Macgregor Owner Reviews

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Review of the Macgregor 25 by Kenny Gatesman

Year built	1986
Location of boat	waukegan, Illinois
The boat is sailed on	The Great Lakes
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	2007
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes
Gear that's been added	Mostly maintenance and tune up stuff.
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	Huge bang for the buck.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Everything is fine. Every 20 years or so, you have to replace a few things.
Sailing characterisitcs
Motoring characterisitcs	8 horsepower is just enough on Lake Michigan.
Liveability	Not as good as a 1970's Westphalia.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
Other comments	Don't knock it until you've tried it. This boat is great.