Mac starts to descend on the davit before Harry operates the winch to reel him down.
As he's hanging over the side of the ship, MacGyver's level varies up and down between shots.
MacGyver tells his grandfather Harry that he hadn't seen his father since he was 10. However, in the season four episode Runners, he said his father died when he was seven.
Mac is let down over the side of the ship much faster than the davit-winch could reel him down.
MacGyver's parents are depicted as being the age they would be if they were currently alive, yet they died when MacGyver was young so should appear much younger.
When Pete got the drop on the two armed suspects, he asked the Doctor to have someone call the police. The Nurse walked between Pete and the suspects blocking Pete's line of fire and giving them plenty of time to draw their weapons.