading onto trailer. Handles waves good and goes fast enough for a sailboat.
Liveability	This is roomy inside and the standing area is nice at the galley area. Nice to walk around. Table works good for family meals.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	I dealt directly with Bill with Boats 4 Sail. A great experience.
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	The dealer was Bill with Boats 4 Sail. I am very glade I drove the extra distance to get the boat rigged by him. I would buy from Bill again, However my pick-up will only pull one boat at a time. This is my 4th sailboat and the experience of buying it from Boats 4 Sail was the best large purchase experience I have made. I wish he sold new trucks I would by my next truck from him.
Other comments	The 26m has already allowed us many sailing adventures with many more planned.

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