Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 42MKII by Roger Goodsell

Year built	1996
Location of boat	Alameda Ca.
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	16-22 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1996
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	YES
Gear that's been added	Radar Chart Plotter Auohelm 7000 Autopilot 2nd fuel tank
Structural or complex improvements	Battery upgrade
The boat's best features	Ease of handeling Sail well on all points of sail comfortable staterooms
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	The way the anchor chain hangs up entering the chain locker causing the chain to jump off the windless. Cockpit lockers that open forward instead ofup and get in the way of the walk thru area
Sailing characterisitcs	Boat tracks well an gets itself in a groove.
Motoring characterisitcs	motors at 7 to7.5 knots at 2700 rpms using about .70gph
Liveability	Very Comfortable. We stay aboard about 5 days a week.With the mast in the main stateroom you need to quite down the rigging and various wind directions cause the mast to pump on ocassion.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	I bought the boat from Farallone Yachts in Alameda CA and have been very pleased with their service doing warrenty work and other things.
Other comments	I would be very pleased to purchase another Catalina yacht