Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 36 by Keith Sweers

Year built	1982
Location of boat	fort Lauderdale
The boat is sailed on	Open ocean
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	1987
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes, I have had it since feb. 87
Gear that's been added	Hard deckroller furlinghydrolic steering
Structural or complex improvements	hard deck with cockpit in the center and motor mounted to the center.
The boat's best features	Great value for the money.reliable
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	dager boards are very heavy
Sailing characterisitcs	great fun in a good blow
Motoring characterisitcs	after moving the engine to the center she handles great.
Liveability	minimal
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