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Review of the Catalina Capri-22 by Serenity on Hudson

Year built	2015
Location of boat	New York
The boat is sailed on	Rivers
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	Select one
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2018
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes
Gear that's been added	Not Yet
Structural or complex improvements	None needed
The boat's best features	Responsiveness, stability and acceleration.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Still in shake-down phase. Only sailed her 4 times to date.
Sailing characterisitcs	Boat balances easily for hands off sailing. Moving around when tuned in does not upset the balance as i expected in such a light boat
Motoring characterisitcs	Hull speed at 1/4 throttle with Suziki 6
Liveability	None. You have to be a child to get to the porta potty or wear a helmet. Its a day sailer not a cruiser.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	NA
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Dealer bought. Second boat purchased from them. Nothing bad to say. T%hey offered to help with anything that came up. Nothing has come up.
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