Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 19 by Bill Johnson

Year built	1965
Location of boat	Lake Pippon ,Mn
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	16-22 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1965
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes .... It has been a great boat for weekend and day sailing
Gear that's been added	25 h. p. johnson
Structural or complex improvements	no
The boat's best features	.. it should be put back into production for those who want a smaller boat to start out wth.. I am looking for a 26 X now and my kid will get yhe 19 ft
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Should have full swvells on guy lines from mast to boat beam
Sailing characterisitcs	Answers hard to the healm
Motoring characterisitcs	Hard to ge to the moter
Liveability	Just the healsmen
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Hard to get a parts list
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	No had good info on do's and don't s
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