Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 26M by Tim Spicer

Year built	2009
Location of boat	southern georgian bay
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
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	2009
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes
Gear that's been added	genoa fuller 1000 watt inverter battery switch bimini from overtons, great fit
Structural or complex improvements	Not yet
The boat's best features	ability to power at resonable speeds and to anchor in very shallow waters
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Everything works good but you have to be careful operting the mast raising winch, it has a lot of torque and if you snag a wire I would imagine it could result in some damage if you don't notice quickly or are winching to quickly. Take your time and always check out the wires every couple of clicks on the winch.
Sailing characterisitcs	The first sail was in 20 to 25km winds, tightened up the sails to see if I could dip the windows, it got close but held its own and actually wanted to round up into the wind. Surprised me coming from a trailer sailer that other sailors want to put down.
Motoring characterisitcs	Some say it is not a good power boat or sail boat, but I was impressed with the powering, ability to plane out at such low speeds 12 to 13 mph @ 3500 rpm, good gas saver. With a few people I found it necessary to fill balast to level the boat, keeping the bow down or I have to stand up to see. It handles the rough water of Georgian Bay quite well, but you might get a little wet without spray rails when the wind is from the side.
Liveability	If you use the storage compartments well, and keep the clutter down it feels a whole lot more open and relaxing. A couple weeks at a time would be no problem for 2 people who like each other.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Boats 4 Sail in Wisconsin was an easy going experience, very helpful and informative when rigging the boat with me, more like rigging the boat for me.
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