Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 26D by Robert J. Doerr

Year built	1992
Location of boat	Akron, Ohio
The boat is sailed on	The Great 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	2003
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Absolutely. We are very happy with the purchase.We moved up from a 17 foot O'day day sailer.
Gear that's been added	No. Boat came very well equipped.
Structural or complex improvements	No.
The boat's best features	Easily trailered. Launches very easily. All lines lead aft to the cockpit.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	None so far.
Sailing characterisitcs	Boat is very stable. It seems to be more stable with the board half down.
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